Davie

Probably the wrong section, but here goes.... I have a Mk 2 Punto Sporting and i started to remove the door bump strips today.

All good and well i hear you say, HOWEVER! the black sticky crap under em took me over an hour to get one door done!

Is there a solution out there that doesn't strip paint?

Trucker Ted

Panel wipe as used by vehicle spray painters should do the job.This isn't as vicious as thinners although i would still use it sparingly and re- coat the area with polish once finished.

Silver Scooby Sport

iTrader: (15)

Try metholated spirits......or can you get hold of any acetaine?? that is good gear.......(not sure if that's the right spelling)
Other than that i read on here the other day that spraying WD40 on the leftover adhesive and leaving it a short while before rubbing it off will also do the trick....
Simon
Must add acetaine is a little vicious, so if you do try be carefull..... it may attack the paintwork if you are to heavy handed.

[Edited by Silver Scooby Sport - 5/26/2003 8:04:24 PM]

The Rig

iTrader: (13)

Forget all the above, a simple hair dryer will do the job like a hot knife thru butter.

just apply hair dryer for 2-3 mins and peel the sticky rubber off with fingers, you may get a blister on your finger from the friction but that will soon heal :-)

Boost II

iTrader: (1)

Hair dryer sounds good, anything left you want Isopropanol if you can find it also known as IPA or Isopropyl Alcohol - gets the sticky gunge of everything with a wipe or two without harming anything else i.e. paint or plastics.

jameswrx

iTrader: (4)

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once you've got that out of the way go for the hairdryer option on the sticky stuff

mj

zippo lighter fuel can remove **** from blankets

pele

Try Disolve It from B&Q, that's what I used to remove the black stuff that was holding my rear spoiler on. Didn't do any damage to my paint, but try it somewhere else first to make sure.

jameswrx

iTrader: (4)

what like next doors car?

Brun

WD40 is quite good at removing sticky crap

alcazar

iTrader: (2)

Iso-propanol is also THE thing for cleaning your stylus if you have a PROPER record player, as well as these new-fangled CD players: It gets the gunge off, without dissolving the glue that holds the diamond in place.
Alcazar

ANDY.R

IPA is also found in a lot of windscreen washer solutions.
Andy.r

Redkop

Petrol. I rang a local spray-shop when I was having difficulty removing sticky residues and they recommended that. Wash and polish area after though.

simb 2

iTrader: (3)

Agree with Redkop, tried and tested this method and works fast, make sure you've got no cuts on your hand as it will sting like ****

simb

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