Help!!! We are re-decorating and I have removed the masking tape from around the window glass, but some of it was cheap masking tape and now I am having difficulty removing the sticky residue left on the window especially where the sun has been beaming down on it. I have tried vinegar to no avail and spray and wipe does soften it a bit but needs a lot of scraping with a knife.

Anyone got any clever hints please - I'm getting desperate. Dawn.

I have used Meths before which worked well.

Try Oil of Eucalyptus - removes the sticky residue from plasters, so hopefully should do the same for masking tape.

Margaret

Desolvit.... not sure I have the spelling right, but in the supermarket, and great for getting sticky residu off from labels, just make sure you rinse/wipe it of thoroughly from surfaces though. Also great for resin from firewood etc, and tar.
Kaye

Hi Dawn,
Nail varnish remover could do the trick!
Cheers,
Sandra.

Peanut butter dont laugh.
Pat

Yes Dawn I agree with Bev- meths is great for removing sticky residue- Joy-A

Thank for your responses to my HELP plea.

If there's one thing I have learn't with masking tape, it is, don't economise with the cheaper options (and, in a way that probably applies to a lot of items (?)). Initially we bought the more expensive option, and when that ran out, in desperation, I shot down the road and bought the cheaper model to finish the job. In the long run, it is worth spending the extra $ on a good masking tape as it peels off without a problem and without the stickiness that I'm now trying to deal with.

Everyone's suggestions have been graterully received, and I will let you know in due course howwe get on. I am especially intrigued by Pat's peanut butter one, and no, I won't laugh until I've tested it and see the results!

It's probably the oil content of the peanut butter that does the trick. Just a thought.

Lorna

Definately try Desolvit.... we used to use it to get the residue from labels works wonders you can buy it at woolworths and i'm sure ive seen it at countdown.
Kindest Regards
lisa