I stuck an EZ-Pass on my front windshied with inferior [didn't know] velcro tape, it melted off in the FL sunshine and left a glob of glue on the window. Anybody know the best way to get this off?

 

hold a blow dryer up to it for a couple of seconds and rub it off

 

and some "goo gone" or nail polish remover to get the rest off

 

acetone=nail polish remover. just be carefull it will eat your paint. a little bit of acetone goes a long way. just dab a bit on the towel and wipe it off.

 

white vinegar..

Whatever you do dont get any of the above on the Dash more than likely it will discolor it..

 

hair drier for 15 secs, then put some rubbing alcohol on a towel and rub it, then put some tar remover and rub it

 

yell at it, punch it...

 

I don't have a hair dryer or fingernail polish remover, I'll guess I'll go with punching it.

Seriously: Thanks for the tips, I'll let you know what seems to work best.

Edit:

1) White vinegar only thing I have at the moment, it works but is very slow for the amount of glue I have on the window.

Buy/Try something else tomorrow.

 

If none of the above have worked, you can use a 3M product, called Adhesive Remover. It's a good idea to cover the dash below to keep anything from getting on it. Just put a little of the 3M Adhesive Remover on a rag. if you happen to get any on the dash it should not cause a problem. Another product that should work is Goof Off and it also should not harm the dash. Last method is to use a single edge razor. You can scrape it off keeping the blade at a very sharp angle to the glass. Or you can buy a scraper that uses a blade and this will lessen the chance that you may scratch the glass. I own an automotive interior repair company and we use the above methods every day to remove all sorts of stuff from the glass, seats and trim panels.

 

A Big Brick & your insurance Company! lol

Dirk

 

i dont like workin with vinegar it smells like ***

 

when I had to remove lots of window tint residue from my old car I just used that Windex that has vinegar in it and it took it all of pretty easy and best of all didn't smell up the car. Probably the cheapest option too.

 

>> A Big Brick & your insurance Company! lol

He said to remove the glue from the window, not the window from the glue!

 

Goo Gone was by far the fastest and didn't stink too bad [lemon scent].

There was one particular stuborn spot that would not come out. After ten minutes of working on it I finally determined it was little bit of bug-gut on the exterior that wiped off easily with a little water and a paper towel.

 

You guys work too hard...next time try a razor blade scraper/knife:


No chemicals needed!

 

well when i took the side emblem of the Z there was **** load of glue and thats how i got mine off(hair drier, towerl, rubbung alcohol, tar remover)

 

Jesus guys its not that hard, some windex and a razor.. I'm a NYS Inspector which means i remove stickers from the window everyday.. Just a good clean new razor will work fine...

 

Surely you jest!

I attempted the razor trick and it just smeared it over a larger area.

I can easily remove a simple sticker from my window without any problems. It wasn't the tape I was trying to remove, it was the glue residue left behind. I'm talking about a thick and very sticky glue, intended to last many years. Trust me you would have to etched the glass to try and get it of with a razor and you would not have had success.

 

Sorry I read the post bass ackwards!

Dirk

 

No really, I have to agree with the razor method...use a new blade and off it comes. Were talking about glue on the back of a velcro strip not a two-part epoxy.

If you are using a new blade and still having problems, you might want to try cooling it with an ice cube first.