Solvent to clean stickers / duct tape glue off of cylinders

[O-ring]

good ole Zippo fluid (or Ronsonol...whatever you have around).

 

[WreckWriter]

I use "Goof Off" on my stage bottles but they're painted. Won't guarantee it on galvanized but will likely work well.

Tom

 

[PnL]

Jonscubas - try goo-gone, it works great on sticker residue.

 

[Ed66]

I was wondering if anybody here has used Goof Off on a PST steel tank to take off sticker residue or would this harm the gallvanized finish. Thanks Ed

 

[captain]

It will not harm the finish. Galvanize is not a paint its zinc metal that is melted into a liquid and the tank is dipped in it.

Captain

 

[Boogie711]

Just dive it a few times. The residue will come off real easy. I wouldn't sweat it.

 

[dlndavid]

Will try them both.

 

[Hoyden]

If all of those other remedies fail, you might try Blaster Decal and Sticker Remover - you should be able to find it at your local Auto Zone or Pepboys. Do not use it on spray paint, but it is fine for professionally applied paint and metal finishes. For even tougher decals (although I can't imagine DSR not working on anything that could have been reasonably applied to a scuba tank) you can step up to Pinstripe removers - I prefer the Astro pad with an arbor in a good drill - this is what body shops use to strip huge decals and pinstripes off of cars - used carefully it will not harm the paint and works really quickly.

Jackie

 

[BigJetDriver]

Good stuff, Jackie, thanks for the tips!

Rob

 

[Allison Finch]

WD-40 does no damage and works well.