The Triumph 2000/2500/2.5 Register Forum

As the title suggests, I am about to fit a new old stock rear bumper to my PI. It is covered with the original woven protective tape, which is proving to be a right bas***d to remove. The outer fabric has more or less come off, but it is the black coloured adhesive that is being very stubborn. Upto now I have tried white spirit, petrol, carb cleaner and a 'non sticky sticky stuff' remover but to no avail.
I am going to try thinners this evening.
Anyone any ideas, or has experience of successfully removing it relatively easily with any particular solvent?
It's delaying me getting the PI finished for the National!!!!

Try multi purpose thinners from Lidl. Amazing stuff. Thinners is the way to go, but the Lidl stuff appears to be a bit stronger if the stuff you have proves not hugely successful.

Cheers Charles! When was this super dooper thinners in Lidl then? Recently?

Without a doubt,Celly thinners will shift it, put plenty on a rough cloth and go for it.Watch your skin though, don't wear disposable gloves our they will dissolve on contact.Thick orange/brown gloves will work.

Thanks Bill! Will post how it goes!

Brillo pad & a large tin of elbow grease

johnnydog wrote: ↑

Thu Jun 14, 2018 2:34 pm

Cheers Charles! When was this super dooper thinners in Lidl then? Recently?

They have it in every now and again. I usually buy one when they are about if I don't have a full one. As always with Lidl, there is no rhyme or reason as to what is stocked when!

Thanks for the info - thinners did the trick. A bit (well, a lot really!) of elbow grease combined with a coarse cloth, and it came off.
A nice shiney chrome bumper now!

According to the website Lidl will have the good thinners in from Sunday 24th.
https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/Non-Food-Offe ... 699&week=2

Good man John,well done.If it's hard work, makes you feel all the better with a great result.
Enjoy the car....
Bill.