Back in the 80s in the Air Force I sat next to a chemist who had the task of evaluating d-limonene, aka, orange oil, for various uses in the maintenance shops. He had a can of 3M spray in the office and we had a stapler that had been around since the 60s covered in every owner's personal masking tape name label. We sprayed the stapler and let it sit a few minutes. All the tape wiped right up along with any glue residue. It was pretty amazing. We also learned it removed the oils from our fingers, so if you try using it, wear gloves.
😜 I tried this out and used a cut up plastic bag to cover the WD 40 for over half an hour… it worked a little, but mine was a ten to twenty year sticky tape issue and very stubborn. My carpenter sweetheart from Germany laughed at the WD 40 idea 😂 and told me to try PAINT THINNER, and it worked like a charm, some of the glue coming off in seconds and other more challenging spots with some elbow grease and a paint scraper to get through the layers. The floor looks great and with a little linseed oil to nourish the floor boards, they look and feel fabulous! ✨🤎✨
Good video. Try this on your next spot and upload it. 1. Spray WdD40 (not the silicone type) 2. Place plastic over it 3. Come back in 30 min with a paper towel and wipe it all off with NO EFFORT. 4. I'm lazy...that's how I know.
This works excellently! Much better than without the plastic. Just used kitchen foil plastic. I used a creditcard to "scrape". Although it just comes off with 0 effort. And then clean it with a cloth. Thanks! Saved me hours of work and headaches
My experiment with >10 year old stuck tape using yours and another recommendation, read on for the results and my conclusion: I just saw your comment after spraying WD 40 on one of the too many strips where carpet was secured to the hardwood flooring with duct tape and another unknown tape… will report back in 30 minutes. 8:55 am right now. 9:40 am It took some of the tape off, but definitely the rest was still stuck. I spoke with my sweetheart in Germany who is a carpenter and he laughed when I told him about the WD 40 saying they use it for screws, not stuck tape. 😜 He recommended paint thinner, and on one strip I tried while waiting for the WD 40 to kick in, the glue all came within half a minute scraping with a credit card, but could have used a cloth! Lets try it on that more stubborn spot now and see how it goes… 10:30am With the help of my metal paint scraper that has curves and a point and esp the short flat side as well as the long flat top, and a little finessing with an old credit card, I was able to remove all three long glue strips very well. Definitely for me it is a pure winner using the PAINT THINNER over vegetable oils and WD 40! Thank you so much for your tip that helped me on this journey!
I have been trying to remove residue from previous tenant's kitchen cabinet baby locks... I had no clue you could use WD-40 on such things. Trying it out first thing tmr morning and will be back with results!!! You may just have made my ... year!!!!
Thankyou thankyou I finally got off my duct tape glue from the back of my plastic cable remote control, I used wd40 it worked awesome all gone, kudos bro thanks again
First off ~ Thank you GEO for your hins ~ I have a pair of speakers that I marked their positions on my wooden floor with duct tape for easy set up when I moved them around ~ Well ~ After 8 years I got rid of those speaker and tried to pull up the duct tape with not much luck ~ The floor was a mess and needless to say my wife wasn't very happy ~ By chance I found your page and tried your method but after seeing your failure with the Olive oil I just used the DW-40 and after 30 minutes it worked just like peeling a banana ~ Thanks again ~
Awesome! Thx so much for the video. I have the same situation but on a stainless steel surface. I will try the WD-40 and hope that it helps as well as it did for you. Thanks again!!!
back in my navy days, we always had cans of WD40 to loosen up the screw, or even use it to shine my torpedoes tube, remove all stains on my equipment. super invention. lol
One whole 2ftx3ft table top full of six years old adhesive gunk... tried your WD40 method and VOILA! .. clean as ever! Ready for some new wood stain and finishing.
Here is a better way: Use a Wagner (cheap) heat gun and scrape off excess with METAL scraper. Use Mineral spirits and steel wool (0000) and scrub in circles to get it off, occasionally using scraper to get off stubborn spots. Wipe clean. Scraper should be 1.5" wide, and no sharp edges. I usually grind my corners on a concrete pavement so the metal corners are a bit rounded. Careful! Don't scratch piece. Plastic does nothing. Steel wool. Leave it in a jar with the mineral sprits on it, for future use on sticky store labels. Do not use Goo Gone or Acetone as they will damage the piece.
