Tank sticker removal woes

[tridacna]

What is the best way to remove old stickers on steel and aluminum tanks after doing a Vis Inspection? That razor blade scrape is a giant PITA. Don't want to use chemicals or heatgun. Anyone have any ideas?

 

[RJP]

What is the best way to remove old stickers on steel and aluminum tanks after doing a Vis Inspection? That razor blade scrape is a giant PITA. Don't want to use chemicals or heatgun. Anyone have any ideas?

No scraping?
No chemicals?
No heat?

No chance.

 

[akdeepdiver]

A hair dryer will usually loosen up the glue and you can peel off without a razor. Then use goo b gone to remove the rest of the adhesive.

 

[tstormdiver]

I've used a heat gun on empty tanks (wouldn't really recommend it on full ones). The stickers come off like butter.

 

[tridacna]

No scraping?
No chemicals?
No heat?

No chance.

Oh I know that I've got to use a scraper...just trying to minimize. Some stickers take forever.

 

[WarrenZ]

fast fill on the tank to heat the glue usually works otherwise just get the sticker started and start peeling.

 

[luscioman]

I usually start with a razor and then peel it by hand. When I am done I use a Mr Clean Magic Eraser to get off the excess glue.

 

[oldschoolto]

Heatgun... Not gonna hurt the tank or paint... A hair dryer gets the glue soft to...

Jim....

 

[Hickdive]

Boil a kettle of water then pour it slowly over the offending sticker. Then peel it off.

Much greater energy density than the air from a heat gun and, since the absolute hottest the water can be is 100 deg C here is no risk of overheating the cylinder metal and damaging it.

 

[dumpsterDiver]

Boil a kettle of water then pour it slowly over the offending sticker. Then peel it off.

Much greater energy density than the air from a heat gun and, since the absolute hottest the water can be is 100 deg C here is no risk of overheating the cylinder metal and damaging it.

Really? Spot heating a section of an aluminum tank to boiling temperature is fine? Doing it while filled is fine? I would be more comfortable getting a steel tank hot, but I would avoid it for an Al tank.. Maybe I am just paranoid.