Dont do this on a sunny day. Make sure window is not in sunlight.
Take a piece of paper kitchen towel, torn to well cover the sticky-tape adhesive.Put on rubber gloves( the cheap disposable type will do).
Apply a drop of white spirit to dampen the kitchen towel, and apply it flat to the adhesive. so it "sticks" to the window.(Gloves keep the WS off skin : I get cracked skin if I get WS on me : I'm sensitised after 30 years working with chemicals ).
Make a cup of tea.Drink it. ( Remove gloves first)
Replace gloves. With a piece of cloth in hand ( well-washed cotton knickers are good), remove kitchen-towel from window. Adhesive should be well softened, so that firm rubbing with cloth brings it off ,like little balls of snot.
Repeat above if necessary ( tea optional).
When satisfied that all snot gone, with a clean piece of cloth, apply a drop of dilute washing-up liquid, to "kill" the WS. Dry.
For a final polish, use liquid Brasso or try toothpaste.
PS. WD-40 or generic alternatives may work as well as WS.
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Topic: Removing very old Sellotape from windows
