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Default Sellotape adhesive on stainless steel

On Mon, 20 Aug 2007 20:40:44 +0100, Derek Geldard wrote:

On Mon, 20 Aug 2007 20:08:08 +0100, F wrote:

Out stainless steel gas hob has been waiting to be installed for the
last 12 months. It's day has come!

However, the kind man in the shop fixed the burner supports on with
Sellotape so they didn't move in transit (it was ex-display so no box).
Unfortunately we didn't remove the Sellotape until today and it's left
dried patches of adhesive on the stainless steel. I've got most of it
off with white spirit but there are still some marks.

Can anyone recommend something to finish the job? Or do I leave it to
soak in white spirit for a few hours?


Make a wad out of kitchen roll or a paper hanky, soak it in label
remover, tape it down over the residue and leave for an hour or so.

Meths also works on dry residue, but if there is any of the original
adhesive there still sticky it turns it into a sort of goo which just
gets spread out by rubbing eventually turning black by picking up
dirt.

DG


For sticky goo of any kind, dabbing with sticky tape usually works - sticky sticks to other sticky
stuff better than whatever it's stuck to.