Non-stick VELCRO!!

[alzheimer]

Got an odd problem for you all! I had my Discovery valeted last weekend - outside and in. All very nice and back to showroom standard etc..BUT I also bought a new boot "liner" for it - which is attached by VELCRO.
Problem is - the "polish" they used has made it SO shiny that the VELCRO wont stick! Presumably the polish used was a silicone type - so my question is - what do I use to undo the polish so that the VELCRO does stick?
I have tried Ether meth - no luck. Also "sticky stuff remover" - still no luck!!
Any suggs would be gratefully received - please and thank you!!

PS - I know I have repeated this Q elsewhere in the general DIY section - but couldn't find a motoring DIY one....LOL

[chas2008]

not quite sure how polish could cause this problem, velcro is based on hook n eye, actually clips together rather than stick...are you sure you are not trying to attach 2 of the same type, ie eye to eye...
Bodyshops hate silicone,causes all sorts of issues.....

[alzheimer]

No - sorry if I did not make myself clear.... but the BACKING of the VELCRO is sticky - to adhere to the surface!!!!
Then the other layer of VELCRO also STICKS to its required surface!
Then the two lengths of VELCRO hook together - hopefully!!

[Fitzer]

Sounds like they've used something like back to black which brings up a lovely shine but is also as slippery as heck (it says not to be used on steering wheels, pedal rubbers etc.) How you get rid of it is another question, a google search seems to show that it is very difficult to shift, wait 'til it loses its shine on its own seems to be a consesus.

[trt]

why dont you buy a foot or so of double sided sticky Velcro tape and replace the old stuff?

[woofgang]

If the basic ingredient is silicone, then screwfix do an excellent brush on liquid silicone sealant remover which might work? Its very cheap, only a couple of quid a pot. Failing that you could do what we did when faces with the same problem and (gently) rub the areas with wire wool.
There is also this stuff
http://www.topoftheli...cone-wax-remover.html
and googling suggests that acetone will do the job but it needs to be real acetone, not the non acetone nail polish remover.
The other thing I have had success with when removing coatings is paint thinners, the king yoy clean Humbrol enamel brushes with.

[doctordb]

Velcro? what a rip off.

[alzheimer]

First of all - Thank you for all your offerings....
HA HA DrDB...very droll!!
Now then TRT - It IS new Velcro double sided tape - several feet of it - I am trying to use to fix the new boot liner to my 4x4!!
Yes Fitzer - that may be what I have to do - but in the meantime I have two labradors muddying up the back of my nice newly valeted car....LOL

Woofgang - you have certainly given me hope!! I will follow up on these links ASAP and hopefully one of them will work - so thank you VERY much.
I had hoped that the power of the ether meth would cut through the layer of wax or silicone they used but it didn't...so I will try the wire-wool trick first - and EVER so gently - and if that fails - head for Screwfix at the double!
Thank you all again....where would we be without dear old AB.....!!

[joko]

you need to lightly sandpaper the surfaces to give the sticky bit something to adhere to