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Date: 29 Aug 2006 11:10:49
From: Hell and High Water
Subject: Sticker glue/grease removal??

I peeled off a sticker on my frame right under the chain. It was kind
of beat up by the chain.

I guess some of the glue was still on the frame there, because I looked
at it the other day and there seems to be a bunch of dirt/grease/etc.
stuck there.

Any suggestions to remove the glue without damaging the paint?

Frame is steel.

TIA,

-Bob

Date: 29 Aug 2006 15:41:24
From: Veloise
Subject: Re: Sticker glue/grease removal??

catzz66 wrote:
> I use a citrus based product called Goo Gone for things like that. It
> is pretty good for getting adhesive residue off of other surfaces. ...

Second. Goo Gone works wonderfully.

Might find it in the houseware aisle of a big box, or at a grocery.

HTH

--Karen D.

Date: 29 Aug 2006 20:28:44
From: John Everett
Subject: Re: Sticker glue/grease removal??

On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 11:10:49 -0500, Hell and High Water
<tifosoREM@OVEcomcast.net > wrote:

>I peeled off a sticker on my frame right under the chain. It was kind
>of beat up by the chain.
>
>I guess some of the glue was still on the frame there, because I looked
>at it the other day and there seems to be a bunch of dirt/grease/etc.
>stuck there.
>
>Any suggestions to remove the glue without damaging the paint?

Most sticker glue is easily removed with plain old vegetable oil.
Won't harm the paint either.

jeverett3<AT >earthlink<DOT>net http://home.earthlink.net/~jeverett3

Date: 29 Aug 2006 10:12:52
From: Johhny Two Pedals
Subject: Re: Sticker glue/grease removal??

If you are close to a well stocked art supply house, get a can of
BESTINE. It is usually billed as a rubber cement thinner/reducer, but
works really well with most rubber based glues. The nice part is that
it does not wreck paint or ink. A friend who is a comic book /
magazine collector/dealer turned me on to this stuff. The collectors
use it to remove stickers or paste ons without harming the paper or
printed material. A small can (1pt if memory serves) will last a long
time. One of my favorite solvents around the house. Works wonders on
old bar tape also.

//jtd//

Hell and High Water wrote:
> I peeled off a sticker on my frame right under the chain. It was kind
> of beat up by the chain.
>
> I guess some of the glue was still on the frame there, because I looked
> at it the other day and there seems to be a bunch of dirt/grease/etc.
> stuck there.
>
> Any suggestions to remove the glue without damaging the paint?
>
> Frame is steel.
>
>
> TIA,
>
> -Bob

Date: 29 Aug 2006 10:12:10
From: Johhny Two Pedals
Subject: Re: Sticker glue/grease removal??

Date: 29 Aug 2006 11:58:10
From: catzz66
Subject: Re: Sticker glue/grease removal??

Date: 29 Aug 2006 11:33:31
From: M. Bakunin
Subject: Re: Sticker glue/grease removal??

In article <MPG.1f5e230314aa953989882@news.giganews.com >,
Hell and High Water <tifosoREM@OVEcomcast.net > wrote:

> Any suggestions to remove the glue without damaging the paint?

you may try using a hair dryer. when warm the glue should be goopy and
removable with a soft towel, or paper tissue or whatever wet with a
little of rubbing alcohol.

--
??? USA, THE MOST TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED PLUTOCRACY ???

Date: 29 Aug 2006 16:32:32
From: Bill Baka
Subject: Re: Sticker glue/grease removal??

