adhesive residue removal

[Grayrock]

I bought a police trade-in 870 and it has a place on the receiver that it looked like was glued a property tag. The residue is still stuck there. I tried Breakfree CLP and very lightly steel wooling it to no avail. Bug & tar remover and gum remover and Goo-Gone were tried as well. Nothing has worked very well. What about heat to soften the residue? Any suggestions?

 

[RaceM]

If goo-gone don't get it done try Zippo lighter fluid (several applications/ soaks). If it still won't come off I'd use carburetor cleaner (remove stock before using) or acetone.

 

[Evans]

WD-40
Peanut butter
Both have worked for me

 

[mfcmb]

A company I worked for put metal property tags on everything. The solvent they wiped on the back of the tags smelled, if I recall, like trichloroethylene, a common industrial solvent.

 

[Strykervet]

WD-40
Peanut butter
Both have worked for me

That's what I was going to say, peanut butter. You can leave it on there for a long time, may take a few days, but it doesn't run.

If you aren't getting it with steel wool, it may be epoxy, and you can't dissolve that stuff, it has to be mechanically removed, ie, sanded off.

 

[Sport45]

Did you try to soften it with a heat gun?

 

[natman]

Gumout carb cleaner.

 

[Rottweiler]

MEK, lacquer thinnner or 1,1,1, trichloroethane

 

[jimmyraythomason]

Engine starting fluid(aka ether)or a glass cleaner w/ammonia.

 

[Grayrock]

Did you try to soften it with a heat gun?

Only thing I have is the wife's blow dryer- will that get hot enough?

Thanks for all the other ideas. I'll try peanut butter 1st, since I have it. Abrasives will be last choice- to preserve the finish.

 

[bigfatdave]

Only thing I have is the wife's blow dryer- will that get hot enough?

might ... can't hurt to try

 

[jcwit]

Be on the safe side, WD-40, one of the few things I think its good for.

 

[rcmodel]

Try fingernail polish remover.

Some of those tags used an adhesive similiar to CYA, and fingernail polish remover will soften it eventually.

rc

 

[bigedp51]

Grayrock

None of the chemicals listed above will harm the metal or bluing of your shotgun.

If lighter fluid (Kerosene and napha, a grade of jet fuel)

Or a good nail polish remover with acetone in it doesn't take it off your into the realm of other bullet proof space age materials.

Acetone should remove epoxy or acrylic base products.

And your wifes hair drier isn't a heat gun BUT it should make it hot enough to soften many materials.
(ask the boss first, if HER hair drier smells funny your dead meat)

 

[DoubleTapDrew]

I've had good results with "goof off" but it's probably about the same as goo gone.
If it's a very aggressive adhesive you may want to try "Z7 debonder" which should be available at any hobby shop for <$10. It'll remove cyanoacrylate, which is the strongest adhesive I've ever used. Get the stuff on your fingers and you either have to wait a couple weeks for it to wear off or use Z7.

 

[Evans]

That's what I was going to say, peanut butter. You can leave it on there for a long time, may take a few days, but it doesn't run.

If you aren't getting it with steel wool, it may be epoxy, and you can't dissolve that stuff, it has to be mechanically removed, ie, sanded off.

Plus if you get hungry while using it to remove residue you already have a snack handy...its a win,win

 

[Grayrock]

But I'm so confused now- should I use smooth or crunchy?

 

[Grayrock]

Success- I got it off with fingernail polish remover. The residue is gone, but I can still see a faint outline of where the tag was. I'm good with that. At least it is smooth to the touch. Thanks for all your suggestions.

 

[Dreamcast270mhz]

Goo-gone, its usually in the cleaning section of supermarkets. Its a mild degreaser, adhesive remover and cleaner, plus it smells really nice.

 

[Dr. Dickie]

I have never found anything for removing adhesive residue better than acetone.

 

[highlander 5]

I've used Goof Off recently to remove advesive from my wife's wheelchair. Someone got the bright idea of putting velcro on the cushion so it wouldn't slide around. worked great till the heat caused the adhesive to weaken. It also removes black magic marker quite nicely. Had magic marker on my vynil siding and saw an ad that said it would remove and by George it did.