so i took out one side of my side molding today and cant seem to get the goo off. i washed the car, sprayed plenty of goo gone on it. waited for 4 mins and wash. ..... repeated for 3 times and still cant get them all off!...am i doing this right?

 

Just rub at it with your thumb, thats what I did. The blisters will heal in a few days

 

The problem is that thick foam-like tape, the Goo Gone doesn't soak into it well. If you can get the worste of it off, the Goo Gone will get the rest of the left over adhesive.

Or...

You can pick up one of these. Attach it to a drill and it takes the foam and everything right off, doesn't scratch either. You can even use it to remove pin stripes and other vinyl decal. You can find them in most local autobody supply stores, or last resort, you could order through a local sign shop (Signs Now, Sign A Rama, FastSigns, etc.).

 

o i meant the left over goo. i spent most of my time scraping the foam like tape off with figernails ....it was...painful .....am i using the goo gone the right way tho? just spray on it, wait, and wipe it off?

 

it is a pain in the ass. if you have a hair dryer, or heat gun. heat the left over 3m tape and try rubbing some more goo gone. thats what i had to do so dont worry.

 

i feel you penguin, i spent all last weekend getting sap off my hood/roof

Anyways, yea i had the same problem when i debadged the ass...i just used a very small bit of pump gas on a rag...soaked it...washed, polished, waxed and looked good as new

 

man i got the same problem, took off the bow tie in the back and have some sticky **** still on there that i cannot get off..was gonna take off the cobalt ls emblem and the side moldings too but i dont know now..that **** is hard work

 

try 3m adhesive remover works like magic and wont damage your clear coat. fyi i used it when i took my moldings off.

 

To answer your orginal question, no you are not using it correctly. You don't spray it on and they wipe it off. Goo Gone works, but slowly. Spray it on to saturate. Then use a saturated cloth and rub the area, working from the edges of the spot. As adhesive transfers to the cloth, turn/fold the cloth so as not to spread it back onto the car. It's slow, be patient, and keep it wet.

 

I have always just used wax and grease remover and never had any problems.

 

halfcent is right. the 3m stuff works exactly the same too. it needs to sit and soak in. good luck.

 

My thumb has still not healed from 3 weeks ago after using that stuff lol.

 

Hmmm ok the weirdest thing happened to me last night...like i said up there ^^^ i spent last weekend trying to get tree sap off my hood/roof. I used GooBgone or something similar and it did an ok job but yesterday i noticed a couple big thick sap spots .

Anyways, later that night i stopped in at my parents place and told my dad about my problem. He says he has "just the thing" (old folks phrase of the the century) and heads into the kitchen. 5 mins later he comes back with a Costco sized jar of mayo... Long story short, we used god damn mayo on the sap and it f'ing worked like a charm. Wouldn't believe it if i didn't see it

 

lmao thats hallarious...... that sounds like something one of my friends would try if they were drunk

 

wow ...ill keep that in mind

 

mayo?? i have the same problem with stupid tree sap! what did he do?

 

mayo also works for refinishing furniture