Hell and High Water wrote:
> I peeled off a sticker on my frame right under the chain. It was kind
> of beat up by the chain.
>
> I guess some of the glue was still on the frame there, because I looked
> at it the other day and there seems to be a bunch of dirt/grease/etc.
> stuck there.
>
> Any suggestions to remove the glue without damaging the paint?
>
> Frame is steel.
>
>
> TIA,
>
> -Bob
>
Stickers in my experience use a glue that is soluble in alcohol. Rubbing
alcohol (Isopropyl) will work or you can buy some Bacardi 151. Nail
polish remover (Acetone) will take off both the glue and most likely the
paint. Auto brake fluid will also take off both. If you plan on removing
more stickers you could go to the liquor store and buy some Everclear
192 proof. Just don't try taking a sip if you plan on being functional
that day.
Bill Baka

Date: 29 Aug 2006 16:57:14
From: R Brickston
Subject: Re: Sticker glue/grease removal??

On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 16:32:32 GMT, Bill Baka <bbaka@syix.com > wrote:

>Hell and High Water wrote:
>> I peeled off a sticker on my frame right under the chain. It was kind
>> of beat up by the chain.
>>
>> I guess some of the glue was still on the frame there, because I looked
>> at it the other day and there seems to be a bunch of dirt/grease/etc.
>> stuck there.
>>
>> Any suggestions to remove the glue without damaging the paint?
>>
>> Frame is steel.
>>
>>
>> TIA,
>>
>> -Bob
>>
>Stickers in my experience use a glue that is soluble in alcohol. Rubbing
>alcohol (Isopropyl) will work

Moron, is there an echo in here?

>or you can buy some Bacardi 151.

>Nail polish remover (Acetone) will take off both the glue and most
>likely the paint. Auto brake fluid will also take off both.

That's a /brilliant/ suggestion.

> If you plan on removing
>more stickers you could go to the liquor store and buy some Everclear
>192 proof. Just don't try taking a sip if you plan on being functional
>that day.
>Bill Baka

Idiot. Grain alcohol is banned in many states.

Date: 29 Aug 2006 23:40:29
From: Leo Lichtman
Subject: Re: Sticker glue/grease removal??

"R Brickston" wrote: Moron, is there an echo in here?
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Yes, and it's you. You used that exact line on me a couple of weeks ago
(and it was inappropriate then, also.)

Date: 30 Aug 2006 02:12:54
From: Bill Baka
Subject: Re: Sticker glue/grease removal??

Leo Lichtman wrote:
> "R Brickston" wrote: Moron, is there an echo in here?
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> Yes, and it's you. You used that exact line on me a couple of weeks ago
> (and it was inappropriate then, also.)
>
>
So, it's not just me he irritates. I just kill-filed him, for good this
time.
Bill Baka

Date: 30 Aug 2006 05:39:14
From: R Brickston
Subject: Re: Sticker glue/grease removal??

On Wed, 30 Aug 2006 02:12:54 GMT, Bill Baka <bbaka@syix.com > wrote:

>Leo Lichtman wrote:
>> "R Brickston" wrote: Moron, is there an echo in here?
>> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>> Yes, and it's you. You used that exact line on me a couple of weeks ago
>> (and it was inappropriate then, also.)
>>
>>
>So, it's not just me he irritates. I just kill-filed him, for good this
>time.
>Bill Baka

Promises, promises.

Date: 30 Aug 2006 01:24:48
From: R Brickston
Subject: Re: Sticker glue/grease removal??

On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 23:40:29 GMT, "Leo Lichtman"
<l.lichtman@worldnet.att.net > wrote:

>
>"R Brickston" wrote: Moron, is there an echo in here?
>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>Yes, and it's you. You used that exact line on me a couple of weeks ago
>(and it was inappropriate then, also.)
>

Touche on wit, but meaningful application I'm afraid your score is
zero.

Date: 29 Aug 2006 19:21:32
From: Bill Baka
Subject: Re: Sticker glue/grease removal??

