cleaning agent for exisiting rubber seal adhesive

[rutger kohler]

Hi, I am about to replace the door seals on my 280SL with new ones. Have removed one and there is quite a lot of old adhesive left on the door itself. What sort of cleaner can I use without daming the paint plse?

[Richard Madison]

I asked a similar question about how to remove the old Firewall pad and adhesive.

The suggestion was 3M General Purpose Adhesive Cleaner  #08984.

Comes in quart size but maybe also in a smaller spray size.

Australia: Not sure if this is sold on the other size of the Big Ball but it is available on the 3M website.

Richard M, NYC

[rutger kohler]

Tjhanks for that,  will look for this product.

[69280sl]

I used a 3M product also, I think it was #6041, but not sure (got it on Amazon.Com). It came in a 5 oz aerosol can and worked very well. Leaving it sit overnight and then squirting on a fresh application just before removal made removing the old weatherstrip and adhesive very easy. No harm to paint, smelled good and excess was easily removed with a rag.

Gus