Help removing remnants of bar tape glue from bars?

[janus77]

I removed the old tape from these bars last night, there's a heap of stick schtuff left on them, tried metho and kero.. anyone got any tried and true methods for removing the glue?

[janus77]

all I can find on the net is someone saying to use Turps and scrape the stuff off..


hmm, had another idea, maybe eucalyptus oil would be a goer.

[m@]

You could try a citrus-based cleaner.

[familyguy]

Depends what you're doing...you're not retaping them?

Orange oil, steel wool and a little AutoSol to shine them up if you're doing the dog-c*ck partial tape job for a single speed or something.

Otherwise just scrape it back and tape over it.

Jim

[challs]

Eucalyptus oil and a green kitchen scourer - shouldn't be so hard as to scratch the finish of the bars.

[Jean]

Citrus oil with rag followed by Chux Magic Eraser (I think that is what it's called) should do the job. BUt of you're taping over it again - don't bother.

[Matt_Matt]

Head to your local autobarn and pick up some "Prepsol or Prepwash"

It's a liquid hydrocarbon degreaser.


Matt

[VIC Mech]

Sounds odd I know but you could trynail varish remover and it comes on handy little cloth pads too...so my wife says!

Cheers m'dear, JJ

[nzdans]

OK, been doing this one way too many times; Nulon Brake Cleaner from Super Cheap + a decent sized rag-guaranteed. The can of brake cleaner will set you back about $10 (don't bother with the cheaper stuff, it is rubbish), you will use at most 1/4 of a can to do the bars and will find it a great resource to have in the garage for other jobs. Beware it will give some plastics a hard time if rubbed in.

Edit:I should mention, any other quality brake cleaner will also work great. Unless you plan on using the bars sans tape you could always cover the sticky stuff with...

handlebar tape!!?

[lisanne]

Eucalyptus oil and a green kitchen scourer - shouldn't be so hard as to scratch the finish of the bars.

+1 for eucalyptus oil it's great at getting left over sticky stuff like that off

[531db]

Eucalyptus oil and a green kitchen scourer - shouldn't be so hard as to scratch the finish of the bars.

+1 for eucalyptus oil it's great at getting left over sticky stuff like that off

plus 2, I use Bosisto's Eucalyptus Spray and Home Brand 'green' scourers.