What's the best way of taking glue residue out of handlebars?
11-07-09, 07:55 PM
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Why is there glue in your handlebars in the first place?
11-07-09, 09:23 PM
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Kerosene will remove it. Acetrone will dry up and detackify the goo and let you peel it off
11-07-09, 10:18 PM
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Motsenboker's "Lift Off"; sold at Ace & many others stores. A few formulas, one or two are glue/sticker rem. specific. All their products are effective, to some extent versitale dep. on task/formula and enviornmentally hazard free. The fellows' ideas work too; acetone & naptha.. these dudes are old like me ! I'll allow it.
11-08-09, 01:59 AM
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I find contact cement solvent or thinner works better than anything else for removing sticky glue residues.
11-08-09, 07:17 AM
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WD40 will get it off, but it will also leave a residue which will stop the new tape from sticking, so you'll have to get the residue off with some kind of degreaser after you use the WD40
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11-08-09, 05:44 PM
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Dynamite.
For real though, I use a solvent called Pensolv from West Penetone. Best stuff I've ever found: cleans parts, degreases, degoos, etc and I've never seen it attack any surface from styrofoam to paint jobs. Kinda expensive, but I buy it in 5 gallon buckets for cheaper and use a refillable compressed air solvent sprayer.
For real though, I use a solvent called Pensolv from West Penetone. Best stuff I've ever found: cleans parts, degreases, degoos, etc and I've never seen it attack any surface from styrofoam to paint jobs. Kinda expensive, but I buy it in 5 gallon buckets for cheaper and use a refillable compressed air solvent sprayer.
