HOT DAMN!!! This stuff works!!!

[AlanS17]

Keep reading. The good stuff is down there.

I was looking for a way to get permanent marker off of formica. I was going to try brute force, but some very helpful people i another thread pointed me to something called Goof Off. I learned a few things:

1.) The stuff will burn your nose hair
2.) I think it helped my sore throat
3.) It'll make you dizzy
4.) It doesn't burn the front of your hand, but it kinda stings the back

Anyways, I put some of that stuff on a paper towel and wiped it over the marker. It came off in one pass! So my first thought is "Damn this is strong stuff!". Of course, my next thought is "Exactly how strong is this stuff." This is the story of exactly how strong this Goof Off really is...

[tommy]

Thats what most of us use to clean the paint off to get to original side art on a converted cab, no surprise there.

[AlanS17]

It cut through marker like wiping up a spill so I pitted it against my toughest challenge. I pitted it against Dig Dug (or what I thought was Dig Dug).

Now Dig Dug is a tough opponent. He's got formica glue and 2 layers of paint covering his sideart. However, Goof Off was no slacker! Here are the results...

He turned out to be a Kangaroo is disguise with perfect (as far as I can tell so far) sideart!

[paigeoliver]

I did permanent damage to the overlay on my Drop Zone 4 when I set a bottle of cleaning fluid on it (which had goof off on the bottom), it ate a circular section of painted artwork, and at the black anodizing completley off, now the thing has a circle of shiny brushed aluminum on an otherwise black panel.

[AlanS17]

The next test was to see how delicate it could be. So I put it up against my personal favorite - Ms Pacman.

It didn't remove the black like so many people complain about.

The picture is crappy because it was taken on a camera phone.

[AlanS17]

Thats what most of us use to clean the paint off to get to original side art on a converted cab, no surprise there.

Let me have my moment! This is a first for me... 

[tommy]

The first time i tried to remove paint on a cab i used a harsh paint remover, and needless to say it removed everything.

[AlanS17]

The first time i tried to remove paint on a cab i used a harsh paint remover, and needless to say it removed everything.

[AlanS17]

I did permanent damage to the overlay on my Drop Zone 4 when I set a bottle of cleaning fluid on it (which had goof off on the bottom), it ate a circular section of painted artwork, and at the black anodizing completley off, now the thing has a circle of shiny brushed aluminum on an otherwise black panel.

It ate through the anodizing? That sucks...

[paigeoliver]

Yep, although it was sitting there for like 2 days.

[NiN^_^NiN]

can you waterdown the goo off stuff for more delicate stuff?

[vibez]

Does anyone know a similar product that works well for glue? I have some glue stock to a sheet of glass that refuses to come off

[crashwg]

Does anyone know a similar product that works well for glue? I have some glue stock to a sheet of glass that refuses to come off

What kind of glue is it?  You can get pretty much anything off glass with a razer blade.

[vibez]

Its actually a little alphanumeric LCD screen. I'm not sure what glue it is. I cant use a razor blade because the glue is not on the glass. the glue is actually on the back of some polorizing film which is stuck on the glass. I need to remove the glue without damaging the polorizing film. So really I need something that will dissolve the glue

[pointdablame]

Hmm... I've been searching for a few days for a local place that has 3M Safest Stripper, which I remember everyone here raving about for taking paint off a cab and saving the sideart.....


Maybe I should give this stuff a try also/instead.

[RayB]

Goo Gone is good for adhesives... Just let it soak. The adhesive turns to slime.

[AlanS17]

This Goof Off worked well for glue, too. I don't know what it'll do to whatever it's stuck to, though.

[19rjs99]

Goo Gone is good for adhesives... Just let it soak. The adhesive turns to slime.

I second this... This stuff is great.

[vibez]

Thanks. I'll try to find a uk supplier of goo gone

[AlanS17]

Well my mom used to use Goo Gone to get gum out of my hair when I was little so I hope it's safe.

[Bloinkxp]

Goof off has a water based version that I use in the house.  Outside of the house I use the "will eat through concrete version"!

-d

[AlanS17]

The one I've been using is "industrial strength" or something. Hasn't hurt the vinyl at all, though.

[nostrebor]

Goo Gone is good for adhesives... Just let it soak. The adhesive turns to slime.

Is Goo Gone harmful to acrylics or plastics? I have to remove about 1000 square feet of Texas state "VOID foil" from a plastic Marquee. It is the front side so the paint is safe, but I'm worried about fogging the acrylic.

