Those damn Zenith part number labels- how to remove?

Heat gun has no effect on the glue - so what's the answer for removing the labels and the left on glue from your new piece of metal?
Tia
Gary

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Permalink Reply by Timothy Aanerud on July 15, 2015 at 11:14am

I'm building from plans only.  It has never been a problem. :-)

Permalink Reply by Ted Taylor on July 15, 2015 at 11:16am

Laquer thinner melts the adhesive right off and is cheaper and a little more friendly than many chemicals.

Permalink Reply by Brent Cameron on July 15, 2015 at 11:19am
As Tim says... Lacquer Thinner works best. Simply saturate the label with a few drops and wait 15 seconds and peel off. A wide with a damp cloth (lacquer thinner again) will remove all the rest of the residue. It also works great for removing lines drawn by your sharpie pens (you shouldn't use pencils or pens) and the markings from the manufacturer on the aluminum before priming.
Permalink Reply by Jake Reyna on July 15, 2015 at 11:24am

Acetone, soak the label using a rag, etc.

Permalink Reply by Jim Palmer on July 15, 2015 at 11:37am

Get a can of spray brake cleaner. Spray, soak for a minute and peel. Then use soft cloth sprayed with brake cleaner and remove remaining glue. Works great for sharpie pen marks and about anything you need cleaned. Is handy, quick, convenient and works great. Do not get it on plastic parts though.

Permalink Reply by Ralph Gregus on July 15, 2015 at 11:40am

Soak it with lacquer thinner from a rag, leave it on for a new york minute and it peels off real easy. Then use a rag with lacquer thinner and clean up the residue. Easiest part of the build.

Permalink Reply by Thomas Jackson on July 15, 2015 at 11:58am

WD-40 works great!

Permalink Reply by Kurt Satter on July 15, 2015 at 12:00pm

Laquer thinner ...

Permalink Reply by Richard Simmons on July 15, 2015 at 12:02pm
Laquer thinner works great
Permalink Reply by Bryan Walstrom on July 15, 2015 at 12:12pm

These are all "band-aide" fixes. How about we simply ask ZENITH AIRCRAFT to Stop using PAPER stickers! Then they won't fall apart when trying to remove!  :-)

Said with love... to our fellow aviation supporter ZENITH AIRCRAFT.

-Bryan

Permalink Reply by Kevin High on July 15, 2015 at 12:52pm
Lacquer thinner here as well. I tried mineral spirits per homebuilt help videos' recommendation with little success. Roger has a video on EAA regarding this topic where he recommends lacquer thinner. Lacquer thinner will also remove Sharpie marks but I find it smears them before removing where the mineral spirits seems to only pull it into the rag or paper towel i use to wipe it.
Permalink Reply by Phillip Owens on July 15, 2015 at 1:16pm
When building my 801 I used lacquer thinner, soak the label for awhile then peel off, clean residue with a rag and more lacquer thinner!

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