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- #27 in Craft Adhesive Removers
3M Specialty Adhesive Remover 38984 is a solvent-based specialty adhesive remover that's designed to remove stubborn, uncured reactive adhesives from a variety of substrates. Reactive adhesives include adhesives that use a hardener or catalyst to activate and bond. These include--but are not limited to--epoxies, urethanes, and silicones. This 1-quart adhesive remover works to loosen up latched-on adhesives for a simplified removal method that works effectively. To get the best results in tackling hard-to-loosen reactive adhesives, 3M Specialty Adhesive Remover 38984 is the effective, solvent-based formula that gets the job done.
Customer
Reviewed in Canada on January 28, 2025
Great product. Cuts through adhesive like it's nothing. Only down fall is the price, but it's worth it.
Maeghan Woodley
Reviewed in Canada on January 21, 2025
Used to remove sticker residue on my tool box, works great and doesn’t damage paint
Ap
Reviewed in Canada on September 23, 2024
Expensive but got desired results when used on quartz
Remybuxaplenty
Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2024
Tried several products to try and remove adhesive from wood subfloor, before laying down underlayment in preparation for tiling, with no success. Ordered this, and still no luck. Fumes are incredibly overpowering, so please be sure to work in a WELL-VENTILATED area, WITH appropriate protective gear. Also, says on can "may cause cancer", so there's that...This stuff may work on other things, but for the price of $31+/can, this has not been worth the hassle and headache. Back to the drawing board.
Scott
Reviewed in Canada on August 21, 2024
I was having trouble removing left-over adhesive from a protective plastic wrap on the front of my car. I had previously tried extra strength goo-gone after the car had been sitting outside on a hot day. Also tried WD40; neither fully removed the adhesive after sitting for ~10 mins. Sprayed this stuff it on gave it a light scrub with paper towels. Took the gunk right off! As others say, you should definitely use it outside as the fumes are quite strong.
Jake
Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2024
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k9luvr
Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2024
This stuff is EXTREMELY expensive if you have to ship it. I bought it to remove adhesive left behind after removing body side moulding from my Chevy truck. It will not harm your vehicle paint but does not work that well. In fact I also purchased Goo Gone Pro and it actually worked better than the 3M product.
lcbpapa
Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2024
Recently needed to get the left over adhesive off my car after removing graphics from the doors. This stuff works perfect. Spray, let it sit (but not dry) then scrap with an old gift card.No adhesive left on my car, no scraps from the removal, and no dulling of the paint or clear coat.I highly recommend!
ZenerDiode
Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2024
Ironic that one ends up purchasing a 3M product to remove another 3M product, but it did work well.
Christina G.
Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2024
This is a great product to remove very sticky adhesive. Recently removed a 3M clear bra from my car and after trying many products to remove the adhesive with no luck, I bought this product. Just spray it on a small area at a time and use a plastic scraper to work it up and wipe it off.
jeremy walker
Reviewed in Canada on August 26, 2023
I had to remove a very old car wrap over that had been on for 15 years on a BMW. This product quickly helped remove the adhesive. I highly recommend for those trying to remove old adhesives or stickers on your vehicle.
Rural Techie
Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2017
This is the best adhesive remover I've ever used. To be fair, I haven't tried that many specialty solvents, but I've tried all the normal methods (isopropanol and denatured alcohols, citrus oil cleaners, etc.), and this required the least amount of effort. I'm a fan of other 3M products, and this didn't disappoint.I originally purchased this after researching the best methods to removal decals from a travel trailer. My trailer, like many others, had pretty decal stripping that looked great when the trailer was new but quickly begin to fade and peel from long term sun exposure. This stuff with the use of some plastic putty knives, did the trick without damaging the surface. I've used it on a wide variety of other surfaces since and it's done a great job on all.It WILL NOT do all the work for you. If you are looking for something that eats away the adhesive and lets you wipe it right off with a rag, this won't do that. What this WILL do, is allow you remove stubborn adhesive residue without damaging the surface you are working on, within reason. Make sure to read the label, and test on an inconspicuous area of the surface you will be working on just to be safe.Even if it doesn't work for what you originally purchased it for, it will come in handy at some point, and is a very useful product to keep in your household arsenal. Please note that this can is in NO WAY child proof, so keep it away from curious hands.
J. Williams
Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2014
I bought this on recommendation from another website that says this is all they ever use to get old decals and labels off of car finishes. Great! That's what I need.One thing that website failed to mention is that this stuff does almost nothing on its own. If you believe you've bought some sort of quick-removal solvent (spray and walk away), think again. While I'm certain that this stuff is potent (you can smell the brain-cell-killing fumes), it does *not* save time in terms of the manual labor involved in slowly extracting the old sticker/label/decal first. Once the object is removed, you are a step closer to having this product do what it's intended to do; break down adhesives and remove them.It does that well in specific situations, more so on 'sticky' or 'gooey' adhesive. If you have a situation like me where some moron used the hardest-drying adhesive known to man, be prepared to get plastic razor blades, fingernails, q-tips, etc. and a lot of manual labor to slowly, slowly, slowly remove layers of the crusty adhesive until it reverts to some softer state that you may then slowly, slowly, slowly work on until you're back to the paint.If you're on the verge of reply-commenting "what did you expect"... I had no expectations. Just hope. I hoped that I would be inside enjoying a cold beverage and watching a game; instead, I was picking away at a decal and getting high off solvent fumes (I'm being slightly facetious, but even outside with a lot of airflow, you should avoid inhaling these fumes. They can't be good for you.)I started with 3 stars but decided 4 is more appropriate primarily because I believe this product met the general expectation. I can also rationalize that anything stronger would probably start to cause finish issues on paint so this is a good compromise.
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