Sticker Removal....worst Sticker In My Life....need Help Asap.

[DRFT31]

Hi guys, this is the story i dont like the stickers they came with the car. Its a clear sticker looks like a expensive one, each corner is so tight its not funny. I've used.

Heatgun, wax & grease remover, and turps nothing works.

Nothing has happened to the paint yet but im not got to respray a whole guard over one sticker. There has to be a product on the market which can eat this away. No way can it come off like a normal sticker.

I've added the picture cause now, ive made it look like shit lol and need to take it off completly.

Please let me know anything, but im not using anything that could harm my paint. and please only tell me on your experience not just a theory you heard off someone lol.

Anyway i hope you guys can help me out. Thanks

[ali-turko]

try a heat gun its worked for me in the past

[Noy]

sorry to be off topic but do u have potenza suspension in your car???

[DRFT31]

sorry to be off topic but do u have potenza suspension in your car???

Sure do mate

ive used heat gun dude, it wont budge it gets so hot i reckon the paint will melt lol. Must be a car sticker which moulds itself into the paint lol I NEED HELP

[n15m0]

try a hair dryer?? maybe try a cigarette lighter, jst for a few secs to melt the plastic...(do so at ur own risk

[sky_hi]

try a hair dryer?? maybe try a cigarette lighter, jst for a few secs to melt the plastic...(do so at ur own risk

if u can get it big kevs goo remover will prolly work but check on packaging for paint. im sure i used it on a painted surface n it didnt hurt it. ye i did on my skyline:P worked to get sum gunk off the door trim from the rain deflectors that were there.

[Ol_Mate]

you could try a pretty heavy cut & polish compound, eucalyptus oil or "Pascoes OOMF Glue remover" which you can get at woolies in the cleaning aisle.

failing that, take it to a automotive paint specialist and see what they reckon....

[femno]

Try pouring boiling water over the sticker a few times??? then try n peel it off???

Havent tried this personally but it looks as if you need all the help u can get!

[DRFT31]

Hot water ive tried that, ive went to a automotive speacialist said to me use a heat gun, tried that didnt work this sticker is the WORST! Anyone got a forsure solution.

[SKY031]

By looking at it, it appears to be made of something similar to the decals used on plastic kit models.

When they stick, they stick for life!

How about a steamer?

You know those little hand held steamer thingies?

Like this one

Only other thing I could suggest is to fold up a cloth (face washer or similar) so that it's a little bit bigger than the sticker, soak the cloth in boiling water (or as hot as you dare) and hold the cloth on the sticker for a while, possibly pouring more hot water over it at the same time, to try and keep it hot and as wet as possible.

Good luck, keep us informed

[Ol_Mate]

you tried sticking duct tape / gaffa tape to the sticker, rubbing it on, leaving it for a while and then ripping it off.

did it on the work van the other day trying to keep the door closed and when i ripped it off it took the paint with it...

[604R32]

Razor blades always worked for me. Just be super cautious and take your time. I believe they even make plastic razor blades for this purpose.

You can even soften it up with a goo remover first.

[chrissso]

Big kevs goo remover, or that orange peel stuff...

[Wheezy]

I had to remove 20 year old stickers off my car that have baked into the paint really badly. I used a plastic razor blade and alot of paitence. It took hours to get two stickers off. Mine were that bad that even after a cut and polish you can still see the sticker marks.

Just take your time and do it over a few hours.

[R32gts-t]

i am in the exact same boat, my car was covered in high quality vinyl stickers from japan, they peeled off the drivers side of the car fairly easily but the passenger side is another story. same problem as in the picture above.

where can you buy these plastic razor blades?

edit to add pics:

Edited November 2, 2006 by R32gts-t

[2rismo]

Go and google Prepsol.

[Logikal]

Two words ... Eucalyptus Oil

At first I didnt believe that it would work but it did.

I had tape and stickers on the paint after my car was imported. I used Eucalyptus Oil and its gone...may have to put some real elbow grease into it....leaves a nice smell

[R32gts-t]

I have tried prepsol which is stronger than eucalyptus oil, the sticker begins to peel off and then breaks about half a centimetre away from where it started.

I am going to try a plastic razor blade, where can i find one?

[justinfox]

I've taken off many a decal with a hairdryer, plenty plenty of patience and WD40 then Meguiers scratch-X.

[Viscount]

Try a product called De-Solve It. It is a citrus smelling product which will actually desolve the sticker. I doubt it would damage your paint, but it would probably be worth checking first.