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/bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/mad.gif I just finished spending a whole hour or more removing gummed labels from a muffler and tailpipe for my BJ7. Why can't manufacturers simply put a tag with a wire or string on the part. I have noticed Moss now uses a vinyl sticker that comes off easier, but there's still the "MADE IN ENGLAND" stickers and others. First I tried "GOO GONE", then "GOOF OFF", then lacquer thinner, finally alcohol. I have tried burning them off only to have the glue bond with the metal only making it more permanent. I suppose I could have just left them on and painted over them but I wanted a really smooth paint job. What have others done?

Aaaah, now I feel better, thanks for allowing me to vent a little.
 
I have a few rusty hand grenades that'll take that goo right off.

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I use 'lighter fluid' for Zippo type lighters. Works a dream on most sticky labels and comes in a handy tin with a sealable spout - I presume that you have these things Stateside as well?
 
healeynut said:
I have a few rusty hand grenades that'll take that goo right off.

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--Made in China ? they probably won't work!---Keoke- /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/banana.gif
 
All of those solvents will evaporate quickly. I've had success by soaking a rag or paper towel with Goof-Off, and just letting it sit on the label. Also, if you can peel off the top layer of paper or plastic, what's beneath is somewhat absorbent. Give the solvent a while to work and it might be more successful.
 
I've had pretty good luck using a Milwaukee heat gun. It's true, if you get it too hot, they stick real good! If you just get the adhesive warmed up, it usually releases itself from the metal. A little lacquer thinner on a rag removes any remaining residue.
 
Keoke said:
healeynut said:
I have a few rusty hand grenades that'll take that goo right off.
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He he. I was in Palau about 5 years ago on a SCUBA diving trip and my guide walked us into a remote island cave where there were still some bones and other remains of japanese soldiers. Toward the end, he picked up a very rusty cannister that was still intact and he exclaimed "hey look, it's a Japanese hand grenade." Needless to say I kept my distance from this gentlemen for the rest of the trip.
 
Cutlass said:
All of those solvents will evaporate quickly. I've had success by soaking a rag or paper towel with Goof-Off, and just letting it sit on the label. Also, if you can peel off the top layer of paper or plastic, what's beneath is somewhat absorbent. Give the solvent a while to work and it might be more successful.
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<span style="color: #000099">Thanks to all who responded. Isn't it a shame we even have to discuss this? Seems like a wire tag would suffice. At some shop rates exceeding $40 per hour I would hate to be paying to have this done.</span>
 
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