Like many I'm sure, I've often struggled to remove the adhesisve from products after removing a sticker. I've tried soapy water,
meths, etc. but some adhesives won't budge. Recently I've tried the aerosol brake cleaner and have had 100% success rate (sports bottle,
tea tray, etc.). Obviously you need to make sure that it won't interact with the surface you are trying to clean. Just thought I'd share
as you are probably already in possesion of some brake cleaner.
Play a hair dryer over the stickers first usually gets them off cleanly
Brake cleaner will also remove grease etc from carpets and upholstery, help start engines when sprayed into the air intake( just a small sniff) and quickly flush off spilt oil
Hair dryer first........then peel sticker.........then I have found Auto Glym intensive tar remover very effective....to get rid of the adhesive.
Deodourant or aftershave.
Or "Sticky Stuff Remover" sold in many supermarkets - clear liquid, smells of oranges, harmless to skin (apart from the lingering pong), and
very effective.
But I have also used brake cleaner! Not so good for skin though - I wear gloves when using that stuff.
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Originally posted by Irony
Deodourant or aftershave.
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Originally posted by anthony1
Hair dryer first........then peel sticker.........then I have found Auto Glym intensive tar remover very effective....to get rid of the adhesive.
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Originally posted by David Jenkins
Or "Sticky Stuff Remover" sold in many supermarkets - clear liquid, smells of oranges, harmless to skin (apart from the lingering pong), and very effective.
AG intensive tar remover for me too. Little tip, take the spray head off any other AG product, prize the thing with the hole in out of the tar remover
and screw on spray head.
Spray on, leave for a minute or 2 then wipe off with a little bit of elbow grease.
I've got some Auto Glym tar remover. Might give that a try next time.
Brake cleaner is great as an alternative to propane for testing Lambda sensors to see if they respond to a rich condition, you can also use to force a rich condition do a catalyst oxygen storage test on OBDII cars. The oxygen storage test is a guide to how much life is likely to be left in a catalyst.
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Originally posted by Slimy38
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Originally posted by David Jenkins
Or "Sticky Stuff Remover" sold in many supermarkets - clear liquid, smells of oranges, harmless to skin (apart from the lingering pong), and very effective.
I've tried this a few times with absolutely zero success. It's certainly a lot more 'polite' smelling compared to others, but it hasn't touched the various sticky things I've tried to remove.
