the_fbi
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| posted on 4/2/06 at 10:24 AM |
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Cleaning Duct tape off bodywork
Whats the best liquid for removing duct tape residue from pieces of bodywork?
Clearly I don't want to eat away or get nasty white smears all over it.
Its just the white sticky-ness which is left I think due to being taken off when it was so cold 
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Hellfire
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| posted on 4/2/06 at 10:26 AM |
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Try some white spirit on a cloth. 
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indykid
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| posted on 4/2/06 at 10:29 AM |
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brake cleaner works well too.
it smells nicer and doesn't leave the residue that white spirit does either.
tom
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02GF74
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| posted on 4/2/06 at 10:39 AM |
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paraffin, petrol white spirit will shift it.
brake fluid, hmmmm, doesn't it say do not pour onto paint? ... but should be ok if you wipe it off immediately.
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Avoneer
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| posted on 4/2/06 at 10:45 AM |
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If it's on your GRP - use some Farecla G3 - that'll clean it off easily.
Pat...
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donut
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| posted on 4/2/06 at 10:50 AM |
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02GF74: He said Brake cleaner not brake fluid......now that woul dbe silly! 
Andy
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britishtrident
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| posted on 4/2/06 at 10:53 AM |
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T Cut
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JohnN
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| posted on 4/2/06 at 11:42 AM |
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Brillo pad, like my wife used on bird poo on her Jeep once, cos she had heard that you shouldn't leave it else it'll damage the paint
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the_fbi
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| posted on 4/2/06 at 11:46 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Avoneer
If it's on your GRP - use some Farecla G3 - that'll clean it off easily.
Pat...
Interesting one, but I think there is too much sticky left for G3 to shift it. It needs a solvent first.
I'll give some white spirit a go. I thought that may be a bit "nasty" for the finish, but if you guys say its OK 
ta
Chris
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Avoneer
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| posted on 4/2/06 at 11:51 AM |
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What surface is it on?
Finger nail might be a good start!
Wynns Carb cleaner is also a good one.
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the_fbi
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| posted on 4/2/06 at 11:53 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Avoneer
What surface is it on?
Finger nail might be a good start!
Wynns Carb cleaner is also a good one.
Pat...
All around the bonnet edge, to side panels, nose, scuttle.
Basically when the car was delivered there were no catches to hold the bonnet on, so duct tape was used.
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mark chandler
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| posted on 4/2/06 at 12:34 PM |
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hair dryer and clean clothes, no danger of damaging the finish with solvents etc. Just warm the residue up and it will migrate to the cloth when
rubbed.
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Spyderman
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| posted on 4/2/06 at 01:11 PM |
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WD40 is pretty good at removing adhesive. Certainly worth a try.
Spyderman
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Avoneer
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| posted on 4/2/06 at 01:16 PM |
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White spirit / wd40 and lots of rags / finger nail to get off the worst.
Then G3 (or T Cut) to polish off the fine glue.
Pat...
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Russ-Turner
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| posted on 4/2/06 at 02:21 PM |
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If you are worried about possibly damaging your paintwork then baby oil is just as good. Rub plenty over with cotton wool so it soaks in and leave it
for a bit. Then go over with hot soapy water and a tough cloth.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 4/2/06 at 03:54 PM |
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"Sticky Stuff Remover", obtainable from most hardware shops. Smells like oranges, softens and removes just about any glue residue. Quite
cheap.
Even removed dried evostick from my fleece, which I thought was impressive!
David
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MkIndy7
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| posted on 4/2/06 at 05:17 PM |
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Flash Dash,
After all the bodywork is only plasic like a dash!, Cheep and Smells nice too!
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 4/2/06 at 05:42 PM |
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3M sell an adhesive remover that works really well.
Due to illness, I left masking tape for two weeks on a car that was parked outside.
The paper tape came of in the rain but the adhesive stuck to the paint like a siamese twin, but the 3M stuff got it off a treat.
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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Fred W B
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| posted on 5/2/06 at 06:24 PM |
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Carb or brake cleaner are basically acetone in a can. Just make sue it does not discolour your finish, as acetone affects some plastics - not sure
about cured GRP, but acetone is used as a cleaner in GRP work.
What always works for me with sticky residues is to polish it off with Brasso
Cheers
Fred WB
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the_fbi
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| posted on 5/2/06 at 06:54 PM |
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WD40 did the trick, very impressed actually.
A few scratches I though were scrapes in the bonnet turned out to be something white which came off too. So a nice suprise allround
Thanks for all the tips/advice
Anybody up for a "diff" discussion next http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=38612
ta
Chris
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Rob Palin
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| posted on 7/2/06 at 08:07 PM |
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A bit late with this one: sometimes you can get away without nasty chemicals simply by balling-up a length of masking tape so the sticky side is
outwards and sharply dabbing it against the little bits left on the bodywork. If you're persistent it can workquite well.
Same sort of thing works with blu tack on walls & posters. Worth trying first before moving on to the heavy stuff. Just a thought.
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