One of the windows on my car stuck open yesterday and until I could fix it I rain-proofed the gap by covering it with a couple of strips of that 2" wide thin brown parcel tape - which was a mistake. Today, it peeled off the glass with no problems whatsoever but it's left a horrible sticky residue on the plastic window surround and the metal bodywork.To remove it I've so far tried WD40, acetone, surgical spirit and meths, none of which has had the slightest effect. Any other suggestions would be very welcome. Many thanks.

In message , Bert Coules writesI've wondered about this too:-)Anytime someone parks a vehicle blocking one of my gateways they get a polite advisory notice attached to their side window. I have a supply of those sticky backed *documents inside* transparent bags.regards

Solvent for parcel tape residue?

Aug 15, 2012 42 Replies

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Bob Eager 13 years ago

That's the limonene stuff I mentioned...probably cheaper from CPC...!

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Bert Coules 13 years ago

...probably cheaper from CPC...!

Actually, there's not much in it: CPC seems to stock several different versions, but they're all five pounds or so, presumably plus postage; the Maplin aerosol (the same size) was £5.99 from my local shop.

Bert

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Theo Markettos 13 years ago

For this sort of thing I generally get acceptable results from cooking oil. The main thing is you have to scrub gently (eg toothbrush or rub with your finger), it doesn't come off straight away. Then use neat washing up liquid to clean off the oil. Particularly useful if you don't have any cleaning products to hand.

Theo

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