How Do You Clean Tape Residue Off Windows
Tee from Lafayette LA
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RE: How Do You Clean Tape Residue Off Windows
After Hurricane IKE we had a baby. 4 1/2 months later we got around to taking the baked on tape off. Used non-scented 7th generation window cleaner, a bad dvd to scrape it and a cloth to wipe it. Comes off fairly easily. Did 3 huge windows in 30 minutes.
Post By John (Guest Post)
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I used engine degreaser and let it sit for about ten seconds and then scrubbed it with the hard side of a dish sponge and it worked like a charm.
Post By mr. clean (Guest Post)
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I tried using nail polish remover,on a glass and it wasn't coming off. Then I used WD-40. Then I put some "goop" hand cleaner on it, to cut the grease. It came off easy as pie! Thanks for the info. about the WD-40!
Post By Paige (Guest Post)
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Buy a decorators window scraper and you can just scrape the goo off and clean the window normally, gets rid of those spots of paint on the window too :)
Post By get rid of goo :) (Guest Post)
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If I use WD-40 on my windows to get the residue off, will I have to worry about it leaving a stain?
Post By Brenna (Guest Post)
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WD40 worked to get the tape off of the window and soften the tape residue - then I used goo off to get the residue off fairly easy.
Post By mb (Guest Post)
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Tried nail polish remover today on some tape residue left on car window for months. Came off easily. Just applied remover to a cotton pad, kept wiping it on the tape and used a scraper to get it off. Great tip!
Post By Linda (Guest Post)
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I've just used WD40 on your advice. Worked a treat. Thank you all very much!
Post By Graham (Guest Post)
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The nail polish remover (with acetone) got the job done, but it required A LOT of "elbow grease"(alternate scrubbing with a nail polish soaked paper towel and scraping with a credit card) . I actually think that scrubbing with an olive oil soaked paper towel worked a bit better: it removed the residue more quickly and with less scrubbing. Moreover, the olive oil worked wonders in getting the glue residue off of my hands!
Post By Megan (Guest Post)
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Rub it hard with olive or canola oil works for me and easy!
Post By Enter your name. (Guest Post)
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Use WD40 - The grease in it will remove tape off anything hands down .I put up Christmas lights last year and used duct tape to hold the lights up - when I took them down I had a horrible mess - used WD40 came off without even scrubbing.
Post By Kirsten. (Guest Post)
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Eucalyptus oil and a credit card
just soak the oil on with a cotton ball and rub it in a bit, then scrape the residue off with the credit card
works like magic
Post By Poopsock (Guest Post)
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To remove masking tape from windows, I tried Goo Gone, then nail polish remover with acetone. The nail polish remover worked much faster and easier. (However, the Goo Gone worked better to get the tape glue off of my fingers. Go figure...)
Post By Sarah R. (Guest Post)
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Nail polish remover and a razor blade did the trick-wow, thanks for the advice!!
Post By Jessica (Guest Post)
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Tried the vinegar method. Worked like a charm. First I soaked the tape with a sponge full of vinegar, let it soaked, and then peeled off. There was some residue left. Further soaked with vinegar and scraped off effortlessly with plastic card.
Post By jade (Guest Post)
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JUST PLAIN OLD WINDEX WORKS--keep spraying it let it soak in behind the adhesive and start at the bottom, by the time you get to the top of the window, it just peels off!
Post By nopetsal (Guest Post)
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After trying out everything in my apt, as a last resort, I used "Easy-off oven cleaner, fume free max". I sprayed a panel of window glass with Easy Off, then placed plastic wrap over it so it would stay moist. Waitied a couple hours, then went back and the tape almost fell off, just with the saran wrap, all it took was a few scrapes with a single edge razor to get a final clean up and follow up with windex for a sparkling clean window!! This method worked wonderfully!
Post By alicia in texas (Guest Post)
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I had some duct tape glue stains on a window that were very baked on. I dripped some 70% Isopropyl Rubbing Alcohol over the stain, let it soak, and then scraped it off with plastic card you would find in your wallet (like a credit card, but use something unimportant). It came off easily and its a cheap solution.
Post By Enter your name. (Guest Post)
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there is a great product (virtually inexpensive) called goo gone. Available in craft stores, I have even found it in the grocery store in the cleaning and soap aisle. Plain old rubbing alcohol works very well on glass as does vinegar
Post By Liz (Guest Post)
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theres a thing called goof off, you spray it on and wipe it off. it is in a can
Post by trn
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Tee,
I'm not sure if you're still looking for a solution to your problem, but if so, head to your local Home Depot. In their paint dep. they have an orange spray bottle of stuff (I think it's called "Goof Off") that will work absolute wonders. We moved in our home and the people prior to us had paint and sticky residue(I assume tape) from who knows how long ago, stuck on the windows. "Goof Off" took it all away with hardly any scrubbing; although you may need to use a razor blade, it will be with little effort. Good luck!
