Removing glue from grip tape on police trade in help!!!

bspillman · May 7, 2018, 06:39 PM

Ok folks. I got a great deal on a police trade in glock. It has grip tape or something like it on the grip and under the trigger guard. I want to remove the unsightly tape how do I remove the left behind glue? Thank as usual guys.

sparkyv · May 7, 2018, 06:42 PM

Some lighter fluid on a rag. Won't damage the polymer.

railroader · May 7, 2018, 06:47 PM

Acetone works good too.

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WVsig · May 7, 2018, 06:48 PM

Sticky side of duct tape.

burrhead · May 7, 2018, 06:48 PM

WD 40

sparkyv · May 7, 2018, 06:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by railroader

Acetone works good too.

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That it does, railroader, but it has the potential to damage the polymer.

TunnelRat · May 7, 2018, 07:20 PM

It's likely just basic citris cleaner, but I really like Goo Gone.

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arquebus357 · May 7, 2018, 07:36 PM

Naptha (lighter fluid but much cheaper) is about the least harmful solvent you can use. You need to keep a can around the house.

I use it to clean microwave ovens, halogen cookers and etc.

DPris · May 7, 2018, 08:22 PM

We LOVE Goo Gone here.

Denis

EIGHTYDUECE · May 7, 2018, 08:40 PM

I would use the duct tape trick before I would use chemicals on Nylon. Stick the tape on it and rip it off quick and it will take the sticky goop off. Chemicals are always a last resort on plastics. My opinion of course

Siggy-06 · May 7, 2018, 08:52 PM

+1 on googone

JDBerg · May 7, 2018, 09:50 PM

91% isopropyl rubbing alcohol did a great job to take the Talon grip adhesive residue off of the grip of my Glock 19

TunnelRat · May 7, 2018, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by JDBerg

91% isopropyl rubbing alcohol did a great job to take the Talon grip adhesive residue off of the grip of my Glock 19

I use isopropyl alcohol to do periodic cleanings of polymer pistols. It strips off oil and light grease very well and like you said can do adhesive too. Depending on how sticky it is I switch to Goo Gone.

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railroader · May 8, 2018, 01:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sparkyv

That it does, railroader, but it has the potential to damage the polymer.

I use brake cleaner on them too. The only polymer handgun I have that was an issue with was a Ruger P97. That polymer would discolor with brake cleaner so I only used synthetic polymer safe gun cleaner.

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cptjack · May 8, 2018, 05:02 AM

acetone has the potential to change your life ..carsinagen

kymasabe · May 8, 2018, 09:09 AM

I've used wd40 and works well. Also, TurtleWax makes a citrus based decal adhesive remover that works pretty well.

FlyFish · May 8, 2018, 03:57 PM

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acetone has the potential to change your life ..carsinagen

Acetone has not been shown to be a carcinogen. It (along with many other things) may be, but the toxicological evidence is not there. That said, inhalation of high concentrations of acetone can have other acute and chronic health effects. Here's the statement on carcinogenicity from the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR, generally regarded, at least in this country, as the authority on such things):

"The Department of Health and Human Services, the International Agency for Research on Cancer, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have not classified acetone for carcinogenicity.

Acetone does not cause skin cancer in animals when applied to the skin. We don't know if breathing or swallowing acetone for long periods will cause cancer. Studies of workers exposed to it found no significant risk of death
from cancer."

FITASC · May 8, 2018, 04:11 PM

Another vote for Goo Gone - get it at Walmart; their companion Goof Off is another good product

bspillman · May 8, 2018, 06:22 PM

Thanks for all the great ideas. I used hoppes #9 and it worked great.

cw308 · May 8, 2018, 06:27 PM

Hoppes #9 does it all , great stuff .

Cheapshooter · May 8, 2018, 07:21 PM

Goo Gone or WD40. Both work well at removing sticky adhesives. I've used WD 40 to clean all sorts of caulking from my fingers. Silicone, even buytl caulk that almost nothing else will touch.

lee n. field · May 8, 2018, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by burrhead

WD 40

Back 20-ish years ago, when I would have occasion at work to clean out a dot matrix printer in which a sticky label had gotten on the platen, WD-40 was great for that. The sticky residue would come right off.

Fishbed77 · May 9, 2018, 08:54 AM

Quote:

We LOVE Goo Gone here.
Denis

Goo Gone will work. Don't bother with anything else.

Big Shrek · May 9, 2018, 09:33 AM

Goo Gone & Goof Off are great for that

Cute trick to enhance the look of polymer pistols is to wipe down with an oily rag,
let it soak in a bit, then follow up with a dry cloth a few minutes later.
Also make plastic car parts look better

Tactical Jackalope · May 9, 2018, 09:54 PM

I've always used Goo-Gone for those sticky situations.

May 7, 2018, 06:39 PM	#1
bspillman Senior Member Join Date: October 28, 2011 Posts: 559	Removing glue from grip tape on police trade in help!!! Ok folks. I got a great deal on a police trade in glock. It has grip tape or something like it on the grip and under the trigger guard. I want to remove the unsightly tape how do I remove the left behind glue? Thank as usual guys.

