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DJT

posted on 24/11/15 at 05:47 PM Reply With Quote
Sticker Removal

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.







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mark chandler

posted on 24/11/15 at 06:26 PM Reply With Quote
Play a hair dryer over the stickers first usually gets them off cleanly
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rusty nuts

posted on 24/11/15 at 07:00 PM Reply With Quote
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
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anthony1

posted on 24/11/15 at 07:07 PM Reply With Quote
sticker removal........

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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Irony

posted on 24/11/15 at 07:44 PM Reply With Quote
Deodourant or aftershave.
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David Jenkins

posted on 24/11/15 at 08:06 PM Reply With Quote
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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BigFaceDave

posted on 24/11/15 at 08:31 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Irony
Deodourant or aftershave.



I tried using brake cleaner as deodorant once before but got lots of funny looks!

Sorry, I'll get me coat......

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Andi

posted on 24/11/15 at 10:25 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
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.


+1
I had a lot of stickers to get off a caravan. Tried everything including steam cleaning. Auto Glym Tar remover was the dogs dangly bits

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Slimy38

posted on 24/11/15 at 10:31 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
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.

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Adamirish

posted on 24/11/15 at 11:16 PM Reply With Quote
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.





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DJT

posted on 25/11/15 at 10:48 AM Reply With Quote
I've got some Auto Glym tar remover. Might give that a try next time.





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britishtrident

posted on 25/11/15 at 01:39 PM Reply With Quote
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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David Jenkins

posted on 25/11/15 at 04:34 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Slimy38
quote:
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.


Obviously my technique is better!






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