How To Wipe Off The Glue From The Adhesive Tape - Remove Traces Of Ordinary, Double-sided, Painting From Plastic, Furniture, Glass, Clothes And Other Surfaces + Photos And Videos

2024 Author: Bailey Albertson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 12:53

It is possible to wipe off the adhesive from the adhesive tape

Scotch tape is a useful adhesive tape that is often used in the household for joining various parts, gluing broken things, but even despite its convenience, it leaves unpleasant traces that attract villi, dust and dirt that we want to get rid of. It is quite simple to wipe off traces of glue from the tape, you just need to follow the instructions and tips. Despite the fact that there are a lot of types of adhesive tape, they are united by the same feature: an acrylic base, less often a rubber base. This means that the choice of an effective remedy depends on the material of the surface on which traces remain - plastic, stainless steel, wood, glass or linoleum.

Before you start cleaning up the unpleasant adhesive layer, you should understand the types of adhesive tape that leave a mark (this is not a problem with every adhesive tape). If we “know the enemy by sight”, it is easier for us to cope with it.

Consider which adhesive tape leaves marks and which does not.

Content

• 1 Table: what types of adhesive tape exist
• 2 We clean the traces of glue from the usual, painting, double-sided

• 3 How to remove traces of adhesive from adhesive tape from metal

  • 3.1 Cleaning with oil
  • 3.2 How to wipe off with solvent

• 4 Get rid of traces of glue on plastic surfaces

  • 4.1 Eraser cleans plastic
  • 4.2 Which solvents are suitable
  • 4.3 Exposing the adhesive spot to heat
  • 4.4 Scotch tape - scotch tape
  • 4.5 Video: we clean plastic windows from traces of adhesive tape

• 5 How to wash natural or synthetic fabrics

  • 5.1 Alcohol or acetone
  • 5.2 Soap solution, washing powder or soda solution
  • 5.3 Washing machine

• 6 If adhesive remains on the upholstery or carpet surface

  • 6.1 Special carpet cleaner
  • 6.2 Solvents

• 7 Remove the remnants of the crayon tape from linoleum

  7.1 Video: how to clean linoleum from scotch tape

• 8 Removing the dried sticky mark from a wooden surface

  • 8.1 The safest way is oil
  • 8.2 Kitchen cleaner
  • 8.3 Eraser

• 9 If the remains of the adhesive tape on the surface of the laminated chipboard and polish?

  9.1 Video: getting rid of glue on furniture

• 10 We clean glasses and mirrors from scotch marks

  10.1 Video: how to remove tape from glass

• 11 How to remove the remainder of the tape from the rubber
• 12 How to remove adhesive marks from wallpaper?
• 13 How to clean a surface painted with water-based paint?

Table: what types of tape exist

Type of scotch tape	How is it used	Base type	Does it leave traces?
Stationery adhesive tape	In offices, shops and schools for gluing paper and cardboard	Acrylic	No
Packing tape	In production for packaging products	Acrylic	Yes
Colored tape	In production for labeling different products in the same packaging boxes	Acrylic	Yes
Scotch tape with logo	In production facilities as an additional advertising medium	Acrylic	No
Masking tape (crepp)	To protect the surface from construction work	Rubber	No
Reinforced adhesive tape	For various renovations, waterproof	Rubber	Yes
Double-sided tape	Bonds two items together	Acrylic	Yes
Mounting rubber thick tape	For attaching plexiglass	Acrylic	No

We clean the traces of glue from the usual, painting, double-sided

Traces of rubber-based adhesives and any “fresh” marks are most easily removed. For each type of adhesive tape that leaves marks, there is a way to remove them.

Rubber based tape is easier to remove

How to remove adhesive tape from metal

Cleaning with oil

On metal surfaces, traces of adhesive tape based on acrylic most often remain. One of the easiest and most straightforward ways to use is to remove the glue with vegetable oil. The oil contains fats that can change the properties of the glue and reduce its stickiness. A small piece of cotton wool is moistened with any fatty vegetable oil (sunflower or mustard oil, olive), applied to the glue line for a couple of minutes and rubbed off with slight pressure. You can pour oil directly on the dirty surface itself and put an unnecessary piece of cloth on top (in this case, you will need to wait several hours, but the glue will be easier to wipe off without applying any effort). The surface after the oil should be washed with a solution of soap or soda.

How to wipe off with solvent

Solvents such as alcohol or vodka, acetone, apple cider vinegar or grape vinegar, window cleaner, nail polish remover or White Spirit thinner will help to get rid of traces of duct tape on painted metal (from a stove, hood or refrigerator). These same substances work well with sticky marks on tiles, ceramic surfaces, mirrors and glass products.

It is possible to remove scotch tape residues from stainless steel using a dry cleaning agent - such as Pemolux kitchen powder (or Cif) and a stainless steel sponge.

Getting rid of traces of glue on plastic surfaces

Plastic surrounds us in an apartment or house everywhere - these are window frames, furniture, and toys for children. When preparing for cleaning, the quality of the plastic should be objectively assessed; a good material should withstand even aggressive agents. It is also necessary to take into account the cleaning time - it is much longer and more difficult to wipe off the adhesive tape, which has become old.

