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stickers from van door

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  • 25-01-2008 2:26pm
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    pdeery
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    anyone know how to remove glue from a van door. there were stickers on it and i took them off with a hairdrier.

    the glue is still there so there must be something that can remove it

    P


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    niceirishfella
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    did you try WD40? might work - very good for removing tar etc. spray some on and wait for it to work for a few mins and them wipe off well.

    might work for you...........best of luck.


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    ttm
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    IPA, isopropyl alcohol (aka iso-propanol) sometimes works. Used as a "switch cleaner" on electical equipment because it doesn't normally leave a residue when it evaprorates.

    I use it as a general degreasing clean up chemical and used to use it to clean paintwork to make sure that stickers stuck on properly ;) But beware it will remove the surface of some paint finishes or leave a mark on the paint so test somewhere like inside the back doors first.

    Some chemists stock it if you can't get it from one of the electonics component suppliers like Farnell.


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    knighted
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    most common thing to use is petrol -spray or dab it on and it reacts with the glue but can get messy -elbow grease needed


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    ttm
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    knighted wrote: »
    most common thing to use is petrol -spray or dab it on and it reacts with the glue but can get messy -elbow grease needed

    A lot of nasty stuff in petrol now since they had to take the lead out (if that wasn't bad enough) so while I'm sure it will work I'd take extra precautions and wear gloves and try not to breath the fumes.


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    Wertz
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    Label-Off 50
    Aerosol product for removing all adhesive labels and their glues, even those that have been burnt on by UV reaction. Available from any good paint shop or cleaning shop.
    Chemical solvents amy damage the paintwork and waxes on the van's door.


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