As an artist my desk is covered in it. Would the oil or wd4o come off so I can work on it again. ? Would appreciate a reply if possible before I destroy the desk 🙏👍
Back in the 80s in the Air Force I sat next to a chemist who had the task of evaluating d-limonene, aka, orange oil, for various uses in the maintenance shops. He had a can of 3M spray in the office and we had a stapler that had been around since the 60s covered in every owner's personal masking tape name label. We sprayed the stapler and let it sit a few minutes. All the tape wiped right up along with any glue residue. It was pretty amazing. We also learned it removed the oils from our fingers, so if you try using it, wear gloves.
Man I wish I would've watched this before I sanded the wood. Thx for the tip..
That’s exactly what I was thinking...🤦🏻♀️
Wd40 is good for alot of things even getting gum out out hair or carpets
Rubbing alcohol also works, maybe even better
@@qpid-gr7mw wont wd40 dage gun wood ?
I wish I *had
😜 I tried this out and used a cut up plastic bag to cover the WD 40 for over half an hour… it worked a little, but mine was a ten to twenty year sticky tape issue and very stubborn.
My carpenter sweetheart from Germany laughed at the WD 40 idea 😂 and told me to try PAINT THINNER, and it worked like a charm, some of the glue coming off in seconds and other more challenging spots with some elbow grease and a paint scraper to get through the layers.
The floor looks great and with a little linseed oil to nourish the floor boards, they look and feel fabulous! ✨🤎✨
Haha
Good video. Try this on your next spot and upload it.
1. Spray WdD40 (not the silicone type)
2. Place plastic over it
3. Come back in 30 min with a paper towel and wipe it all off with NO EFFORT.
4. I'm lazy...that's how I know.
This works excellently! Much better than without the plastic. Just used kitchen foil plastic.
I used a creditcard to "scrape". Although it just comes off with 0 effort. And then clean it with a cloth.
Thanks! Saved me hours of work and headaches
My experiment with >10 year old stuck tape using yours and another recommendation, read on for the results and my conclusion:
I just saw your comment after spraying WD 40 on one of the too many strips where carpet was secured to the hardwood flooring with duct tape and another unknown tape… will report back in 30 minutes. 8:55 am right now.
9:40 am It took some of the tape off, but definitely the rest was still stuck. I spoke with my sweetheart in Germany who is a carpenter and he laughed when I told him about the WD 40 saying they use it for screws, not stuck tape. 😜
He recommended paint thinner, and on one strip I tried while waiting for the WD 40 to kick in, the glue all came within half a minute scraping with a credit card, but could have used a cloth!
Lets try it on that more stubborn spot now and see how it goes…
10:30am With the help of my metal paint scraper that has curves and a point and esp the short flat side as well as the long flat top, and a little finessing with an old credit card, I was able to remove all three long glue strips very well.
Definitely for me it is a pure winner using the PAINT THINNER over vegetable oils and WD 40!
Thank you so much for your tip that helped me on this journey!
I have been trying to remove residue from previous tenant's kitchen cabinet baby locks... I had no clue you could use WD-40 on such things. Trying it out first thing tmr morning and will be back with results!!! You may just have made my ... year!!!!
Seems like it did not work out :(
Thankyou thankyou I finally got off my duct tape glue from the back of my plastic cable remote control, I used wd40 it worked awesome all gone, kudos bro thanks again
Glad to hear on plastic, thanks! Was about to spend $500 for new car doors!
It's a good idea to wipe/scrape in the direction of the wood grain. Also a credit card or gift card works really good as scraper without scratching!
I used one of those plastic scrapers that widow tinters use to put window tinting on cars ~ Worked perfectly ~
Love that you tried both and gave us reviews of each.
This was so super helpful. Thank you!
First off ~ Thank you GEO for your hins ~ I have a pair of speakers that I marked their positions on my wooden floor with duct tape for easy set up when I moved them around ~ Well ~ After 8 years I got rid of those speaker and tried to pull up the duct tape with not much luck ~ The floor was a mess and needless to say my wife wasn't very happy ~ By chance I found your page and tried your method but after seeing your failure with the Olive oil I just used the DW-40 and after 30 minutes it worked just like peeling a banana ~ Thanks again ~
Why does he sound like ryan renolds
Good information, thanks for sharing your video with us.
I just so happen to have some WD-40 in our garage
Omg this totally worked. This saved my furniture. So grateful. Thanks 🙏
Those are called “Barrister bookcases” , very nice to keep dust off of your books :)
Thanks
It really works I tryed it on shiny work to. I wish I knew before rubbing it to hard previously and left a mark.