Eraser cleans plastic

An ordinary stationery eraser can save you from glue marks, motes from it are brushed off the plastic surface with a damp soft cloth. This method can be used for cleaning electrical equipment, children's toys, furniture and plastic windows from adhesive tape. However, if the surface is very large, you will need a lot of time and patience.

The eraser is suitable for cleaning plastic surfaces

What solvents are suitable

You can use the same products you used for metal cleaning, or unrefined gasoline for lighters, but before doing this, it is best to test them on a small area of the plastic surface you would like to clean.

Not all plastic reacts equally well to White Spirit, vodka or alcohol, some may lose their top coat or gloss, while others are prone to light spots.

Exposing the glue spot to heat

Old glue is the hardest thing to wipe off the plastic, you can "warm it up" a little to make things easier. To do this, you need to use a hair dryer, which will soften the glue mass, or a table lamp. After such manipulations, the adhesive trail “quickly comes into contact” with other detergents (for example, soapy water).

Scotch tape - scotch tape

Not too old tape marks can be cleaned … with another adhesive tape. It should be of better quality so as not to "plant" new tracks on the surface. You need to glue a new piece of duct tape onto the old track and tear it off vigorously, repeat this until traces of the old glue remain on the plastic surface.

Video: we clean plastic windows from traces of adhesive tape

How to wash natural or synthetic fabrics

As soon as you find traces of the adhesive base of the adhesive tape on the fabrics, start acting immediately, until the glue has hardened and absorbed into the fibers of the fabric.

Alcohol or acetone

It is necessary to moisten a cotton swab or a cotton pad folded in half with a solvent (act with its corner) and wipe the dirty track. Thinner can be used on strong, shedding fabrics, but is not at all suitable for printed or patterned fabrics, dyed fabrics and delicate fabrics.

Acetone dissolves the adhesive base from the tape

Soap solution, laundry detergent, or baking soda solution

You need to soak the clothes for half an hour or an hour, and then rinse, first of all paying attention to the areas with traces of adhesive tape, carefully removing the glue from the fabric with your hands.

Washing machine

Try washing your clothes in the washing machine, setting it to a specific mode for each specific type of fabric. It is advisable not to set the spin program after washing - this way you will have the opportunity to check whether the adhesive tape remains on the surface of the fabric or not.

Gasoline, kerosene, as well as other oil-based solvents leave persistent greasy stains on fabrics, so it is not recommended to use them to remove scotch tape from clothes.

If adhesive remains on the upholstery or carpet surface

Special Carpet Cleaner

You can use a special carpet cleaner - Help, Vanish or a Vox Drop, and keep it in the dirty area a little longer than recommended by the manufacturer for regular carpet cleaning.

Solvents

Upholstery can be treated with acetone, then wiped with a cloth dampened with soapy water.

Removing the remnants of the crayon tape from linoleum

Any cleaning powder is suitable for this, for example, Pemoxol.

Pemoxol - cleaning powder, cleans surfaces from traces of glue

Video: how to clean linoleum from scotch tape

Removing the dried sticky mark from a wooden surface

Wood surfaces are very delicate and therefore must be handled with great care. Often, when cleaning wood, they use fat-based products (vegetable oils and even mayonnaise)

The most gentle way is oil

You can use vegetable oil or baby massage oil. Before using it, be sure to try on the inside of the leg.

Means for the kitchen

For cleaning wooden surfaces, use Cif Kitchen Cream, a gel-like thick liquid of soft cream color.

Eraser

Washing gum is also suitable for cleaning delicate surfaces. The stains left after the eraser must be wiped off with a dry soft cloth, then the shine will return to the furniture.

If the remains of adhesive tape on the surface of the laminated chipboard and polish?

Soap solution, dishwashing detergent, shaving foam, vegetable oil will help to remove adhesive tape from furniture with a polished surface.

You can clean chipboard furniture with White Spirit thinner.

Video: getting rid of glue on furniture

We clean glasses and mirrors from scotch marks

For this purpose, you can use a special window cleaner, alcohol or acetone, nail polish remover. To clean the traces of tape, the mirrors can be applied to the dirty area with a sponge soaked in hot water, wait a few seconds, and wipe with a dry soft cloth. You can use vegetable oil.

Removing tape from glass and mirror surfaces is not too difficult

Video: how to remove adhesive tape from glass

How to remove the remainder of the tape from the rubber

A good rubber cleaner is the familiar Coca-Cola, as well as solvents such as White Spirit or 646. As with cleaning mirrors, hot water and then a dry thick cloth can help.

How to remove adhesive marks from wallpaper?

If the wallpaper is silk or vinyl, non-fibrous and dense, there are usually no scotch marks left on it. This happens more often with paper wallpapers. To clean them, the surface of the wallpaper needs to be warmed up using a hair dryer or a table lamp. Another option is to use a soft, heavy cloth and iron. It is necessary to heat the iron and run it several times through the cloth applied to the area soiled with tape. The adhesion of the adhesive backing to the wallpaper will decrease and the adhesive will be easier to peel off.

How to clean a surface painted with water-based paint?

Any alcohol-containing solution or hot water will help with this, since the water-based paint itself, unlike the adhesive base of any adhesive tape, is insensitive to the use of solvents and temperature changes.

It is not so difficult to cope with sticky marks from adhesive tape, it is only important to choose the most suitable method for the dirty surface and use it correctly. And then your furniture, clothes or wallpaper will be pleasantly clean and pleasing to the eye.