Cleaning handlebars

"LewW" wrote: (clip) to clean these bits off the bar? Maybe some solvent,
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Almost ANY solvent. Paint thinner, alcohol, acetone, MEK, tar remover (from
the auto parts store,) gasoline (used with great care,) etc.

LewW said:

I have wrapped and rewrapped my handlebars several times and now I have
lots of little bar tape fragments sticking to the bare bar. Is there an
easy way to clean these bits off the bar? Maybe some solvent, other
than elbow grease?

I use white spirit.

Zog The Undeniable said:

LewW said:

I have wrapped and rewrapped my handlebars several times and now I have
lots of little bar tape fragments sticking to the bare bar. Is there an
easy way to clean these bits off the bar? Maybe some solvent, other
than elbow grease?

I use white spirit.

Goo Gone is our general purpose solvent. It is good for getting sticky
stuff off around the house.

If its aluminum, a bit of peanut oil rubbed on the offending tape and allowed to sit overnight will soften the adhesive so that only light rubbing with a soft cloth is needed to remove all goo.

Clean with mild dishwashing detergent (hand wash) and you are ready.

LewW said:

I have wrapped and rewrapped my handlebars several times and now I have
lots of little bar tape fragments sticking to the bare bar. Is there an
easy way to clean these bits off the bar? Maybe some solvent, other
than elbow grease?

I've been using rubbing alcohol for years, but just the other day I
found another solution. I was disassembling a bike and had loosened
the lever clamps just enough to work them off the bars. Most of the
tape goop came off with the levers, at least ouboard of the levers. I
suppose I could work them back to the stepped center section and thus
get rid of the rest of it. ;-)

Another solution to the problem; while I've been using nothing but
Cinelli cork tape on my bikes for years, my girlfriend's touring bike
was wrapped with Performance tape. I recently replaced it with
Profile. Neither had double sided tape running down the center, ala
Cinelli. Bars were nice and clean.

jeverett3<AT>earthlink<DOT>net http://home.earthlink.net/~jeverett3

On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 13:51:49 -0600, catzz66 <[email hidden]>

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Goo Gone is our general purpose solvent. It is good for getting sticky
stuff off around the house.

Works well, but beware of the fact that if used vigorously, it will
also remove many kinds of paint. For getting sticky junk off where a
random type of tape has been removed, though, I have found nothing
that is more reliably effective.

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Paint thinner, kerosene, lighter fluid, degreaser, they all work fine.
Don't use them all at once, of course §;-3)

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And a really low gear for the hills!"

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Paint thinner, kerosene, lighter fluid, degreaser, they all work fine.
Don't use them all at once, of course §;-3)

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"May you have the winds at your back,
And a really low gear for the hills!"

Chris Zacho ~ "Your Friendly Neighborhood Wheelman"

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Quoted message said:

On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 13:51:49 -0600, catzz66 <[email hidden]>

may have said:

Goo Gone is our general purpose solvent. It is good for getting sticky
stuff off around the house.

Works well, but beware of the fact that if used vigorously, it will
also remove many kinds of paint. For getting sticky junk off where a
random type of tape has been removed, though, I have found nothing
that is more reliably effective.

Which is why using a vegetable oil like Weisse suggested is a good method
for the DIY mechanic where time is not a great factor. I haven't tried it on
handlebars, but I have used it on plastic to completely remove goo.

--Art

Art M said:

Which is why using a vegetable oil like Weisse suggested is a good
method for the DIY mechanic where time is not a great factor. I
haven't tried it on handlebars, but I have used it on plastic to
completely remove goo.

Peanut butter also works well, with peanut oil being the active
ingredient. It stays put better than plain oil, unless you have mice
in the house.

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On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 20:18:34 GMT, Ray Heindl

may have said:

Art M said:

Which is why using a vegetable oil like Weisse suggested is a good
method for the DIY mechanic where time is not a great factor. I
haven't tried it on handlebars, but I have used it on plastic to
completely remove goo.

Peanut butter also works well, with peanut oil being the active
ingredient. It stays put better than plain oil, unless you have mice
in the house.

Or elephants.

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Werehatrack said:

On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 20:18:34 GMT, Ray Heindl

may have said:

Art M said:

Which is why using a vegetable oil like Weisse suggested is a good
method for the DIY mechanic where time is not a great factor. I
haven't tried it on handlebars, but I have used it on plastic to
completely remove goo.

Peanut butter also works well, with peanut oil being the active
ingredient. It stays put better than plain oil, unless you have mice
in the house.

Or elephants.

Speaking from experience, I presume.

--
Tom Sherman - Earth (Illinois)

Tom Sherman said:

Werehatrack wrote:

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Ray Heindl may have said:

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Peanut butter also works well, with peanut oil being the active
ingredient. It stays put better than plain oil, unless you have
mice in the house.

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Or elephants.

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Speaking from experience, I presume.

Seen the footprints in the cheesecake?

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