hey guys,

so right now, I have no top. No soft top, no hard top, yet .

Weather here in Dallas, TX was like Florida. Rainy, sunny, rainy, sunny, 'cept it's way hotter

Anyhow, I put some clear polyethylene sheeting over the top and put some painters tape, but the sun melted the sticky part of the tape and the clear top kept blowing away. So I put some clear 3M box tape to hold up, which did great... maybe too great.

I took everything off a week later, the tape got baked and left yellowish thin film of residue from the 3M box tape and the painters tape.

I've used wd40, goo-gone, which help a little for painter's tape, but no luck on 3M box tape. Knowing acetone is some strong stuff, I tried a little in the edge, which it cleaned off EVERYTHING! even the clearcoat

Any recommendations? will claying and buffing remove this stuff?

 

absolutley not


maybe a wet-sand, but unless you want to wreck your PJ some more I'd recomend taking it in for profesional work.

 

Claying is meant to remove contaminants on top of the clear coat. Polishing is meant to take out minor, and shallow, imperfections IN the clear coat.

The post above is going a little bit extreme. Always start with the least aggressive method first. Spend the $20 for claybar. Then spend $100 or so to get a professional to try and polish it. if that doesn't work--wet sanding won't either. The thing is, wet sanding is like polishing on steroids. it will only remove defects that are shallow in the clear coat, not through the clear.

Then consider getting a re-paint.

 

^ thanks
I'll try clay this weekend

 

Doubt it will work--but good luck.

Also forum sponsor Detailers Domain carries clear-coat safe 3M Adhesive remover. Maybe try and find some locally--or order it for him.

 

I would try something like this

 

im going to solve my problem by putting the tape back. i wish i never took it off. now 150 dollars later and i heard its not easy to put the tape back on either.

 

I used Bug and Tar Remover (TurtleWax brand bought from PepBoys) and elbow grease to remove sun-baked tape residue left by a 3M clear bra and by some vinyl tape. Goo Gone had no effect on the residue.

 

Goo-gone, or lighter fluid.

 

OP said he tried Goo Gone, and it didn't work.