door bumper strips, removing sticky stuff....

[bs009]

Is there a trick to removing all of the sticky gooey stuff left behind after you take off the door bumper strips?
would a heat gun work, or is there a chemical i can use like wd-40?
not wrecking the paint would be good. thanks.

 

[supercrackerbox]

A rag soaked in acetone works quite well, although it will harm the paint if left on too long.

 

[Blake442]

Use 3M adheisive cleaner and a rag.

They also sell eraser wheels that mount to a drill and will rub off the leftover goo without harming the paint.

Then just give it a quick polish and it's like they were never there...

 

[yourownself]

i used wd-40. a little elbow grease was involved, just not so much that you leave scratches in the paint.

 

[SLICK79WGN]

Use 3M adheisive cleaner and a rag.

They also sell eraser wheels that mount to a drill and will rub off the leftover goo without harming the paint.

Then just give it a quick polish and it's like they were never there...

be very careful with the eraser wheel I burned some clear on my wifes Yukon with it but the 3m stuff works great

 

[3XBrownCutty]

I used generic stuff called quick clean. man it worked good, as soon as you sprayed the old adhesive, you could basically just wipe it off. no stickyness

 

[bs009]

alright thanks,
i'll have to keep an eye out for that 3m stuff and that quick clean next time i'm out. Do they come in spray cans or spray bottles?

 

[Blake442]

The 3M stuff comes in either an aerosol, or you can get it in a regular can with a pour spout on the top. I don't know about the other kind.

 

[Ribbedroof]

Eraser wheel will burn right through the original lacquer used on many of the G bodies....

Never had a problem on clearcoat...unless it was a not-cured refinish.

 

[bs009]

what would you recommend then?