The previous owner of a car I've just bought has made a very untidy job of fixing the rear number plate with double-sided tape. I'd like to start again. How do I get the old tape off without damaging the paintwork?
Another Dave
Removing double-sided tape
Apr 09, 2011
10 Replies
wd40 is quite a help
Or meths
Hairdryer or careful use of a heat gun.
Someone will be along shortly to tell you "WD" stands for water dispersant, so it can't be used for anything else. :-)
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Get a life.
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and it will cause any electrical items on the car to spontaneously combust or disintegrate.
Copious amounts of White spirit on a cloth and plenty of rubbing will usually work. Failing that chose a hot day or a hair dryer and rub the tape off with your finger. I wouldn't use a hot air gun of the paint remover type - it is rather too easy to get things too hot.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.A) says it's a water displacement and cannot be used for anything else..... :)
We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember "john brook" saying something like:
They'd be right, it's crap.
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