Post By Dawn (Guest Post)
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i use a straight edge razor. just press the razor along the problem and it should come right off. clean it with the alcohol or polish remover if needed.
Post By sandy (Guest Post)
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One of the windows on my house, (exterior) has old, dried masking tape stuck to it from the previous owners who didn't remove it after painting the house.
The window frame is aluminum and I have tried everything to get this ugly stuff off. You would think that I could just peel if off after all this time but it doesn't come off.
Any suggestions?
Post by Anonymous
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I bought one of those steam cleaners that you only use water and I swear by it!!
Post by kimbers867
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I agree with the WD40,it works great on those black heel marks on floors,too!
Post by Megan's mom
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I tried the rubbing alcohol and scraped it off with the edge of a utility blade. Came off with no effort at all. Thanks for the great tip.
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Post By billcheerhart (Guest Post)
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Audrey,
Bleach works wonders for getting the sticky residue from tape off of windows/glass...
Hope this info helps you!
Post By Joyce (Guest Post)
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a product called goo gone it is the best stuff
I have ever bought you can buy it at wal-mart
for under $2.00 ""
Post By cheryl H. (Guest Post)
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Non- acetone nail polish remover works also, we tried it after we put masking tape up on our bedroom window, and it works so well! We actually got that idea off of this website, try it, it works!
Post By Abbey and Alex (Guest Post)
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Acetone nail polish remover will work in an INSTANT! Don't use oil at all on your windows, it will not come off. And you're doing too much work cleaning, then cleaning the cleaner....
Post By Tera (Guest Post)
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There is also a product called "TKO". It's liquid that smells like oranges. It takes off the stickiness left by tape, labels, etc. It also removes marker, stains, odors, etc. It's expensive - but it works good, and you only need a little.
Post by klawrence34
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Try antibacterial hand gel. I've tried it and it works like magic! Also, it doesn't make a mess. Very easy to wipe off.
Post By jeangnome46 (Guest Post)
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I use peanut butter to remove any and all leftover adhesive. For extra tough stickiness, cover with peanut butter, leave on for a day or nite, rub off the next day.
Post by pookster
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Try using cooking oil. You will then need to clean the oil off with hot water, dawn dish liquid and vinegar. I had a mirror with stickers that had been there for years and this worked like a charm.
Post By Tami (Guest Post)
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Spray it with WD-40 and let it sit a few minutes. Then use a scraper with a single edge razor blade to finish it. Any window cleaner will get the WD-40 off.
You can use WD-40 to clean most glue types off.
Post By Jessie (Guest Post)
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Spray a bit of WD-40 on a paper towel and wipe over it or you can also use lighter fluid on a paper towel to take it off. You may have to let either one sit a few seconds then scrape it off with razor blade and it should come right off.
Post By Tiffany (Guest Post)
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My sister in Kentucky always used isopropyl alcohol in a spray bottle for cleaning residue from windows, sometimes mixed with 1/3vinegar and 1/3 water (or use vinegar only, or alcohol only in the spray bottle). I have cleaned windows with alcohol only, and you won't get a better shine with anything.
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RE: How Do You Clean Tape Residue Off Windows
I LIVE IN MT DORA, FL--I HAD TO USE HAIR CONDITIONER (HAHAHA) FOR REAL!!!
THEN USED A WINDOW RAZOR BLADE---IT SOFTEN THE DRY TAPE---AND WITH THE TINTING WINDOWS--I HAD TO RUB A LITTLE MORE. (NO BLADE)
NO MORE HURRICANES!!!!
Post By LUCINDAP1 (Guest Post)
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Try using acetone nail polish remover.
Post By Barb (Guest Post)
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They make this stuff called "Goo-Gone" you can get at most Home stores. Spray some on pretty thick, let it sit, then scrape with a razor blade. This worked for me on a car seat that was in a hot car all the time and helped to get sticky labels off of it that had baked on. I also used it on the windows of my new house to get the label residue off of them.
Post By Teresa Shearer (Guest Post)
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Have you tried Goo-Gone? Kathy Y.
Post by Kathy Y.
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Any ideas on how to get mailing tape residue off windows? As you know, Florida had 4 hurricanes this fall, many of us criss cross tape across window panes to keep window glass from flying if window is broken. Because this lasted for 6-7 weeks the sun has baked the tape onto windows, I can't get it off. Thanks for any help
Audrey
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