Thread: Removed the rubbing strip - now in a 'sticky' situation

I've found that aerogard works well on most inks (including permanent) and some sticky stuff, like residue after removing stickers.

Not sure what the magic ingredient is but needless to say I stopped spraying it on me and the nippers once I found this out.

Aeroguard is also good for making your dot matrix printer head work again. It both dissolves the ink and lubricates the head. No good if the ribbon has worn and a pin has gone through it and bent though.
(ahh, the crap that sticks in your mind when you fix stuff for a living)

Regards,
Tote

The tape that is used to hold on the genuine door protection strips is really heavy duty and I have found that most solvents do not work particularly well.

On my D1 I had to remove the strips to put a different type on. I also had great difficulty getting the tape off. I found a wooden scrapper (like a paddle pop stick) good at starting the job at one end. When you had about 1cm of the old tape lifted I found it came off easiest if it was rolled back on it self with a little help with the hard bits from the wooden scrapper.

Cheers

Garry

I have also used Kero before, worked relatively well.

A stanley knife blade might do the trick, keep it flat on the surface though and maybe use a little oil to assist the blade.

Thanks for your replies guys

Originally Posted by pop058

caramel in colour. About 125mm in dia with a small spigot for mounting in a drill.

Paul, you're a legend!!

I found a 'caramel wheel' - $15 at Autobarn - they call it an 'MS Remover'. I had to give it a go asap, so popped it in my battery drill and laid it on the dreaded sticky stuff - it's like magic!! I got carried away with my 'trial' until the battery ran flat in the drill - 10 minutes and I did all panels except the Passenger door!!

Another lesson in 'the right tool for the right job'.........