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Help removing remnants of bar tape glue from bars?

Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 1:55 pm
by 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?

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Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 1:57 pm
by 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.

Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 3:11 pm
by m@
You could try a citrus-based cleaner.

Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 3:24 pm
by 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

Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 3:25 pm
by challs
Eucalyptus oil and a green kitchen scourer - shouldn't be so hard as to scratch the finish of the bars.

Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 3:27 pm
by 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.

Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 6:08 pm
by Matt_Matt
Head to your local autobarn and pick up some "Prepsol or Prepwash"

It's a liquid hydrocarbon degreaser.


Matt

Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 6:37 pm
by 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

Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 7:46 pm
by 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!!?

Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 8:11 pm
by lisanne
challs wrote: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

Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 9:17 pm
by 531db
lisanne wrote:
challs wrote: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.