Strange question -- window cleaning

#11

Safe one you can get: Olive oil, yes plain cooking olive oil. Rub with a
cloth damped on it for about 3 minutes (gently), then remove oil with
rubbing alcohol.

"mdd" <deusdomini (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote

Quote:

I just got a great '03 E39 to replace my totalled '97 E39. The dealership
I got it from was out of state so they put a temporary license plate
(paper) in the rear window. It came with strips of sticky tape at top and
bottom. Just got my real tags and tried to take off the temp plate, but the
strips of adhesive are stuck to the inside of the rear window. The problem
is that the defroster elements are there too so I can't scratch or scrape
off this adhesive.

ANY SUGGESTIONS? will any solvents work on the adhesive (e.g., alcohol or
'goo gone') without damaging the defroster elements?

I need the 'trick of the trade' on this one.

Thanks in advance. mark

#12

Dean Dark wrote:

Quote:

On Fri, 27 Jan 2006 16:54:42 -0800, Josh Assing <XjoshX (AT) jAssing (DOT) com
wrote:

3-M adhesive remover first. If its ineffective, then goo gone. Great
stuff, but its aggressive.

3m is pretty agressive -- don't spill it anywhere..

Peanut oil is a good solvent for most goo. Just leave it to soak for
5 or 10 minutes. You're pretty much guaranteed it won't harm
anything.

Goo-gone is OK too.

With any of these solvents you need to give them a little time to soak
in and work - don't expect a wipe-on-wipe-off thing. Just 5 or 10
minutes will do it, be gentle, and then a second go round to get the
last of it.

My experience is that Goo Gone works more or less instantly.

--
-Fred W

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