removing old coveline tape

[bumblefish]

any suggestions as to the least effort method? Very old tape (very old boat)!

 

[Talbot]

hot air gun to warm it up and a scraper. Dont get too enthusiastic with the hot air gun as you can danage the grp.

 

[Guest]

In closed area - such as workshops - they use hot-air guns and old Irons ... the heat softens the adhesive and it lifts away. Use of gunk / acetone etc. removes the glue traces left behind.

 

[bumblefish]

Tried hot air gun on medium setting, still leaves an old gum behind and possibly some older tape!

 

[Guest]

What often happens is you leave not old tape behind but the coloured adhesive ... resembling old tape.

 

[bumblefish]

And removing that!

 

[Guest]

That is why many use an old Iron ... that wife has rejected after you got paint / ink on the sole !! It makes it all soft quickly and evenly - unlike the hot air gun ... if adhesive / colour stays behind ... tape back on and heat again. Or the old trick of newer tape placed over residue and warmed to have new tape remove the residue ...

If that fails - its' Gunk / Acetone or that green jelly like stuff you clean hands with before using water .... DEB hand cleaner - just remembered its name !!

 

[Spyro]

These are good for removing the residue from stickers BIG INDUSTRIAL WIPES and fantastic to have on the boat for cleaning hands/cookers/engine bits/worktops/oil or diesel spills. Can't recommend them highly enough. available in builders/plumbers merchants.
Nothing to do with the company just highly pleased with the product.

 

[Tisme]

....or Polycell paint brush cleaner. I've found it works really well on getting rid of the sticky residue.

 

[nigelhudson]

Try less aggressive solvents such as meths, white spirit or WD40 and a sharp window scraper (the type used for removing paint from glass). Finish off with T Cut - the solvents work on the last traces of adhesive.

 

[Pye_End]

My wife has a small bottle of 'Sticky Stuff Remover'. Often needed on the boat, and have used it successfully for this sort of thing.

No idea what is in it!

 

[chamac]

Watch out if you are using some brands of industrial wipes. Some are solvent based and will melt plastics. I would try them on a small area before use on hatches or other plastics. I know, I messed up the dash of a 4X4 with these once.

 

[Windy]

When i operated my Boatshop
We had on hand various width wood turners gouges for cove tape removal along with a heatgun, then clean up with acetone.....