Plastic tyre lever ,wd 40 ,finish with methylated spirits.
Huge-Teach7258 on
If it was wrapped properly there shouldnt be any residue left. Since it was done wrong take a putty knife to it carefully you can also use goo gone on it to make it come off much easier.
keii_aru_awesomu on
Brake/Parts cleaner, the residue will melt right off.
d3rFunk on
Break cleaner for 2€/400ml.
Particular-Taro154 on
Fire. It makes you burn. 🔥
Specific_Middle730 on
Disc brake cleaner
hustlin_horsie on
I recently filled a bucket with very hot water and soaked the handlebar to soften the adhesive. Then, I went to town with a scratchy rag.
BrazenDropout on
Fill a 5 gallon bucket up with hot water and soak for 10 minutes. Use an old plastic card like a credit card and scrap off most of it.
scottmogcrx on
Bestine, better than googone and rubbing alcohol.
GrandFalconer159 on
I had some very nice Zipp bar tape and it was an amazing pain to remove.I now only buy bar tape that doesn’t stick and have been happy with Shimano’s pro tape at $20.00 or so. It’s really good for the price, stays in place and is easy to remove with no residue.
YMMV.
Maehlice on
Brake cleaner. Also works great when re-gripping golf clubs.
BillCarnes on
Rocket pliers
Zoratt on
So, I would suggest not using bar tape with stickum for this reason, next time.
notyogrannysgrandkid on
An abrasive dish sponge with rubbing alcohol does wonders.
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Isopropyl alcohol, a good rag/plastic scraper, and a good hour or so. A beer can’t hurt either.
Rub the bulk of it off with your thumb, then you can remove the residue with rubbing alcohol or olive oil.
use an old towel, the scratchiest the best, and give it a good rub
Alternative: Pick what you can off with your fingers and install the new tape over whatever’s left
scrape with hard plastic, ie: credit card, spackle knife, or my favorite [pedro’s tire levers](https://www.backcountry.com/b/pedro-s-tire-lever-2-pack?CMP_SKU=PED0079&MER=0406&skid=PED0079-YL-ONESIZ&mr:device=m&mr:adType=plaonline&utm_source=google&utm_medium=pla&utm_campaign=22686878114__p:G%7Cs:BC%7Cct:Shopping%7Cct2:pmax%7Cg:xx%7Cc1:Limbo%7Cc2:Hardgoods%7Cb:xx%7Cmt:xx&utm_content=&utm_id=go_cmp-22686878114_adg-_ad-__dev-m_ext-_prd-PED0079-YL-ONESIZ_mca-7811_sig-Cj0KCQjw9obIBhCAARIsAGHm1mSK47K1RuwIvSAV4WytuVNWtXGDA0lAzsjeSq_UnIYxPyiEn5UmLXgaAhw2EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22680862074&gbraid=0AAAAAD_Jw0a_T16kkXlHFtKZs2OFHuG5c&gclid=Cj0KCQjw9obIBhCAARIsAGHm1mSK47K1RuwIvSAV4WytuVNWtXGDA0lAzsjeSq_UnIYxPyiEn5UmLXgaAhw2EALw_wcB)
a rag and some goo gone
Plastic tyre lever ,wd 40 ,finish with methylated spirits.
If it was wrapped properly there shouldnt be any residue left. Since it was done wrong take a putty knife to it carefully you can also use goo gone on it to make it come off much easier.
Brake/Parts cleaner, the residue will melt right off.
Break cleaner for 2€/400ml.
Fire. It makes you burn. 🔥
Disc brake cleaner
I recently filled a bucket with very hot water and soaked the handlebar to soften the adhesive. Then, I went to town with a scratchy rag.
Fill a 5 gallon bucket up with hot water and soak for 10 minutes. Use an old plastic card like a credit card and scrap off most of it.
Bestine, better than googone and rubbing alcohol.
I had some very nice Zipp bar tape and it was an amazing pain to remove.I now only buy bar tape that doesn’t stick and have been happy with Shimano’s pro tape at $20.00 or so. It’s really good for the price, stays in place and is easy to remove with no residue.
YMMV.
Brake cleaner. Also works great when re-gripping golf clubs.
Rocket pliers
So, I would suggest not using bar tape with stickum for this reason, next time.
An abrasive dish sponge with rubbing alcohol does wonders.
With your pns
Acetone or xylene will smoke adhesive residues.
Goo gone and a tire spoon
Gasoline
This is why I only buy bar tape without adhesive.