Thanks people. A bit of white spirit after scaping the worst of the sticky stuff off seems to be working. I'll hopefully have it done today.
Just had my fuel lines changed and getting the brakes sorted soon enough. Lots of other stuff to do too. I also picked up enough paint to respray the car today. I've spent around £600 this month on the car but it'll be worth it once finished.
I really hate the last owner of the car. He obviously didn't give a sh*t about it. He doesn't seem to have spent much money replacing things and broke the front spoiler off the car. He replaced one of the back shocks with a gas shock and left the old original on the other side. No wonder the car was skittish. I've had the front and rear suspension replaced now anyway. The rear axle bushes are totally shot but I have brand new ones ready to go on.