Duck tape residue

so my truck got broken into and i did the whole duck tape cardboard look until i got the window fixed. i ducked taped the outside against the vehicle paint instead on inside the cab (which probably would have been smarter)

Now i have the duck tape residue on the paint and was wondering for anyone thats been through this, what is the best approach to remove said residue and not take the paint with it?

 

Easiest without damaging paint is use duct tape and press on area then pull. Repeat all the areas until you got it all then wax area.

 

thanks, ive heard its better to heat up the residue first by using a blow dryer. have any thoughts on that?

 

100% pure acetone will break down the adhesive and not harm any clearcoat. You can pick it up at any auto parts store. Or if you wanna stay cheap and test it, then just steal some nail polish remover from the ol' lady, but it is not 100% though.

 

thank zipp

 

WD40 or goof-off

 

wd 40 works for this?

 

3M adhesive remover, should be able to find it at the common local auto part stores.

https://shop.advanceautoparts.com/p/3m-adhesive-remover-12-oz-net-weight-03618/99985928-P

 

I would not recommend Acetone as it is a very "hot" solvent and will indeed damage clear coat. In fact it will damage just about any painted surface if left in contact with it.

 

To each his own, never had a problem on Mercedes, Maseratis, Harleys or Porsche clear coat. My Tacoma debadging was not affected and been using it for years. It breaks down adhesives then evaporates, it doesn’t stay in contact longer than a minute before evaporating.

 

I 2nd the 3M adhesive remover.

 

I've seen / experienced two nasty fails with Acetone. One was on a clear coated aluminum F-150 wheel where a very short exposure destroyed the clear coat. The second was on a Dodge pickup where the owner tried to remove some adhesive from a Velcro secured tonneau cover on the tops of the bed rails. Went right through the clear and color coats, down to the primer. For me, that's two too many fails to even take a chance on it again.

 

Clay bar.

If you try to scrub and scrape it off you will scratch/marr your paint.

Never use acetone. It’s called the universal solvent for a reason.

You can use isopropyl alcohol diluted 1:2 with warm water to clean up after the clay bar, but its likely not neccessary.

 

These are excellent suggestions if your goal is to convince people to irrepairibly damage their paint jobs.

 

Sorry to hear that, never had any problem on foreign vehicles or domestic motorcycles. The clear coat on wheels and frames is different as well. Some is baked on clear coat for aluminum utilizing a different adhesion process sometimes powder coated. All the exposures that I do are on a solid, undamaged, clear coat without any fading or breaches.

Thanks, I try my best. Never happened for me and not here to ruin anything for anybody, but thanks for your insightful experience based additive response.

 

Me as well. Works great and is designed specifically to be used on automotive paint.

 

Avoid acetone... it's too aggressive when there are better products like 3m professional adhesive remover. If you can't find that, soak liberally in Goo Gone or WD40. Do this when its warm preferably not cold

 

Acetone and nail polish remover are NOT paint safe. It doesn’t matter what your experiences are. If you know what acetone is that one is self explanatory.

Its aggrevating to have people post potentially harmful advice on a detailing forum because they don’t know or don’t care about their vehicles paint job/finishes. Hence my comment.

People post questions here because they do care and want educated direction on how to best care for their vehicles finishes. Especially given the rampant misinformation that exists.

There is a cardinal rule in detailing that should always be followed:
Use the least aggressive method first then slowly work up as needed.

Acetone is not an appropriate suggestion in dealing with such a minor issue. Especially because you never even mentioned dilution. Its very uncommon to use undiluted chemicals in detailing.

 

Ok some mixed views on this but thanks everyone

 

3M adhesive remover or try peeing on it!