rubber side strip removal

[Tom bailey]

I have decided to take the rubber side strips off my 340 and I have removed the actual top rubber but there is a adhesive layer under that is there a chemical which will remove this but will not remove the paint work?

[Speedy88]

Softest stuff I know is a bottle of stuff called "sticky stuff remover". Smells a bit like cake if it was made from chemicals. Chemical cake if you like. It's good but expect to be there a while but for that it won't damage your paint. I also find those ice scrapers for windows are good for getting the initial black adhesive off.

[Tom bailey]

k cheers. someone just told me that i should try a deoderant spay on sum cloth and then tcut it. wont the spay take the paint off?

[Speedy88]

solvents should be fine but deo has loads of crap in it which could have some paint dissolving properties. I'm not sure what they put in those things.

[Ronnie]

Best thing to use is your thumb - rub until clean, expect large blisters - seriously

[kaos]

heat gun!

[Tom bailey]

Sticky stuff remover is Brilliant took me over 2 hours to remove the adhesive of the rear panel and then with with sticy stuff remover it took me less than 2 hours to do the rest of the car. i'd recomend it.

[volvosneverdie]

Sticky stuff remover is Brilliant took me over 2 hours to remove the adhesive of the rear panel and then with with sticy stuff remover it took me less than 2 hours to do the rest of the car. i'd recomend it.

man speaks true.
Badge removal winner too.
as i found out after ruining the paint on the back of the GL trying other methods.