Newb needs VC help

[NFNSUS]

Ohk well ive recently bought a VC vacationer for my first car.
It had one of those vinyl covers for the roof and i really hated it.. so i pulled it off.
Now im stuck with the problem of the glue it left behind

Any tips on how i could get it off?

[SquishyShoes]

Is the glue similar to the stuff used to stick badges on the new commies? If it is you can just check the debadging thread (I can't be bothered right now...) and see how they did it. IIRC there was a few tips in there about how to get rid of the glue. Good Luck mate.

[NFNSUS]

thanks

[v8commy]

if not heat gun would work

[180sc]

Alot of sanding

[GMH_VC]

grease and wax remover would do the job to. i used it on some sticky crap i had and it come off no trouble.

[ari666]

if not heat gun would work

yep, heat gun is the way forward, and a hell of a lot of prepsol.

pls dont forget that the roof will need to be painted. i saw a civic cruising around yesterday with a bonnet that was in base coat. he obviously liked the black effect, any way the panel was just an equal sheet of rust.

even a spray can will do it in the meantime.

[NFNSUS]

Hey everyone, got rid of the sticky crap. Thanks for all the tips. turns out there was perfect paint under it, hasnt seen day light for 29 years :P

[SquishyShoes]

Can I ask what you did to get it off?

[ari666]

turns out there was perfect paint under it,

wow! really? i didnt think they painted under cos' it made the glue less effective. meh, congrats anyway

[NFNSUS]

I used a 110mL bottle of Orange Power and paper towl, its a sticky spot & glue dissolver. Works great!

Took me around a hour or so of rubbing to get rid of all the glue.

This reply doesnt really sound like removing glue from a roof does it? :/

Pics:

[SquishyShoes]

That paint does look good!

[ari666]

I used a 110mL bottle of Orange Power and paper towl

im so stupid, i used that stuff to get the glue off my windows after i ripped off the tinting. totally forgot about it, it works amazingly.

ps. the roof came up sweet

[NFNSUS]

haha Cheers