I've recently experienced the same problem. I used a little bit of gasoline and it came right off, worked great!
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I used tape to cover a broken car window. Now that the window has been repaired, tape residue is on the hood and trunk of the car. I don't want to ruin the paint, but want to remove the tape residue. Help.
I use Avon Skin So Soft bath oil. It doesnt damage car finishes. I have even used it to remove tar! There is another product called goo gone that is available in stores that I heard works too.
try baby oil on a tissue, or peanut butter-
sounds crazy, but both work very well on sticky adhesive residue and do little damage-
(Baby oil is the BEST way to get pine pitch off of little kids- too, non irritating, and creature friendly )
Peanut butter. Just rub it over the area with a cloth or paper towel and voila! I know it sounds odd, but it works every time.
Any household oil...good old vegetable oil poured on a clothe that can sit on the sticky spot to saturate it for a minute - then rub right off.
wd 40
Shot it with a good dose of WD40. This is how grocery stores get tags off products that they resell as told to me by a grocery store manager for nearly 30 years!
I have tried it at home AND it does work!
Good Luck! ""
If the other stuff doesn't work, I'd try cigarette lighter fluid. It's actually pure naphta, the original dry cleaning fluid!. It works on cloth too. Obviously, be carefull because it is very flammable.
Here are the things I tried that you guys suggested for the duct tape removal, baby oil, lighter fluid and wd 40 - no luck! I didn't try the vegetable oil or peanut butter.
Here is your solution: Nail Polish Remover
Easy, hardly any elbow grease was used. Works beautifully, don't bother with anything else. Trust me!
DONT DO THAT!!!! Acetone will dissolve the paint!
Acetone works!
Try using lighter fluid on a soft tag. Then use a wet sponge to remove lighter fluid.
Lighter fluid does work very well.
Thank you!! The nail polish remover worked great on the car paint and the rubber around the car door window , but on the metal piece that borders the window, be careful, it did take off some paint, but it's better than having the residue for me anyway
The peanut butter worked. It's sounds weird but it truly worked to remove the duct tape adhesive.
Thanks a million for the suggestion.
I used this in my bath and obviously put far too much in. I literally couldn't get out of the bath as was slipping and sliding and had to wait until my husband came home !
Works great to remove sticky sap residue on clothing
I took off the sticky residue with goo gone, it left me with a filmy residue. I tried soap and water, glass cleaner and rubbing alcohol, they didn't get rid of the filmy residue.
I'm surprised the isopropyl alcohol didn't do the trick, that is always my go-to for sticky substances. You could try a Magic Eraser. They are very gentle and good for cleaning glass surfaces. Good luck!
Yes it did my mom just did with her car door ...
Does anyone know how to remove duct tape from the outside of a car? It is on the paint and around the back windshield. I am currently using Orange Blast, an auto degreaser. It is working, but very slowly. Any faster suggestions that would save the paint on my car would be great.
Have you tried a hairdryer?...You may have tape residue left, but you can remove it with mineral spirits, lighter fluid, Goop or turpentine.
I asked my DH, who works on cars. He said to get adhesive cleaner at Home Depot or an auto parts store.
Try some shortening, let sit for 15 minutes. Wipe off,
then clean as usual!! It will soften the glue in the duct tape= My Hubby got burned with Hot Tar on a roof job- & it worked Great on removing the tar after it had cooled on Him!!
WD-40 I have never had a problem with it affecting paint....can also be sprayed on places where bugs stick after washing the car......helps remove bugs for that matter.....visit the WD-40 website.. www.wd40.com/
...it has endless uses.....great product......
I had the same problem so I did a search and found this thread. I used WD-40 and it worked great, even on the weather stripping! Thanks!
Have not tried it yet, but another blog said use tongs and boiling water then rub it off.
I have not tried this yet, but another source said to use boining water with tongs and then rub it off after it has softened.
I had packing tape residue on my fender. I tried using rubbing alcohol on a cotton ball. I saturated the ball and really rubbed.
Had some duck tape that had fried onto my roof for a week used goof off and non acetone nail polish remover was done in less then 5 minutes then followed up with carnauba wax
How do you remove residue from duct tape on a car?
By Shirley Butler from Oologah, OK
Saturate with either WD-40 or Mineral Oil and let it remain on for about an hour; you should be able to clean it off with a soft terry cloth or microfiber towel.
I looked for weeks at tape/adhesive residue on a window on my car that was a large sticker of the car's info. I tried everything then bought a small container of goo gone. I was nervous as the windows had factory tint. I put the goo gone on a soft cloth saturating a place on the rag. Next I rubbed about an inch and wow, it was gone.
In my case, I had clear packing tape residue stuck on the side of my Mercedes, so I didn't want to use anything abrasive whatsoever that would scratch the finish. I looked around and found I had the following options. WD 40, Olive Oil, Carnauba wax. The WD40 did not work for me. What did work was to repeatedly soak the area in olive oil, then rub aggressively with a microfiber cloth and then I put carnauba wax on top of it which finished the job. The oil and wax slowly dissolved the tape glue. It took repeated rubbing over the area. In my case it took 45 min. but it got all the tape residue off and the finish was fine.
I had to use a ton of duct tape to hold my gas tank door cover on, was layers and layera of adhesive stuck on my red Rav4. Just got home from autozone, get Turtle Wax Label & Sticker remover, required minimal scrubbing with a rag, needed a few applications because there was a lot of adhesive on there, but came right off!
I need to temporarily use duct tape to reattach my side mirror to it's frame. Will this tape damage my car paint?
By Karin
