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Old Jan 24, 2009 | 09:33 AM
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I had a 3D Carbon chin spoiler on my car. I have tired of it and ordered an Astro Hammond unit to replace it. My Astor Hammond came yesterday and I removed the 3D Carbon one and quickly attached the A/H spoiler to the car. The 3D Carbon unit had used a lot of 3M double sided tape for installation purposes. I am having a devil of a time getting all the tape and goo off my bumper. What is a good product to use to remove the tape? I know that goo gone is good for removing the goo, but first I need to get all the tape off with out ruining my paint.
Old Jan 24, 2009 | 09:58 AM
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a lot of people have used goo-gone to get the residue off and haven't had any problems; i have personally used a hair dryer and isopropyl alcohol and it worked pretty good too. i haven't used goo-gone on my car before, but i have used it on other surfaces, and it does work; so i'd give that a shot.
Old Jan 24, 2009 | 10:08 AM
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believe it or not your good ol finger will do the job. use your thumb and kind of get it started it and roll it up like a pin. you will have a sore thumb but it will take it off...
Old Jan 24, 2009 | 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by hmartine
believe it or not your good ol finger will do the job. use your thumb and kind of get it started it and roll it up like a pin. you will have a sore thumb but it will take it off...
I tried the thumb thing yesterday and it took me about 45 minutes to do about six or eight inches. At this rate I will be down to my first knuckle before I am finished.
Old Jan 24, 2009 | 11:23 AM
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Hi Michelle. How must clearance did this chin spoiler take up? If you have a picture I would love to see it. I am considering this for my car
Old Jan 24, 2009 | 03:27 PM
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After completely ruining my nails, wearing my thumb down to the second knuckle and about a gallon of release agent, I finally got all the glue and tape off my bumper. Below are before and after photos. I also decided to put my front license plate back on before I got a ticket. BTW the license plate is not bolted on the bumper, I can remove it in about two minutes and have a clean front with no holes.

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