help getting sticker off...
03-05-2004, 11:28 AM
#18
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3M makes a great adhesive remover that comes in a small can. It's safe for paint, you can get it at any parts store, and simply soaking the sticker/decal with this stuff for 1-2 minutes will usually soften it up enough for you to get a fingernail underneath to remove it. This stuff is also good for use on glass, plastic and vinyl.
A hair dryer can also be very helpful, but I doubt you'd need it with the adhesive remover.
A hair dryer can also be very helpful, but I doubt you'd need it with the adhesive remover.
03-05-2004, 11:59 AM
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I had this same problem when I got my India/Guards red 944. The PO had slathered it with stickers. Yuck.
Some of the stickers came right off with 3M adhesive remover which I think has been mentioned in the thread. But one would not budge even after soaking it with the adhesive remover. So this is what I did:
- Get a clothes iron
- Get an old cotton t-shirt
- Set the iron to a fairly low heat setting
- Drape the shirt over the offending sticker
- Place the iron onto the sticker with the shirt inbetween the iron and shirt
- Hold it there for 15-30 seconds or so
The sticker will come right off. This is basically the "heat" solution, but the iron is very controllable in terms of how hot it is, and you are focusing the heat exactly where you need it - especially important if there is plastic or rubber nearby.
You can start with low heat settings and slowly increase it until the decal comes off. So very low risk of damaging anything.
Bryan
Some of the stickers came right off with 3M adhesive remover which I think has been mentioned in the thread. But one would not budge even after soaking it with the adhesive remover. So this is what I did:
- Get a clothes iron
- Get an old cotton t-shirt
- Set the iron to a fairly low heat setting
- Drape the shirt over the offending sticker
- Place the iron onto the sticker with the shirt inbetween the iron and shirt
- Hold it there for 15-30 seconds or so
The sticker will come right off. This is basically the "heat" solution, but the iron is very controllable in terms of how hot it is, and you are focusing the heat exactly where you need it - especially important if there is plastic or rubber nearby.
You can start with low heat settings and slowly increase it until the decal comes off. So very low risk of damaging anything.
Bryan