R Brickston wrote:
> On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 16:32:32 GMT, Bill Baka <bbaka@syix.com> wrote:
>
>> Hell and High Water wrote:
>>> I peeled off a sticker on my frame right under the chain. It was kind
>>> of beat up by the chain.
>>>
>>> I guess some of the glue was still on the frame there, because I looked
>>> at it the other day and there seems to be a bunch of dirt/grease/etc.
>>> stuck there.
>>>
>>> Any suggestions to remove the glue without damaging the paint?
>>>
>>> Frame is steel.
>>>
>>>
>>> TIA,
>>>
>>> -Bob
>>>
>> Stickers in my experience use a glue that is soluble in alcohol. Rubbing
>> alcohol (Isopropyl) will work
>
> Moron, is there an echo in here?

I didn't receive the other post before I posted.
>
>> or you can buy some Bacardi 151.
>
>> Nail polish remover (Acetone) will take off both the glue and most
>> likely the paint. Auto brake fluid will also take off both.
>
> That's a /brilliant/ suggestion.

I mentioned it to say "Avoid those because they do remove paint.".
>
>> If you plan on removing
>> more stickers you could go to the liquor store and buy some Everclear
>> 192 proof. Just don't try taking a sip if you plan on being functional
>> that day.
>> Bill Baka
>
> Idiot. Grain alcohol is banned in many states.

DUH!
I know that, but the question was not state specific.

If you want to try to pick on me, at least do it with some intelligence.

My dad lived in Arkansas and if he wanted a 6 pack of beer he had to
drive to the next county. Wet, dry, etc. The good old boy sheriffs sat
at the county line and stopped everybody and checked their trunks for
anything over a 6 pack, which was then called smuggling.
Shit,
You are stupid.
Bill Baka

Date: 29 Aug 2006 22:02:02
From: n5hsr
Subject: Re: Sticker glue/grease removal??

"Bill Baka" <bbaka@syix.com > wrote in message
news:0t0Jg.12939$1f6.657@newssvr27.news.prodigy.net...
>R Brickston wrote:
>> On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 16:32:32 GMT, Bill Baka <bbaka@syix.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hell and High Water wrote:
>>>> I peeled off a sticker on my frame right under the chain. It was kind
>>>> of beat up by the chain.
>>>>
>>>> I guess some of the glue was still on the frame there, because I looked
>>>> at it the other day and there seems to be a bunch of dirt/grease/etc.
>>>> stuck there.
>>>>
>>>> Any suggestions to remove the glue without damaging the paint?
>>>>
>>>> Frame is steel.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> TIA,
>>>>
>>>> -Bob
>>>>
>>> Stickers in my experience use a glue that is soluble in alcohol. Rubbing
>>> alcohol (Isopropyl) will work
>>
>> Moron, is there an echo in here?
>
> I didn't receive the other post before I posted.
>>
>>> or you can buy some Bacardi 151.
>>
>>> Nail polish remover (Acetone) will take off both the glue and most
>>> likely the paint. Auto brake fluid will also take off both.
>>
>> That's a /brilliant/ suggestion.
>
> I mentioned it to say "Avoid those because they do remove paint.".
>>
>>> If you plan on removing more stickers you could go to the liquor store
>>> and buy some Everclear 192 proof. Just don't try taking a sip if you
>>> plan on being functional that day.
>>> Bill Baka
>>
>> Idiot. Grain alcohol is banned in many states.
>
> DUH!
> I know that, but the question was not state specific.
>
> If you want to try to pick on me, at least do it with some intelligence.
>
> My dad lived in Arkansas and if he wanted a 6 pack of beer he had to drive
> to the next county. Wet, dry, etc. The good old boy sheriffs sat at the
> county line and stopped everybody and checked their trunks for anything
> over a 6 pack, which was then called smuggling.
> Shit,
> You are stupid.
> Bill Baka

I'm almost afraid to ask which dry county. I lived in both Craighead and
Clark for a while, both dry and on Friday nights there was practically a
line of cars to the next wet county. I also lived in Phillips county for a
while, but they are 'wet'. So the bums in Craighead used to drink Dr.
Tischnor's. I ought to know, my dad's store couldn't keep it in stock.
Clark had a line through Hot Springs county (also dry) to Garland (i.e. Hot
Springs city) and the infamous Ship And Shore Liquor. Considering the fact
I went to a Baptist college in a dry county, there were an awful large
number of beer cans in various places around the apartment building after a
weekend. . . .

