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[Closed] Removing sticker residue off aluminium - any thoughts?

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Tried white spirit and acetone, not really doing much. Any suggestions?


 
Posted : 19/09/2013 5:51 pm
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petrol?

brake and clutch cleaner?


 
Posted : 19/09/2013 5:52 pm
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IPA, not the beer.


 
Posted : 19/09/2013 5:54 pm
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hot air gun and a scraper


 
Posted : 19/09/2013 5:55 pm
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WD40


 
Posted : 19/09/2013 5:59 pm
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Sticky Stuff Remover? It's citrus based I think.


 
Posted : 19/09/2013 6:03 pm
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Petrol


 
Posted : 19/09/2013 6:09 pm
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Glue and tar remover


 
Posted : 19/09/2013 6:12 pm
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Petrol


 
Posted : 19/09/2013 6:12 pm
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As above Wd 40


 
Posted : 19/09/2013 6:30 pm
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cooking oil


 
Posted : 19/09/2013 6:31 pm
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Trying WD40 now.... not doing a lot but we'll see. May have to get the heat gun out (I didn't remove the stickers in the first place).


 
Posted : 19/09/2013 6:33 pm
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cellulose thinners


 
Posted : 19/09/2013 6:39 pm
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IPA (Isopropyl Alcohol)

Works perfectly.


 
Posted : 19/09/2013 6:52 pm
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Pull the stickers off first otherwise you are fighting a losing battle


 
Posted : 19/09/2013 6:53 pm
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Tar remover that you use on cars. Sorted all my sticky stuff on metal problems.


 
Posted : 19/09/2013 7:27 pm
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Isopropanol doesn't work on all adhesives, I've found more than a few stickers that it would only soften and smear the sticky goo. Cellulose thinners or acetone are good options, as is a solvent we use at work on the print machines, called hard ink remover. Trouble with that is, it'll attack many plastics, and its flashpoint is very low; I've had a cloth covered with ice trying to clean stubborn adhesive off a folding machine in humid warm weather!


 
Posted : 19/09/2013 7:37 pm
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Brasso works a treat!


 
Posted : 19/09/2013 7:43 pm
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Eucalyptus oil, then thinners to remove the stench.


 
Posted : 19/09/2013 7:54 pm
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Ronson lighter fluid.


 
Posted : 19/09/2013 8:06 pm
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Try hairdryer/heatgun first to soften the glue then IPA/meths to finish it off.


 
Posted : 19/09/2013 8:17 pm
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Margarine.....seriously


 
Posted : 19/09/2013 8:20 pm
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Thinners or a decent citrus based adhesive remover (3m do it in spray form - its very effective)


 
Posted : 19/09/2013 8:20 pm
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Cooking oil or margarine, as stated above.


 
Posted : 19/09/2013 8:25 pm
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Just spent ages trying to get the horrible residue off some parts and tried margarine.

Came off in two seconds.

Great tip.


 
Posted : 16/10/2013 11:56 am
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turps works for me.

doesn't seem like it to start, but a few more rubs and it comes off a treat.


 
Posted : 16/10/2013 12:02 pm
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nail polish remover is the best


 
Posted : 16/10/2013 12:20 pm
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Cheap aftershave.


 
Posted : 16/10/2013 12:44 pm
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this works for me


 
Posted : 16/10/2013 2:30 pm

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