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My car has finally arrived from japan. im at the stage where im chaging the things that need changing, removing the things that need removing. ive come across these yellow reflective stickers on my wheels (2 on every wheel) i dont know what they were for or who put them on, but they look stupid. they must have been on for a very long time. now they are crispy and really stuck on hard. ive tried to pick them off with my fingernails, but that only led to sore nails. ive tried a razor blade. but breaks off in little flakes. not to mention scratching the rims. does anyone know of anything that will take these off?

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thanks guys... still a lot to do yet. the hairdryer worked pretty well. even so, havent got it all off yet. fingernails are definitely not working. razor blades is cutting into and scratching the powdercoating of the wheel. any suggestion of utensil?

the stickers are ****in stubborn! shellite? sounds cool, where can i get it? getting the gooey stuff off doesnt seem to be the problem. the gooey stuff is between the sticker and the wheel. there are two layers on top of the wheel im talking about here. trying to get the sticker itself off is the main problem. its flakey when picked at (not cracked), yet hard. trying to get past the sticker to get to the sticky stuff is the problem at the moment!

You can usually get it at a supermarket with a big range of metho, kero, dry cleaning fluid etc. (it is another variation of same).

Sounds like persistence might be the only way to get it off!! Have you tried a plastic knife? (sharp and fine edged yet not as harsh and damaging as a metal one).

thanks guys.... i finally figured a way to get off the top layer easily. KARCHER it! yup, i used 2000psi of water and blasted the sucker off! left the goo behind, but thats not a problem. thanks for all the suggestions guys. really helpful.

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