Removing Sellotape marks from the body

Jan 17, 2005 26 Replies

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JM 21 years ago

Ok I made the mistake... Left a few posters on my van stuck with sellotape over summer, took the poster out but have 4-5 rectangular sellotape marks on all sides of my Van. The colour of the Van is white. Question - How do I get this dirty, black, sticky, sellotape marks out with minimum effort? While talking about Vans (I know it is a newsgroup to do with cars - sorry) does any one know if a thing like a Haynes manual exists for Vans. I need to service a 2000 Mercedes Benz sprinter (Diesel).

Thanks

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Tim S Kemp 21 years ago

Careful, you'll get Pete (astravanman) excited - tears of joy running down his leg....

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davek 21 years ago

Nail varnish remover. If that doesn't shift it completely- T Cut. DaveK.

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Tim S Kemp 21 years ago

Isn't nail varnish remover Acetone? And isn't that a bad idea on paintwork?

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Guy King 21 years ago

The message from "Tim S Kemp" contains these words:

At the van - or the idea of Sellotape all over his body?

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JB 21 years ago

You'd need a *few* yards of tape to do that. Trust me on this.

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LittleJon 21 years ago

white spirit and elbow grease - although some folk remove labels by soften up old messes like labels with a hairdryer to warm up the glue bits before peeling off ands then using white spirit.

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Chris Street 21 years ago

lighter fluid from the cans for Zippo style lighters or white spirit. Don't use acetone, MEK or nail narnish remover.

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Adrian 21 years ago

JB ( snipped-for-privacy@blueyonder.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

Oh, *PLEASE* - Save us!

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r.p.mcmurphy 21 years ago

ISTR WD40 is the stuff to use.

steve

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davek 21 years ago

"ail varnish remover.

Not the modern stuff. Doesn't even smell of pear drops (remember them?) DaveK.

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SimonJ 21 years ago

Petrol should shift it.

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Dave Baker 21 years ago

Anything thin and slightly oily. Paraffin, diesel, heating oil, WD40 etc.

-- Dave Baker - Puma Race Engines

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Chris Street 21 years ago

Which is more or less what you get in a Zippo lighter filler - just easier to clean the residue off than tank petrol.....

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JohnR 21 years ago

Isopropanol will leave even less of one.

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Mike Ross 21 years ago

Well... don't let your wife use sellotape next time! Get some comfy padded handcuffs, you silly bugger!

Mike

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Steven Templeton 21 years ago

just use car wax - it'll rub off

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Guy King 21 years ago

The message from "Dave Baker" contains these words:

Esther Rantzen?

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Cicero 21 years ago

=============== Try: 'sticky stuff remover'

One source:

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Watch the wrap in the above.

Cic.

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Stephen Hull 21 years ago

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Turpentine Paraffin or Methylated spirits are the most common choice. Acetone, Petrol or Cellulose thinners can only reliably be used on original factory baked paintwork, otherwise use "panel-wipe" available from paint outlets, this will safely remove 99% of all residues even on freshly painted surfaces.

Steve.

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