Charles of Schaumburg

Date: 30 Aug 2006 17:03:19
From: Bill Baka
Subject: Re: Sticker glue/grease removal??

n5hsr wrote:
> "Bill Baka" <bbaka@syix.com> wrote in message
>> My dad lived in Arkansas and if he wanted a 6 pack of beer he had to drive
>> to the next county. Wet, dry, etc. The good old boy sheriffs sat at the
>> county line and stopped everybody and checked their trunks for anything
>> over a 6 pack, which was then called smuggling.
>> Shit,
>> You are stupid.
>> Bill Baka
>
> I'm almost afraid to ask which dry county. I lived in both Craighead and
> Clark for a while, both dry and on Friday nights there was practically a
> line of cars to the next wet county. I also lived in Phillips county for a
> while, but they are 'wet'. So the bums in Craighead used to drink Dr.
> Tischnor's. I ought to know, my dad's store couldn't keep it in stock.
> Clark had a line through Hot Springs county (also dry) to Garland (i.e. Hot
> Springs city) and the infamous Ship And Shore Liquor. Considering the fact
> I went to a Baptist college in a dry county, there were an awful large
> number of beer cans in various places around the apartment building after a
> weekend. . . .
>
> Charles of Schaumburg
>
>
Clark county. His neighbor was a deputy sheriff in charge of watching
the town/county jail over night and always came home drunk in the
morning. Seem the evidence room was the police personal stash room since
they never prosecuted anybody. Even the moonshiners they knew just had
to hand over a few gallons of the good stuff and the police would leave
and sat "See ya next month". I liked beer in that hot weather when I
visited so I had to go through the same routine as my dad. Now, it would
be about $20 of gas per six pack with my old Econoline van that I used
for vacation trips.
That was a far to the south as I ever cared to go, since with each state
farther east the cops turned into classic southern tv types. I got
stopped at the state line and the cop there called me "Boy" and I was 34
at the time. More than enough southern hospitality for me.
Bill Baka

Date: 30 Aug 2006 22:25:34
From: n5hsr
Subject: Re: Sticker glue/grease removal??

"Bill Baka" <bbaka@syix.com > wrote in message
news:rxjJg.1810$Cq4.1388@newssvr25.news.prodigy.net...
> n5hsr wrote:
>> "Bill Baka" <bbaka@syix.com> wrote in message
>>> My dad lived in Arkansas and if he wanted a 6 pack of beer he had to
>>> drive to the next county. Wet, dry, etc. The good old boy sheriffs sat
>>> at the county line and stopped everybody and checked their trunks for
>>> anything over a 6 pack, which was then called smuggling.
>>> Shit,
>>> You are stupid.
>>> Bill Baka
>>
>> I'm almost afraid to ask which dry county. I lived in both Craighead and
>> Clark for a while, both dry and on Friday nights there was practically a
>> line of cars to the next wet county. I also lived in Phillips county
>> for a while, but they are 'wet'. So the bums in Craighead used to drink
>> Dr. Tischnor's. I ought to know, my dad's store couldn't keep it in
>> stock. Clark had a line through Hot Springs county (also dry) to Garland
>> (i.e. Hot Springs city) and the infamous Ship And Shore Liquor.
>> Considering the fact I went to a Baptist college in a dry county, there
>> were an awful large number of beer cans in various places around the
>> apartment building after a weekend. . . .
>>
>> Charles of Schaumburg
> Clark county. His neighbor was a deputy sheriff in charge of watching the
> town/county jail over night and always came home drunk in the morning.
> Seem the evidence room was the police personal stash room since they never
> prosecuted anybody. Even the moonshiners they knew just had to hand over a
> few gallons of the good stuff and the police would leave and sat "See ya
> next month". I liked beer in that hot weather when I visited so I had to
> go through the same routine as my dad. Now, it would be about $20 of gas
> per six pack with my old Econoline van that I used for vacation trips.
> That was a far to the south as I ever cared to go, since with each state
> farther east the cops turned into classic southern tv types. I got stopped
> at the state line and the cop there called me "Boy" and I was 34 at the
> time. More than enough southern hospitality for me.
> Bill Baka

Clark County is where I went to college in Arkadelphia. There was the
infamous Beer Trail up the 7 to Ship and Shore in Garland county.

