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Post by jules30 on Sept 22, 2005 15:57:19 GMT
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Post by Ginger Phil on Sept 22, 2005 16:05:41 GMT
It's a right pain in the butt cheeks getting stickers off bikes or cars.  Your best bet is to take as much off as possible and go over the sticky stuff with T-Cut, it used to work a treat on my car.  |
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Post by jules30 on Sept 22, 2005 16:08:18 GMT
thanks phil you answered that one quick
jules
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Post by Ginger Phil on Sept 22, 2005 16:12:15 GMT
I've got post whoring on forums down to a fine art. ;D
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Post by BillyGreen1973 on Sept 22, 2005 16:15:44 GMT
I would use nail polish remover to remove the sticky stuff, but first make sure it'sthe NON accetone stuff, you know the stuff you use for false nails. it really works a treat.
hang on how do I know how so much about nail polish!!! ARGH!!
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Post by jules30 on Sept 22, 2005 19:06:41 GMT
many thanks billygreen, i will try this then first next week when i have some time.
and yes how do you know exactly, something you would like to share!!!!
have some karma as a thanks
jules
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Post by ged on Sept 22, 2005 20:49:33 GMT
Jules if you are in East Sussex you will undoubtedly be familiar with that great journal, the Kleeneze catalogue.
In said catalogue,along with loads of complete tosh you'll never need is a marvellous liquid for removing sticky residue. It's called Goo Gone or sticky remover or summat similar.
Works an absolute treat!!! ;D
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Post by Rusty on Sept 23, 2005 7:54:08 GMT
Petrol works well. Bit smelly, but very good for removing sticky stuff
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Post by lazyboi on Sept 23, 2005 12:04:14 GMT
hi dude, dunno if its too late, but I work at a signwriters, best thing we found is to just lift up a corner using flat edge of a sharp blade then peel it up, and bit of hard rubbing and white spirit brings it back to new!
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Post by jules30 on Sept 24, 2005 8:30:51 GMT
thank you all so much for your tips, don't think i can wait for the next kleeneze posting but may get some when i do so thanks, going to try white spirit as thats the nearest shop at the moment, if not it will be nail polish.
will let you all know how i get on
jules
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Post by lazyboi on Sept 24, 2005 13:35:19 GMT
guarantee you white spirit will work mate! overlooked alot by most people but always seems to do the job!
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Post by jules30 on Sept 24, 2005 20:46:46 GMT
well quick update, spent half and hour with white spirit today and did about 10inches by 2 inch square. its really stubborn stuff. seems to me to be the lacure (not sure how to spell it) that gives the panels a matt finish because what little i have got off leaves a nice shiny surface underneath.
so now any more idea's people for removing this as don't think i have the time to spend or the effort on removing it all, though really need to or it will look odd.
thanks again but any more ideas would be great
jules
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Post by BillyGreen1973 on Sept 25, 2005 2:07:26 GMT
AHHH
Didn't realise your panels were a matt finish!!
You may never get the stuff off, you might be better 'T-Cutting' the whole lot and having shiny panels!
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Post by jules30 on Sept 25, 2005 8:02:31 GMT
billygreen, do you think t-cut will work, i do want to get it all off now and have shiny panels as think it will look better jules  |
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Post by Ginger Phil on Sept 25, 2005 8:17:41 GMT
T-Cut is a miracle in a bottle.  The only thing you'll need to be careful of is not using too much as it'll take too much paint off. What T-Cut basically does is to remove a very thing layer of paint, once you've got all your sticky stuff off go over the bike with a polish just to form a protective barrier. |
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Post by jules30 on Sept 25, 2005 8:33:13 GMT
is it just ordinary T-cut as if i remember when i was in halfords a few weeks ago there were loads of different ones, also any tips on cloths to use that don't leave fluff behind
jules
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Post by ged on Sept 25, 2005 8:38:01 GMT
well quick update, spent half and hour with white spirit today and did about 10inches by 2 inch square. its really stubborn stuff. seems to me to be the lacure (not sure how to spell it) that gives the panels a matt finish because what little i have got off leaves a nice shiny surface underneath. so now any more idea's people for removing this as don't think i have the time to spend or the effort on removing it all, though really need to or it will look odd. thanks again but any more ideas would be great jules T Cut will work but only because it's a mild abrasive. As Phil says it takes off a layer of paint (a very thin one). I didn't want to p*ss on anyone's strawberries as regards white spirit as it's a great cheap degreaser but not a very good dissolving agent for adhesives. The kleeneze stuff is a citrus based solvent which does chemically change the adhesive used on stickers so it virtually dissolves before your eyes but leaves paintwork unharmed. This is basically the same stuff, but as sold in the USA:- www.magicamerican.com/googone.shtml |
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Post by Ginger Phil on Sept 25, 2005 9:52:23 GMT
is it just ordinary T-cut as if i remember when i was in halfords a few weeks ago there were loads of different ones, also any tips on cloths to use that don't leave fluff behind jules Just get the normal one in a red bottle, I think they now call it T-Cut Original or something similar, they sell ones to match the colour of your car/scooter but there's no need to buy that one or the metallic one. |
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