Remove Adhesive Residue from Anything with These DIY Solutions Meanwhile, other customers of ours have had good luck with using baby oil, mineral spirits, and WD-40 to remove sticker residue from metal pans, metal bins, and metal oil cans. Other Suggestions for Removing Adhesive from Metal: Rubbing alcohol. Baby oil. Mixture of 1 tbsp. coconut oil and 1 tbsp. baking soda.