Sticky Goo

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Posted by Roderick on February 12, 2004

Anybody got an easy way to remove the sticky goo thats left after you remove vinyl from an old sign.

Thanks
Roderick

Checkers

Hiya Rod,
I agree with Robare on the Rapid Remover. And the "rapid" product line works great when used correctly.
Another product that's probably less environmentally friendly, but, also works is bestine. Although, it evaporates rather quickly.

Havin' fun,

Checkers

Roderick

Thanks for the help once again.
The Naptha worked pretty good BUT! GOOF OFF or as I call it "buzz on" ( make sure you use it outside) works great.Put it on and the goo turn to mush,then just wipe it off, hardly had to scrub at all.
IF you ever get pink paint on very expensive white carpet try it, it saved my a--.

Roderick

Mike Jackson

Roderick,
Try some "Goo-Gone". You can buy it at any hardware store or paint store. It is citrus based and works quite well for us.

Mike Jackson

Roderick

I'd just like to thank all those vinyl shops out there for getting me into this gooy mess in the first place.
It seem that more and more I am refinishing signs that were done in vinyl.It's humbling being a SIGN PAINTER these days.
Thanks for the help and now I've got to go and get gooed.

Roderick

Mike Jackson

Hi Patrick,
What do the letters in "VM&P Naptha" stand for? Do you think the VM&P brand is necessarily better than other brands that might be more readily available in other parts of the country?

And lastly, I am just curious if you have ever tried the citrus based solutions like Goo-Gone? I'm wondering if the Naptha is better (or maybe not).

Mike

Robare M. Novou

VM&P...Varnish Makers and Painters

I think thats what it means...I seem to remember seeing that on one of thier cans.

RMN

Patrick

Hi Mike,
Turns out that VM&P stands for "Varnish Makers & Painters" , a KLEAN STRIP product, so I would think a good quality naptha would do as well.
I recieved a free sample of orange cleaner and found the odor offensive, also the MSDS sheet spooked me.
Pat

Mike Jackson - Goof Off vs Goo-Gone

Goof-Off and Goo-Gone are two completely different animals. Goof-Off is made to dissolve latex paint and has an intense smell. Goo-Gone smells more like oranges and seems fairly human friendly from my experience. It is made to soften vinyl adhesive, gum residue, and chewing gum--among others. We've used it a long time and it has worked fine for all our needs. I've never had it attack the painted surface. Goo-Gone does not dissolve vinyl. You need to peel all original vinyl lettering first. That often leaves a halo residue or even the adhesive of the whole letter. Some brands of vinyl are worse about leaving glue than others.

Mike Jackson

Ron Percell

Use mineral spirits Rod,
soak a rag (dripping)
saturate area and let soak a minute, then come back and rub well, it should come right off.

If it's a paper or masking tape, use windex to break down the paper, sometime tearing open the paper a bit, once paper has opened up, then repeat 1st process listed above to remove adhesive.

watch out on using product that are too hot, they'll create a mess thats to hard to take up.


Good luck

Robare M. Novou

I use Rapid Tac's Rapid Remover.
I cant get it locally, I have to order it from out of state. www.rapidtac.com

32 oz. spray bottle...$12.50

Works great...the smell is a little tuff on the nose...even though they do say "pleasant fragrance" in the ad

Patrick

I have had great results using VM&P Naptha, especially those "thanks for taking two parking spaces" stickers from vehicles. It penetrates thru the paper and softens the acrylic glue in minutes. I also use it to remove some very tricky acrylic pressure adhesive from my roller glue applicating machine. The key I found is using the correct cloth material. Good quality cotton T shirt material works best. The Naptha penetrates thru the glue weakening its bond. On the top surface of the glue, the cotton will absorb the solvent into the fibers causing the glue to adheare to the toothy fiberous cotton
surface. Do small areas and continueously turn the cloth as it gathers up the glue or it will reapply the glue back to your surface. The Naptha sets up a condition that allows you to ball up the glue and get it moving, it sticks better to the cloth then it can to the oiled smooth surface. Drop me a note if this works as well for you.
Pat