What to use for sticky cleanup?

jlift

jlift

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Hope this is the right forum for this.

I got these door edge guards (plastic) and also an edge guard for the front edge of my hood. The car is black. After all this California heat, the adhesive inside of these caused them to somehow get somewhat loose. Underneath is a black, super sticky adhesive. If I accidentally touch it, it is difficult to get off my fingers. I want to remove the edge guards. What is the best thing for it? I am thinking WD40 which I have heard on this forum, but want to make sure it won't damage the paint. What I mean is that I want to remove the adhesive easily.

Thanks.

:wall
 
jlift said:
Hope this is the right forum for this.

I got these door edge guards (plastic) and also an edge guard for the front edge of my hood. The car is black. After all this California heat, the adhesive inside of these caused them to somehow get somewhat loose. Underneath is a black, super sticky adhesive. If I accidentally touch it, it is difficult to get off my fingers. I want to remove the edge guards. What is the best thing for it? I am thinking WD40 which I have heard on this forum, but want to make sure it won't damage the paint. What I mean is that I want to remove the adhesive easily.

Thanks.

:wall
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Heat is one way to start...use a heat gun to loosen up the bulk of the glue...then a plastic scraper to lift as much as possible..I believe that Troy sells the plastic scrappers...or they can be found in most hardware stores....once you have most of it off...Goo Gone or WD 40 are decent choices...in some cases they work....I have 3M adhesive remover...you can find this at any good arts and crafts store or online...it is the one that I go for in cases like this...also use some old rags for this that you will throw out after..cotton is what I used...it will pickup the glue better than MF IMO

You can finish up with a good paint cleaner or PB PP to finish up

I did a truck some time back that had tape on the edges of the bed to protect it from a camper shell...the adhesive that was left I used the above process and it worked...took some time but it came off
 
Beemerboy said:
Doesn't this depend on how much residue is left on the surface...in the case that I posted above...Goo Gone would not have taken the bulk of it off...the scrapper was the trick
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If there is a large amount of foam with the adhesive I would saturate the stuff with the Goo Gone, then use a plastic razor blade to get the bulk off. Then re apply GG and use a terry cloth towel to get the rest off. Then clean the area with the denatured alcohol to get rid of any final residue and the residue from the goo gone. Then off course use what ever detailing product to protect and to repair the area.
 
I agree on the 3M working like a champ for this issue, though I also use a product called Goof Off, can be found at harbor freight and removes jsut about any problems with adhesive.
 
HerKiMMer said:
I agree on the 3M working like a champ for this issue, though I also use a product called Goof Off, can be found at harbor freight and removes jsut about any problems with adhesive.
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Welcome to the site from Sonoma County CA


Your avatar is a tad tasteless :huh:
 
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