Nice thing about being a ham in the south is the cops usually leave you
alone. Especially since the hams help the cops when the weather is bad.
And they get a lot of tornadoes in Arkansas.

Charles of Schaumburg

Date: 01 Sep 2006 15:43:44
From: Bill Baka
Subject: Re: Sticker glue/grease removal??

n5hsr wrote:
> "Bill Baka" <bbaka@syix.com> wrote in message

>> Clark county. His neighbor was a deputy sheriff in charge of watching the
>> town/county jail over night and always came home drunk in the morning.
>> Seem the evidence room was the police personal stash room since they never
>> prosecuted anybody. Even the moonshiners they knew just had to hand over a
>> few gallons of the good stuff and the police would leave and sat "See ya
>> next month". I liked beer in that hot weather when I visited so I had to
>> go through the same routine as my dad. Now, it would be about $20 of gas
>> per six pack with my old Econoline van that I used for vacation trips.
>> That was a far to the south as I ever cared to go, since with each state
>> farther east the cops turned into classic southern tv types. I got stopped
>> at the state line and the cop there called me "Boy" and I was 34 at the
>> time. More than enough southern hospitality for me.
>> Bill Baka
>
> Clark County is where I went to college in Arkadelphia. There was the
> infamous Beer Trail up the 7 to Ship and Shore in Garland county.
>
> Nice thing about being a ham in the south is the cops usually leave you
> alone. Especially since the hams help the cops when the weather is bad.
> And they get a lot of tornadoes in Arkansas.
>
> Charles of Schaumburg

Tornadoes I know about. There were some gawd awful thunder storms while
I was there and some mini tornadoes but no big ones. The next year I
heard from my dad that a big one went through his place and removed his
barn and the front porch of his house. He said he didn't lose anything
important but I had my National Geographic collection stored in his barn
and he told me that it made a trail of magazines for miles until the
twister ran out of steam. He was going to tear the barn down anyway but
the twister got him insurance money to start a new house on the property.
He was kind of happy, I wasn't.
Bill (OT again) Baka

Date: 29 Aug 2006 19:49:10
From: R Brickston
Subject: Re: Sticker glue/grease removal??

On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 19:21:32 GMT, Bill Baka <bbaka@syix.com > wrote:

>R Brickston wrote:
>> On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 16:32:32 GMT, Bill Baka <bbaka@syix.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hell and High Water wrote:
>>>> I peeled off a sticker on my frame right under the chain. It was kind
>>>> of beat up by the chain.
>>>>
>>>> I guess some of the glue was still on the frame there, because I looked
>>>> at it the other day and there seems to be a bunch of dirt/grease/etc.
>>>> stuck there.
>>>>
>>>> Any suggestions to remove the glue without damaging the paint?
>>>>
>>>> Frame is steel.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> TIA,
>>>>
>>>> -Bob
>>>>
>>> Stickers in my experience use a glue that is soluble in alcohol. Rubbing
>>> alcohol (Isopropyl) will work
>>
>> Moron, is there an echo in here?
>
>I didn't receive the other post before I posted.
>>
>>> or you can buy some Bacardi 151.
>>
>>> Nail polish remover (Acetone) will take off both the glue and most
>>> likely the paint. Auto brake fluid will also take off both.
>>
>> That's a /brilliant/ suggestion.
>
>I mentioned it to say "Avoid those because they do remove paint.".
>>
>>> If you plan on removing
>>> more stickers you could go to the liquor store and buy some Everclear
>>> 192 proof. Just don't try taking a sip if you plan on being functional
>>> that day.
>>> Bill Baka
>>
>> Idiot. Grain alcohol is banned in many states.
>
>DUH!
>I know that, but the question was not state specific.
>
>If you want to try to pick on me, at least do it with some intelligence.
>
>My dad lived in Arkansas and if he wanted a 6 pack of beer he had to
>drive to the next county. Wet, dry, etc. The good old boy sheriffs sat
>at the county line and stopped everybody and checked their trunks for
>anything over a 6 pack, which was then called smuggling.
>Shit,
>You are stupid.
>Bill Baka

