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PersonRich73
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I had a birthday and a visitor stuck various things to the side of my caravan with selotape!!!!😱
As you can imagine it's now left a residue that is just a mess down the side of the van.
Any tips on how to remove the adhesive residue?
Thanks in advance


PersonAndy Higham
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WD40


PersonDr Zhivago
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White spirit


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Quote: Originally posted by Dr Zhivago on 27/6/2019
White spirit


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Is there any danger of white spirit removing the paint work too?


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No wipe it with a cloth and it will be off in seconds and then wipe over the area with a caravan cleaner or car shampoo to remove the white spirit. Have owned caravans for 47 years and done it many times, removing tree sap ,road tar ect .Never ever had any effect on any make of caravan we have owned. Actually bought a Ranger new in 2009 which we kept for 4 years and used white spirit on it several times.


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Mr Sheen works on acrylic windows to remove sticky tape

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Strangely, Avon Skin-So-Soft (green/white bottle) safely removes sticky residue and tree sap etc. Spray it on, wait a minute and wipe it off.

We discovered this years ago, in a wooded campsite in the south of France. All the vehicles were covered in tree sap and our car and roof box were a mess. A neighbour went out and purchased some sap-remover product which promptly removed some paint from his car as well! We tentatively tried a squirt of the Avon Skin-So-Soft (reckoning that, if it's good enough for skin, it's hardly likely to damage metal or fibreglass) and it worked a treat. We now always keep some in. It's also good for repelling biting insects and moisturising dry skin!


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we use 'elbow grease'. The wife gets it from B&M i think. it comes in a spray bottle and is bright yellow. Works wonders on that kind of stuff. I used it on the car when we changed the plates over to remove the sticky bits left by the adhesive pads to hold the plate on. Only cheap too.


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I second WD40. It removes all sticky residues and won't harm paintwork or acrylics.


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PersonDr Zhivago
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Quote: Originally posted by Bob61 on 28/6/2019
I second WD40. It removes all sticky residues and won't harm paintwork or acrylics.

But then WD-40 leaves its own sticky residue. It has oil in it. From Wikipedia "The long-term active ingredient is a non-volatile viscous oil which remains on the surface to which it is applied".

Perhaps use white spirit afterwards to remove the WD-40 . If you are worried about white spirit (or anything else) damaging paint, just try on an out-of-sight patch. But I once worked in a car dealers and new cars arrived covered in a protective wax. A guy spent his whole time washing that wax off those new cars with white spirit, used gallons of it. Needless to say the cars' paintwork had to look immaculate afterwards, and did.


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It only remains on the surface to which it is applied until you wipe it off


PersonAndy Higham
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Quote: Originally posted by Dr Zhivago on 29/6/2019
Quote: Originally posted by Bob61 on 28/6/2019
I second WD40. It removes all sticky residues and won't harm paintwork or acrylics.

But then WD-40 leaves its own sticky residue. It has oil in it. From Wikipedia "The long-term active ingredient is a non-volatile viscous oil which remains on the surface to which it is applied".



That is a long winded way of saying it contains fish oil


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Sticky stuff remover.


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Quote: Originally posted by Andy Higham on 29/6/2019
Quote: Originally posted by Dr Zhivago on 29/6/2019
Quote: Originally posted by Bob61 on 28/6/2019
I second WD40. It removes all sticky residues and won't harm paintwork or acrylics.

But then WD-40 leaves its own sticky residue. It has oil in it. From Wikipedia "The long-term active ingredient is a non-volatile viscous oil which remains on the surface to which it is applied".



That is a long winded way of saying it contains fish oil


You could try wiping it with a fillet of cod then but might stink a bit after awhile.


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my caravan was taped up after leak. The professional who mended the leak advised me to clean the sticky off after removing the tape with brake and clutch cleaner.It work a treat with almost no effort!



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