Awesome! Thx so much for the video. I have the same situation but on a stainless steel surface. I will try the WD-40 and hope that it helps as well as it did for you. Thanks again!!!
WD-40 is magic !!! wish I knew that earlier
I was going crazy trying to remove duct tape everywhere. I hope this works. I got a heat gun but it just spreads the glue thinner over a wider area
Glad to know before I tried this on my hardwood floors!! Thank you!!
thank you for the tip, wd rules!
Thank you. I used cooking oil and worked for me
Great : )
The best to use in removing residue of euct tape is acetone which is use to remove nail polish
Does it harm the wood though?
I use pledge for furniture polish and work really well
back in my navy days, we always had cans of WD40 to loosen up the screw, or even use it to shine my torpedoes tube, remove all stains on my equipment. super invention. lol
What a champion. Thanks for loading.
olive oil works great , thanks!
So helpful in times of need. Already liked and subscribed.
Thank you just what i was looking for
Baby oil works sir?
You kinda remind me of fix it felix
Oh my god thank you ☺️ you saved my really nice Jewelry box oh thank thank you thank you
It worked for me. Thank you.
Thanks. I'll be trying this tomorrow.
Good luck
I used water and soap on some residue on my IKEA kitchen cabinet. It damaged the finishing 🥺
This worked for me perfectly! Thankyou very much 😊😊😊
incredibly helpful - thank you 👍🏽
Thank you so much for this tip. 🙏🏻
Thank you for the tip. Removed the duck tape in no time.
What you talking about man nothing of your things work hei
Murphys Oil works wonders too, made for cleaning wood.
I have soooo much glue from tape on my furniture after moving. Used rubbing alcohol and scrubbed for hours. It works but it’s slow.
Oh will this work on plastic too
It works.. Superb ... Thanks for sharing..
Great video. I am going to try on my windows
Thank you
Oil worked for me well.
Ryan is that you?
Thank you for making this video... I tested hand sanitizer and it worked.
Perfect video
How about on fiberglass?
One whole 2ftx3ft table top full of six years old adhesive gunk... tried your WD40 method and VOILA! .. clean as ever! Ready for some new wood stain and finishing.
Great
Here is a better way:
Use a Wagner (cheap) heat gun and scrape off excess with METAL scraper.
Use Mineral spirits and steel wool (0000) and scrub in circles to get it off, occasionally using scraper to get off stubborn spots. Wipe clean.
Scraper should be 1.5" wide, and no sharp edges. I usually grind my corners on a concrete pavement so the metal corners are a bit rounded. Careful! Don't scratch piece. Plastic does nothing. Steel wool. Leave it in a jar with the mineral sprits on it, for future use on sticky store labels. Do not use Goo Gone or Acetone as they will damage the piece.
As an artist my desk is covered in it. Would the oil or wd4o come off so I can work on it again. ? Would appreciate a reply if possible before I destroy the desk 🙏👍
try wiping it down with wipes, im here for your same problem.
Brilliant !! Thanks.
it really worked for me for gorilla tape glue
no damage to polish
great tip doing it right now on a vinyl shingle
the fear is always staining or discoloration, one must be careful !
Good job...
Olive oil works if you leave it overnight
thank you so much this helped me alot while my mu m wasnt at home!!!
Perfect! Thank you!
Thank You Champ.
It worked, thanks!
Thank u so much 💓
tysm, i wish i saw this before i ripped half my wall paint off 😭✋
Thank you.
Thank you so much!!
transmission fluid probably works better.
Thanks
Thanks!
Don't use on untreated wood!
Nice life hack
WD40 + time + a lot of elbow grass. Tape traces on the window, now good as new.
great tip for" finished wood" . will ruin raw lumber
thank you!
lighter fluid works better .
Instructions unclear house in flames
The acerage person will watch a video for 7 seconds ans click off if u dont get to the point
I think oil would work if you added some baking soda!
Show yourself Ryan renolds!!!
Ok but what IS wd4
Wd-40?
Canadian? just testing my accent detection
Try vinegar
I need it to clean a cricket bat
Is it me or does this guy sounds like Ryan Reynolds?
I put it in my piano 💀
Omg my name is Geo
White spirit should do the job
Really there isn't a solution to getting it off here.
Olive ole
Does it work coz I really need this ?
Rtg
🎈
Uuuh
Complete flop.
Didn't you mention GooGone, but didn't use it?