need a super solvent

[John the Canuck]

took the very old bar tape off

it has/had a self-adhesive glue strip down the middle - so left with this
.


tried everything
GT85, JIF, 100% acetone .............no luck

HELP

 

[simon the viking]

Meths? thinners?

 

[PpPete]

Graffiti Remover is one of the stronger solvents you can buy legally.
But why bother? Just put the new tape over the top?

 

[TissoT]

Heat gun ... Or a fine blade one of the cheap plastic Stanley knifes

 

[John the Canuck]

Graffiti Remover is one of the stronger solvents you can buy legally.
But why bother? Just put the new tape over the top?

haha - true ... didn't want the tape so far up

thanks to all tho

 

[raleighnut]

took the very old bar tape off

it has/had a self-adhesive glue strip down the middle - so left with this
.


tried everything
GT85, JIF, 100% acetone .............no luck

HELP

White spirit, Scotchbrite (or similar) pad, plenty of elbow grease then Solvol to finish. Love those suicide levers and high end brakes got similar on my Raleigh Equipe (well Superequipe really as its the red & white version)

 

[smokeysmoo]

+1 for paint thinners, but only do it outside or you might get.......

 

[John the Canuck]

..
............. Love those suicide levers and high end brakes -- got similar on my Raleigh Equipe ..................

love 'em or hate 'em.....?............
they were original on the P10PG ''Loire''
but i've read/had so many comments to................ ''get them OFF''

i'll give them a wrap with some cheap tape and try for a few weeks

 

[slowmotion]

Try some sticky stuff remover.....You can get it on Amazon. Maplin does sticky label remover too.

There's loads of advice on Google ....
http://tipnut.com/25-helpful-items-to-remove-sticky-adhesive-goo/

 

[NormanD]

Light machine oil on a rag and rub ... make sure you degrease the bars before fitting the new tape

 

[the_mikey]

Servisol IPA 170

 

[raleighnut]

love 'em or hate 'em.....?............
they were original on the P10PG ''Loire''
but i've read/had so many comments to................ ''get them OFF''

i'll give them a wrap with some cheap tape and try for a few weeks

Although I rarely use the "suicide lever" portion I couldn't take them off as nothing screams retro more than them, unless you count the SCS/Bluemells guards cloth bartape and the Brooks B5N saddle

 

[MikeG]

Petrol or diesel are great solvents. Just make sure you do the work outside.

 

[John the Canuck]

White spirit, Scotchbrite (or similar) pad, plenty of elbow grease then Solvol to finish. .......

......is the RIGHT ANSWER..!".......................many thanks

after lotsa Autosol --- decided to keep them, rather than buy new levers

.
thanks for all the advice............................john