Removing "adhesive" from car

stoofa · 19 May 2013 at 12:00

A couple of weeks ago I had to have some plastic stuck over my rear windscreen area as I lost the glass and getting replacement was rather slow.
This has all now been solved - new glass in place and now all the glass removed from inside the boot-lid.
I'm left with a 2" wide area of "adhesive" from the back of the plastic temporary coverings which runs the entire width of the car.

What should I be using to remove this without fear of damage to the paintwork?

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rodenal · 19 May 2013 at 12:05

Tar remover should sort it, if not tfr or paraffin will shift it

Brookert · 19 May 2013 at 12:07

Clay bar?

4T5 · 19 May 2013 at 12:09

Think I'd try a hair dryer & an old credit card first.

Sin_Chase · 19 May 2013 at 12:45

Get some proper automotive Tar remover. Works wonders.

Let it soak in for about 10 minutes then it will just wipe away.

I have used the hair dryer method before, works wonders for starting to get adhesive badges etc off as a first step, but once they are off and you only have adhesive left the proper chemicals will get rid of it with ease.

Last one I bought was Autoglym Intensive Tar Remover. 5 or 6 quid.

stoofa · 19 May 2013 at 18:42

Thanks for the tips people.

DampDog · 19 May 2013 at 18:55

Good ole WD40 works well.

ins0mn1ac · 19 May 2013 at 19:08

Auto glym tar remover is amazing, it'll sort it np.

blueboy2001 · 19 May 2013 at 20:14

AutoSmart Tardis is great and will get it off, but any solvent should do it.

WD40 has been mentioned and will be fine, or even petrol on a rag will do it (appropriate fire precautions of course - no sparks or flames!).

Hairdryer and scraping is asking for damage and shouldn't be required for this,

Whatever you use it will take the wax off, so wax the panel afterwards.