Removing tape residue - help!!

[swanicyouth]

This is why I never ever use tape. I never mask anything. It causes more harm than good.

I agree.

Especially I the summer - it's a sticky mess.

Honestly, if you bump something rubber and it turns part of the pad black - it won't effect anything. Just clean the pad with a pad brush.

How to get rid of it? You will remove the wax. I use mineral spirits on a cheap MF towel wrapped around my finger.

I wouldn't use WD40. It's meant to leave something behind (grease). Mineral spirits are 100% volatile.

[shagnat]

WD40 is not greasy at all..... it probably does leave some sort of residue, but, I cannot verify that..... it's a drying type agent and leaves NO lubrication at all.

Alcohol wipe down would be my first suggestion.... but, please take that with a grain of salt as I'm not very knowledgeable except alcohol totally dissipates and leaves NO residue.

[oldmodman]

I use (since I have a lot of it in gallon cans) either Naptha or Odorless Mineral Spirits. Neither one will harm the paint surface. Both will dissolve the glue. I have found both to work great for decal sticker removal too. I dribble a little along the top of the decal and slowly peel it off. Most of the time all the glue comes with it.

[2pennies]

WD40 is not greasy at all..... it probably does leave some sort of residue, but, I cannot verify that..... it's a drying type agent and leaves NO lubrication at all.

Alcohol wipe down would be my first suggestion.... but, please take that with a grain of salt as I'm not very knowledgeable except alcohol totally dissipates and leaves NO residue.

I had this problem last night with Duck brand painter's tape that is listed as a great tape for outdoor use including cars. It left a tremendously sticky residue that scratched my paint while wiping after polishing. WD-40 uses Petroleum oil as one of its ingredients so it will leave "something" behind. The consistency of wd-40 is enough to prove that and according to the MSDS sheet on the website, its number one product use is "Lubricant".

That said OP, I used goop hand cleaner. I mistakenly discovered that it is great for removing tree sap. I contacted the company and was told that it is paint safe. It cleaned the tape residue off but left something so I used IPA to wipe it after.

IPA was not effective for me in removing the residue with ease. I will probably stop taping off sections because the lines, residue and difficult removal process ruins the experience for me. Hopefully you got it off OP!