Eventually, this ng will get the entire history of Planet Baka's sole
resident. What, no 100 word essay on what year and model car Daddy
drove?

Date: 29 Aug 2006 20:44:08
From: Bill Baka
Subject: Re: Sticker glue/grease removal??

R Brickston wrote:
> On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 19:21:32 GMT, Bill Baka <bbaka@syix.com> wrote:
>
>> My dad lived in Arkansas and if he wanted a 6 pack of beer he had to
>> drive to the next county. Wet, dry, etc. The good old boy sheriffs sat
>> at the county line and stopped everybody and checked their trunks for
>> anything over a 6 pack, which was then called smuggling.
>> Shit,
>> You are stupid.
>> Bill Baka
>
> Eventually, this ng will get the entire history of Planet Baka's sole
> resident. What, no 100 word essay on what year and model car Daddy
> drove?

Fool,
He had 3. As for the sheriffs down there they just confiscated the extra
and never arrested anybody. They also never had to buy their own booze
and most were serious drunks.
Planet Earth, Clarksville, Arkansas, home of Clinton.
Bill Baka

Date: 29 Aug 2006 22:06:21
From: n5hsr
Subject: Re: Sticker glue/grease removal??

"Bill Baka" <bbaka@syix.com > wrote in message
news:sG1Jg.12986$1f6.6510@newssvr27.news.prodigy.net...
>R Brickston wrote:
>> On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 19:21:32 GMT, Bill Baka <bbaka@syix.com> wrote:
>>
>>> My dad lived in Arkansas and if he wanted a 6 pack of beer he had to
>>> drive to the next county. Wet, dry, etc. The good old boy sheriffs sat
>>> at the county line and stopped everybody and checked their trunks for
>>> anything over a 6 pack, which was then called smuggling.
>>> Shit,
>>> You are stupid.
>>> Bill Baka
>>
>> Eventually, this ng will get the entire history of Planet Baka's sole
>> resident. What, no 100 word essay on what year and model car Daddy
>> drove?
>
> Fool,
> He had 3. As for the sheriffs down there they just confiscated the extra
> and never arrested anybody. They also never had to buy their own booze and
> most were serious drunks.
> Planet Earth, Clarksville, Arkansas, home of Clinton.
> Bill Baka

Up in the Ozarks, I see. Rumor has it there be moonshine in them there
mountains.

Charles of Schaumburg

Date: 29 Aug 2006 16:30:50
From: R Brickston
Subject: Re: Sticker glue/grease removal??

On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 11:10:49 -0500, Hell and High Water
<tifosoREM@OVEcomcast.net > wrote:

>I peeled off a sticker on my frame right under the chain. It was kind
>of beat up by the chain.
>
>I guess some of the glue was still on the frame there, because I looked
>at it the other day and there seems to be a bunch of dirt/grease/etc.
>stuck there.
>
>Any suggestions to remove the glue without damaging the paint?
>
>Frame is steel.
>
>
>TIA,
>
>-Bob

You could try rubbing alcohol or Goof Off:

http://www.valspar.com/val/resident/goof-off.jsp

You should put some atomotive polish on that area and then a wax after
your done. Might as well do the whole bike while your at it.