DON'T ASK lol... I've just got a spot on the tailgate and I want to get it off without damaging the paintwork! ...Any ideas?

Many thanks!

Hang on a bit.. my friend Sam managed the exact same thing (must be a black ST thing) so I'll ask her & report back

hahaha Black ST thing sooo true whoopsie!

cheers x

errrrm there is a story to tell here?

Gluing the BEA back on?

Yeh she decided to super glue her small ST badge on the front grille and it ran down the grille and onto the bumper But like she said that little lot got it off..

Wicked cheers
I'll give it a go when I've got a chance. It's had a while to dry though

Andy - get this stuff That'll hold the bleeders on I'll give you some towards it at FITP if you let me have a roll

Acetone is superglues weakness and brings it off but not sure what it would do to paint.

When I got a bit on my motorbike fitting my heated grips I carefully scraped it away with a very sharp blade then had to polish the area with Autoglem paint restorer then finished off with Autoglem resin polish and it is now not noticeable

Let us know how you do!

You can get superglue removal fluid from Maplins but I dont know if it will damage your paint.

Yeah I must find time to try and get it off this long easter weekend!

Ayesha knows how much time us property managers get to ourselves... for you others.......NONE! whiney tenants... pfffft

Ugh... Tell me about it ...

Here's the thing...

Standard normal super glue is water soluble.. It says so on the label if you look carefully..

Not sure if this will work but give it a go... Try boiling water from a kettle.. And then pour it over the glue letting it slowly drip on to it to try and soften it, it then might gently peel off, or you'll be able to rub it off with a soft cloth.

If acetone works as Anthony says, then use it, it wont damage the paint work, and the area can be easily polished afterwards, go grab your mum or girlfriends nail polish remover, as they are usually acetone based, another thing worth trying might be petrol, you might need to leave it on the area for a bit, but I bet it will soften the glue and make it easy to rub off..

J.

Like my friend said & I posted above... "A lot of hot water" got the superglue off her bumper..

I'm grabbing the kettle to go on it later then!
Thanks v.much for the info. I'm at JamSport at the moment so I'll 'ave a go later!

Update: Boiling water didn't work because it's been on there too long! oops!

Next: Nail polish remover...

Also here's a Tip: Hairdryers are brilliant to get glue off after decal removing! and also I debadged the 'FIESTA' badge with only the help of a hairdryer! Result!

and with what did you glue the BEAST back on?

Still not back on yet
Need to buy the new letters still
I will get it off soon though!

i did the same thing, i tried acetone and it does work on getting some of it off but if your not careful (i wasnt) you end up with a very smooth area witch doesnt want to come off, i took mine to my mates dads car body shop and they got it off with some very fine sandpaper, gave it a polish afterwards and you wouldnt even know it was there.

I got it off with acetone nail polish remover!
I poured water over the area straight after but thanks for the heads up because I'm going to check for any remaining!