Do any of you wise people know of a way of removing those dammed sticky hooks from the caravan wall without damaging the rather flimsy wall stuff? I have 3 little white plastic , and I must say very unattractive , hooks set unevenly in the wrong (for me) place . Unfortunately I cannot not see them and they are driving me even crazier than normal. I am a self confessed picture straightener.
Is there a solvent ? would hot water work ? Please help.
Smith
vince56 said
06:06 PM Dec 26, 2021
I used a hair drier to warm the hook, get it quite warm, prize it off VERY slowly and gently with a butter knife, worked a treat for me on two hooks, no marks at all.
travelyounger said
06:46 AM Dec 27, 2021
vince56 wrote:
I used a hair drier to warm the hook, get it quite warm, prize it off VERY slowly and gently with a butter knife, worked a treat for me on two hooks, no marks at all.
Lift off gently with a flexible scraper and remove glue with a rag with eucalyptus oil or turps
cheers
Farmhat said
09:21 AM Dec 27, 2021
I am interested in this too.
I am wondering if eucalyptus oil etc might leave any staining on furniture that was the norm (before the current plastic? cupboard doors) that is covered by the very thin paper.
Joe.
Bobdown said
09:48 AM Dec 27, 2021
I've used this method on old hooks, works well......cheer Bob
thanks Bob
Ive never had much luck with my method of rip-tear-bust as he described.
Next time ill do it the way he suggests
Smith said
11:09 AM Dec 27, 2021
Fantastic all a combination of the above methods worked well , I am more sane now, the video was most helpful.
Well done Smith
Phlipper said
06:50 PM Dec 27, 2021
Use a bit of fishing line, especially braid to slice it off much like using dental floss
Craig1 said
10:24 AM Dec 28, 2021
That as a " loooong stretch " in the video
vince56 said
01:12 PM Dec 28, 2021
travelyounger wrote:
vince56 wrote:
I used a hair drier to warm the hook, get it quite warm, prize it off VERY slowly and gently with a butter knife, worked a treat for me on two hooks, no marks at all.
Lift off gently with a flexible scraper and remove glue with a rag with eucalyptus oil or turps
cheers
Didn't need the turps or eu oil. no residual at all and hooks had been in place for over a year.
Pariss said
12:41 PM Jan 1, 2022
Soak several times ove a few hours with WD40, will easily come free.
Do any of you wise people know of a way of removing those dammed sticky hooks from the caravan wall without damaging the rather flimsy wall stuff? I have 3 little white plastic , and I must say very unattractive , hooks set unevenly in the wrong (for me) place . Unfortunately I cannot not see them and they are driving me even crazier than normal. I am a self confessed picture straightener.
Is there a solvent ? would hot water work ? Please help.
Smith
Lift off gently with a flexible scraper and remove glue with a rag with eucalyptus oil or turps
cheers
I am interested in this too.
I am wondering if eucalyptus oil etc might leave any staining on furniture that was the norm (before the current plastic? cupboard doors) that is covered by the very thin paper.
Joe.
I've used this method on old hooks, works well......cheer Bob
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uATseJFbWkY
Ive never had much luck with my method of rip-tear-bust as he described.
Next time ill do it the way he suggests
Well done Smith
Didn't need the turps or eu oil. no residual at all and hooks had been in place for over a year.