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Racee75
11-18-2018, 08:46 AM
After several years just removing the red duct tape from body panels on my MkIV and have areas where there is tape residue left behind and also black marker in other areas.
Having not dealt with gel coat before what is a safe cleaner to use to remove this ?
Straversi
11-18-2018, 08:56 AM
Acetone or lacquer thinner will remove the marker quickly. Goo-Gone works best on the tape adhesive. Let it sit for a few minutes.
-Steve
GoDadGo
11-18-2018, 09:01 AM
Acetone or lacquer thinner will remove the marker quickly. Goo-Gone works best on the tape adhesive. Let it sit for a few minutes.
-Steve
Ditto!
Racee75
11-18-2018, 09:13 AM
Ok... thanks for the input.... didn’t want to cause damage
DadofThree
11-18-2018, 09:03 PM
Another option is wax and grease remover. I used it and it worked pretty quick.
j.miller
11-19-2018, 08:55 AM
Wax and grease remover is kissing cousins to Mineral Spirits and Turpentine those work also. The trick is slow drying. I like slow paint reducer but that's easy for me to get, Soak a gag and slowly "wet up" the tape glue. Plastic scraper or old bondo spreader work well to get the bulk off then it's rubbing with a rag. If I get one that's really old and dried on I grind it off but that's as a last resort. None of the products will hurt the gel coat...da Bat
Patting the residue with fresh duct tape will take most of it off.