(Topic ID: 265967)
Connersville, IN
Try WD40. Let it soak for a little bit then try to scrape it with a credit card or something similar.
Don't use lacquer thinner... a buddy of mine had a similar glue on his Funhouse apron. One quick swipe, it left the glue, and pulled/smudged the artwork/paint. 
Quoted from tomdrum:WD-40 will do the job. Soak, wipe gently and soak again.
I tried WD-40 and peanut butter on an old operator sticker someone half scraped off my Blackout, neither one phased it a wit. Certainly worth trying but in my case was no dice.
There was just a thread a few days ago with an impenetrable adhesive from an old sticker. WD40 got it. Worth a shot -
FYI From what I’ve seen, the gottlieb aprons in late 60’s 70’s games seem to lose the paint super easy sometimes. You wipe them with anything and it’s a risk of losing paint. Might just have been my games but I’d be careful.
It's worth a shot. I'm not sure what kind of glue you are up against, but this stuff is amazing for certain adhesives. Low risk for the art and you can soak it for older glues to enhance it's power.
Quoted from Pinball_Physics:I forgot to mention that I have tried WD 40 too.
Check this out, I think this guy left it soak a while:
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/-how-to-remove-this-rock-hard-masking-tape#post-5566074
Maybe rapid-tac adhesive remover under saran wrap.
Its like orange oil but finer and soaks in better
Quoted from jj44114:Hair dryer and plastic scraper.
Have you tried this yet.
I just did a google search on removing construction glue - I don't think any of the options I saw are good for your situation. Basically, they either recommend commercial glue remover, which is extremely harsh on paint, or heating it and scraping it off, which would remove your paint.
Hate to say it, but I think you're going to have to live with it or find a new apron.
I'm not convinced this is construction adhesive. I do see why it's being labeled that, but really any cured glue/adhesive will look similar.
Re-hydrate with some low impact solvent and bludgeon with dull mechanical force and call it macaroni.
Thanks for all of the suggestions. I'll try them out and see if I can get lucky. Anybody else remember that glue we used to use in schools in the late 50s-60s that had like a tapered flat rubber applicator? There was a small slit in the flat that would release glue depending on how light or heavy you wanted it to come out. The color of this is very similar and I recall that stuff hardened like a rock to look kind of like amber. You always had to bend the rubber tip to get the old dried stuff off before using the applicator again. I wonder if this is that type of glue. If that jogs a memory perhaps you might remember the brand name.
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