I removed the shower doors from my bath and now cannot get the glue off the tub. Any suggestions?

Question

I tried Goof-Off and that did not work.

Answer 1

Go to an auto parts store that sells supplies for body shops. They have an adhesive remover that fits in an electric drill and works like a big eraser. It will buff away the glue and shine your tub like new. In body shops it is used to take pin stripes off or the glue that goes behind the trim molding.

Answer 2

Add extra detail re: is this tub plastic or is it enameled metal? If it's plastic (fiberglass...) then you won't want to use chemicals (which I gather you already have). If it's enameled, there is a squeeze-tube gel adhesives-remover you might use.

Or maybe go to Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market and buy some dry-ice. Hold it with a towel and rub the glue with it. This will make the glue really brittle, then chip it up the way the guy described using new single-edge razor blades.

Don't "burn" yourself with the dry ice.

Answer 3

if the glue that you are trying to remove is a "contact glue" Lacquer thinner should work. But most likely it is a "silicone" type of glue. and if it is. You would be wise to go to a hardware store and ask. I do know there is a remover the does the trick for silicone but the name eludes me at the moment
Good luck
Mickey

Answer 4

Try a single-edged razor blade, slanted against the tub surface, and just go slowly. It will generally work and not scratch. Get a new blade. You do not need any tool to hold the razor blade, just use your fingers. But buy a five or ten pack of blades, they're only a buck or two.

Answer 5

Use some goo gone its a citus solvent no bad odor you can get it at a hardware store you can also use Rubbing Alcohol Put enough on that it gets under it and if you can get ahold of a piece and start pulling

Answer 6

Have you tried nail polish remover or alcohol?