Removing Glue

[tenrec]

Please can you tell me how to remove the remains of glue from sticky back velcro? It is on a door that has a wood effect coating/laminate. I pulled one piece of velcro off and unfortunately it pulled a small bit of the coating off with it, but left some of the glue still attached to the door. Many thanks in advance.

[dannyk13]

Finger varnish remover should do the trick,if not Amazon have a wide range of sticky stuff removers.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=sticky+stuff+remover&adgrpid=54815901002&;gclid=EAIaIQobChMI4YGxt-n86wIVTs3tCh3lIQCuEAAYASAAEgLUefD_BwE&hvadid=259048010797&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9046688&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=5962134860810399895&hvtargid=kwd-300385754589&hydadcr=25966_1872056&tag=googhydr-21&ref=pd_sl_2uat3zl1je_e

[KARL]

I would expect isopropyl alcohol to work very well - depending on the type of adhesive (and given that it has dried up quite a lot with age) you may to work at it. But IA works on pretty much all adhesives used with stick-on stuff/items. It is a bit tricky to get hold of in shops but you can get it on eBay. It has a multitude of uses.

[KARL]

Do not use acetone, it is a powerful solvent that will go for all paints, plastic coatings, etc. - unless that does not matter.

[tenrec]

Dannyk13 & Karl, thank you for the speedy replies. I will be patient and have a go.

[Khandro]

WD40

[rccatnap]

I use white spirit to remove glue left behind by labels etc.

[douglas9401]

Tar and glue remover, does exactly what it says on the tin.

[Stephen_G]

Sticky Stuff Remover, from the orange bucketeers (B&Q) - £4.27 for a 250ml bottle.

Put some on a clean cloth and rub it on the affected area. Leave it to work in for a couple of minutes and then re-run. Give it a couple of minutes more and it should scrape off if it doesn't rub off with the pass of the cloth.

[Khandro]

WD40

[Tuvok]

Lighter fluid - but don't know how it would affect the wood.

It certainly removes the glue - used to use it at work before H&S got tougher! Didn't damage a formica-type table.

(Used to use Scotch Clean Art - started usin lighter fluid when could no longer get it)

[10ClarionSt]

I think Karl means Methylated Spirits. They don't call it that any more. It has a fancy name now. Acetone is something I used for many years in one job I had. We used to wash our hands in it. Tis true. Cold stuff but it does the job!