PS: Whoever thought it would be a good idea to put 16 Texas tax stickers on my marquee must certainly be burning in some sort of arcade He!! at this very moment

[AlanS17]

LOL well I have no idea what it'll do to acrylic. Check that Goof Off, tohugh. It tells you right on the bottle what it will and won't eat through. I think it hurts some plastics but not others.

[ethous]

Hmmm I wonder if i should try it on my galaga.
I was told could be to strong for it tho been there for a long time.

[cw]

After you finish getting the better part of the paint off or just just cleaning up scuff marks try  using the Magic Eraser  that Mr. Clean makes.....   Works wonders for cleaning cps too.... gets all the dirt and nasty stuff out of the pits and what not...

[gcbrowni]

I agree with regard to the magic erasers. They remove an amazing of 'bad stuff', things I would have never thought possible.

[RayB]

I'd like to make a point to everyone that Goof Off is strong (see Alan's post regarding burning nose hairs!)... whereas Goo Gone is very mild and even safe on your skin. It smells like oranges and is probably made from orange peels. Goo Gone is NOT a paint remover. It won't harm plastics, but they say not to use it on silk, leather, suede or rubber.

[pointdablame]

With how strong this Goof Off seems to be, why is it that it will take off paint/laminate glue and not harm hidden sideart?  Should it only be used if there is vinyl sideart underneath?

I guess I'll have to read up a bit more to see what might bring back my Mortal Kombat sideart.

[nostrebor]

I'd like to make a point to everyone that Goof Off is strong (see Alan's post regarding burning nose hairs!)... whereas Goo Gone is very mild and even safe on your skin. It smells like oranges and is probably made from orange peels. Goo Gone is NOT a paint remover. It won't harm plastics, but they say not to use it on silk, leather, suede or rubber.

Thank you for the answer...

[AlanS17]

With how strong this Goof Off seems to be, why is it that it will take off paint/laminate glue and not harm hidden sideart?

[pointdablame]

With how strong this Goof Off seems to be, why is it that it will take off paint/laminate glue and not harm hidden sideart?  Should it only be used if there is vinyl sideart underneath?

I guess I'll have to read up a bit more to see what might bring back my Mortal Kombat sideart.

Right. It removes the glue and paint, but not vinyl sideart. However, that's operating under the assumption that the sideart underneath is in good condition. If the sideart is already worn, the Goof Off might affect it too.

Thanks.  Seeing as its covered it horribly spraypainted black paint, who knows what the sideart looks like... but there's only one way to find out

[AlanS17]

Here's a tip for yall trying to take paint off of vinyl sideart.

I figured this out last night. If you use a new plastic scraper rather than rubbing the paint off, you stand a better chance of preserving the sideart underneath. Rubbing grinds that Goof Off into the surface of the vinyl and pulls the color right out of it.

Be careful with the scraper too, though. You don't want to mark the surface of your side art by scraping too hard. Let the Goof Off do the work.

Don't be stingy with the Goof Off in spots that still have paint. Be cautious in the areas where the paint has already been removed. The trick is to get all the paint off the first time. That means using enough Goof Off. If you have to sit there and work it, the sideart has a better chance of coming up.

Hope this helps!!

[nostrebor]

Goo Gone is acrylic safe!

Here is my cleaned up marquee after removing 7 Texas tax stickers. The stickers would leave a foil with the word void over and over and they covered at least 75% of the marquee face.

I put the marquee face down in a puddle of Goo Gone in a makeshift tin-foil pan while I ate dinner. It took a bit of scraping with a plastic scraper, but it did absolutely no damage to the plastic marquee.

It came out great!

[krick]

Does anyone know a similar product that works well for glue? I have some glue stock to a sheet of glass that refuses to come off

Lighter fluid (not butane).  I've yet to see anything sticky that it couldn't take off.  Evaportates with no residue too.

[empire2k]

Rubbing grinds that Goof Off into the surface of the vinyl and pulls the color right out of it.

I didn't have a problem with rubbing the Goof Off to remove black paint from my Star Wars cab restoration. The original art looked fine afterwards.

The trick is to get all the paint off the first time. That means using enough Goof Off.

I definitely agree with this. I had wiped a thin coat of Goof Off over about 1 sq. ft. of my cabinet to kind of pre-treat it, and then didn't get that section finished when I knocked off for the night. The next day I found that section noticeably harder to get the paint off of. I now make sure I only apply the Goof Off to sections I'm sure I'll be able to finish immediately.