May 7, 2018, 06:42 PM	#2
sparkyv Senior Member Join Date: May 2, 2015 Location: Deepinnaheartta,Texas Posts: 318	Some lighter fluid on a rag. Won't damage the polymer. __________________ μολὼν λαβέ NRA Life Member

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WVsig Senior Member Join Date: June 30, 2010 Location: NC Posts: 5,309	Sticky side of duct tape. __________________ -The right to be left alone is the most comprehensive of rights, and the right most valued by free people.-Louis Brandeis -Its a tool box... I don't care you put the tools in for the job that's all... -Sam from Ronin -It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. -Aristotle

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burrhead Senior Member Join Date: July 6, 1999 Location: Chihuahuan desert, Texas Posts: 1,148	WD 40 __________________ Join the GOA, SAF and the TSRA I'm offended by people that are easily offended.

May 7, 2018, 08:40 PM	#10
EIGHTYDUECE Senior Member Join Date: July 19, 2001 Posts: 578	I would use the duct tape trick before I would use chemicals on Nylon. Stick the tape on it and rip it off quick and it will take the sticky goop off. Chemicals are always a last resort on plastics. My opinion of course __________________ "KNEES IN THE BREEZE" "Shop Smart, Shop S-Mart"- ASH

May 7, 2018, 06:47 PM	#3
railroader Senior Member Join Date: February 8, 2000 Location: Tucson Arizona Posts: 1,756	Acetone works good too. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

May 7, 2018, 07:20 PM	#7
TunnelRat Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2011 Posts: 12,214	It's likely just basic citris cleaner, but I really like Goo Gone. Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

May 7, 2018, 07:36 PM	#8
arquebus357 Senior Member Join Date: December 19, 2016 Location: Atlanta, Georgia area Posts: 455	Naptha (lighter fluid but much cheaper) is about the least harmful solvent you can use. You need to keep a can around the house. I use it to clean microwave ovens, halogen cookers and etc.

May 7, 2018, 08:22 PM	#9
DPris Member Emeritus Join Date: August 19, 2004 Posts: 7,133	We LOVE Goo Gone here. Denis

May 7, 2018, 08:52 PM	#11
Siggy-06 Senior Member Join Date: September 2, 2014 Location: Florida Posts: 1,148	+1 on googone __________________ Flicks just like a lighter, just a different kind of fire.

May 7, 2018, 09:50 PM	#12
JDBerg Senior Member Join Date: May 18, 2015 Location: PA Posts: 1,835	91% isopropyl rubbing alcohol did a great job to take the Talon grip adhesive residue off of the grip of my Glock 19 __________________ Words to Live By: Before You Pray - Believe; Before You Speak - Listen; Before You Spend - Earn; Before You Write - Think; Before You Quit - Try; Before You Die - Live

May 8, 2018, 05:02 AM	#15
cptjack Senior Member Join Date: October 1, 2014 Posts: 314	acetone has the potential to change your life ..carsinagen

May 8, 2018, 09:09 AM	#16
kymasabe Senior Member Join Date: June 10, 2005 Location: SW Florida Posts: 2,747	I've used wd40 and works well. Also, TurtleWax makes a citrus based decal adhesive remover that works pretty well. __________________ God's creatures big and small, eat them one, eat them all.

May 8, 2018, 04:11 PM	#18
FITASC Senior Member Join Date: December 6, 2014 Posts: 6,441	Another vote for Goo Gone - get it at Walmart; their companion Goof Off is another good product __________________ "I believe that people have a right to decide their own destinies; people own themselves. I also believe that, in a democracy, government exists because (and only so long as) individual citizens give it a 'temporary license to exist'—in exchange for a promise that it will behave itself. In a democracy, you own the government—it doesn't own you."- Frank Zappa

May 8, 2018, 06:22 PM	#19
bspillman Senior Member Join Date: October 28, 2011 Posts: 559	Thanks for all the great ideas. I used hoppes #9 and it worked great.

May 8, 2018, 06:27 PM	#20
cw308 Senior Member Join Date: September 2, 2010 Location: Plainview , Long Island NY Posts: 3,863	Hoppes #9 does it all , great stuff . Last edited by cw308; May 9, 2018 at 09:31 AM.

May 8, 2018, 07:21 PM	#21
Cheapshooter Senior Member Join Date: December 2, 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 8,306	Goo Gone or WD40. Both work well at removing sticky adhesives. I've used WD 40 to clean all sorts of caulking from my fingers. Silicone, even buytl caulk that almost nothing else will touch. __________________ Cheapshooter's rules of gun ownership #1: NEVER SELL OR TRADE ANYTHING!

May 9, 2018, 09:33 AM	#24
Big Shrek Senior Member Join Date: August 6, 2009 Location: NorthWest Florida Posts: 1,358	Goo Gone & Goof Off are great for that Cute trick to enhance the look of polymer pistols is to wipe down with an oily rag, let it soak in a bit, then follow up with a dry cloth a few minutes later. Also make plastic car parts look better __________________ Marlin Specialist Calico Specialist A gun should be a tool in the hands of a deadly weapon, not a deadly weapon in the hands of a tool.

May 9, 2018, 09:54 PM	#25
Tactical Jackalope Senior Member Join Date: December 5, 2010 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 6,429	I've always used Goo-Gone for those sticky situations.

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