A sticky problem

[cabte]

if the decals and glue have been baked on there is another option,

Toffee wheel, but just dont push too hard. but this is a very handy bit of tool to have.and it works.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Glue-Stripe-R ... 3367d4db45

[TerryG]

if the decals and glue have been baked on there is another option,

Toffee wheel, but just dont push too hard. but this is a very handy bit of tool to have.and it works.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Glue-Stripe-R ... 3367d4db45

Looks great, I'll give it a go.
BTW, you were absolutely right about using petrol - still hard work but it does the trick. I'm just left with some 'ghosting' of the letters, some patches of decal, and some adhesive edges that are putting up a gallant rearguard action, but the toffee wheel could well see their downfall.
Thanks to all of you for your advice; the wife is thrilled that she no longer has to drive around in a vehicle that declares she is 'bongo friendee'

[bigdaddycain]

I'm surprised (and sorry) to hear that the tar remover never worked for you Terry

One of the first jobs i did on my bongo was removing the freetop decals prior to colour coding the roof... Once the tar remover had soaked in well the glue rubbed off pretty easily.

[blobber]

I found Surgical Spirit did the job with ease.

[peanutcrusher]

I have been looking for a very long time for an easy way to get my stickers off and tried most thing bar thinners. the answer to the quest is a caramel wheel, you can get them from car body paint shops they takes the stick and glue off in one quick as a flash no harm to the paint work even works on the aft, problem sloved

[dave_aber]

I've been trying to tell people for ages that a caramel wheel is the answer.

Every time I mention it, I get a barrage of "Use petrol / thinners / haidryer / etc"

I know what I'll use next time!

Also very good at removing the sticky pads that hold numberplates on.

[stuc]

I also have been using caramel wheels/toffee wheels for years and they only cause a problem when used on soft plastic mouldings, door handles etc. You can actually use them to take the graphics straight off without fingernail pealing.

[nicstrike]

are they made from soft or crunch toffee?....ok , ok , i know they're not really made of toffee.....are they?!

go on then , what are they made of? never seen one before.

[PixieAndTheMoon]

I have found when removing any sticky stuff off anything, cotton wool with the "chosen Removal fluid" works very well. I think it is because the cotton wool picks up more of the deposits than say a cloth, duster, kitchen roll...whatever.

Jo

[cabte]

There made from a type of rubber

[stuc]

They are made of some kind of rubber which heats up and removes the decals/glue etc. when hot they smell like caramel. i may have one somewhere if anyone wants a try. i would have to have a look.

[gill+berniebann]

we use heat gun or boilin water both work pretty good be carefull with heat gun