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« on: May 30, 2006, 12:40:11 »
I have removed a few stickers recently (last year's Belgium ones, ready for this year :wink: ) and quite a lot of the glue was left behind.

What's the best thing to use to get rid of it?
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« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2006, 12:42:54 »
whenever i take off decals i,ve used a kettle of boiling water then peeled them off it melts the glue so you can rub it off with a cloth easily then as well

Nice to see you back on here by the way Gordon :D i take it work is still busy then
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« Reply #2 on: May 30, 2006, 12:44:24 »
Tar & glue remover,

                              You can get it from most paint factor's & valet/cleaning suppliers,




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« Reply #3 on: May 30, 2006, 12:49:43 »
Heat the stickers up with a hair dryer and they will peel off easily
A wee rub with some petrol will remove any glue residue - just don't rub too hard
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« Reply #4 on: May 30, 2006, 12:55:07 »
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Nice to see you back on here by the way Gordon :D i take it work is still busy then

Thanks for the welcome, Neal :wink:  On top of the mega work load, we recently moved all of our hosting business onto a new server - jeez, what a job that was :shock:

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Heat the stickers up with a hair dryer and they will peel off easily

I tried that, but found that the stickers just became extremely soft and stretchy .. and kept breaking :(

I'll try and find some "Tar & Glue remover" ... don't have petrol at our household :)
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« Reply #5 on: May 30, 2006, 13:21:04 »
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... don't have petrol at our household :)

Thinners works really well as long as you are VERY carefull not to rub hard or leave on too long
I used that on my 110 and it was fine - just wasn't sure about passing that on in case of damage to your paint  :lol:
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« Reply #6 on: May 30, 2006, 13:37:44 »
Or brake cleaner - but then my car doesn't exactly start with a good paint finish so you might want to be a bit careful with this.

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« Reply #7 on: May 30, 2006, 13:51:35 »
petrol works well as well and doesnt damage paintwork .. just dont smoke lol :lol:
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« Reply #8 on: May 30, 2006, 14:02:17 »
WD40........works as well as anything and you can even buy it in pen form exactly for that purpose....... I know cos I have several  :lol:
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« Reply #9 on: May 30, 2006, 14:06:57 »
Try meths it wont hurt the paint but will take any wax off (but who waxes a landy anyway)
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« Reply #10 on: May 30, 2006, 16:17:09 »
Tar & glue remover---usually can be bought from a Caravan Shop.
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« Reply #11 on: May 30, 2006, 23:33:09 »
Now then Gords . . . plain ole turps substitute from B+Q around £4 for 5lts,  if u warm it up first with a hair dryer(the sticker that is)  u might not even need the turps however if u do,  one soft cloth add some turps rub lightly "hey presto" glue gone,  wash with car cleaner then polish. . . . hmmmmmmm if u must

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« Reply #12 on: May 31, 2006, 07:38:23 »
eucalyeptus oil (SPELLING) is good for sticky residue. Use it at work to remove residue from tape use to stick up notices etc
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« Reply #13 on: May 31, 2006, 13:46:09 »
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Now then Gords . . . plain ole turps substitute from B+Q around £4 for 5lts,  

I'm fairly sure I tried turps, but it just moved it around!

Even T-Cut didn't get rid of it !?

Think I'll try "Tar & glue remover" if I can find some :-k
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« Reply #14 on: May 31, 2006, 14:04:24 »
WD40 and some elbow grease removed Owls....and then I gave him a polish - and then I sold him ... sob sob sob
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« Reply #15 on: May 31, 2006, 14:06:40 »
That's a point, Whens the Supercharged going to get stickerd?
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« Reply #16 on: May 31, 2006, 14:07:33 »
Bagheera has 2 stickers at the moment.....
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« Reply #17 on: May 31, 2006, 14:08:38 »
To the same extent that Owl was? :lol:
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« Reply #18 on: May 31, 2006, 14:10:45 »
...not *yet*
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« Reply #19 on: May 31, 2006, 14:18:06 »
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...not *yet*

Umm, I'm sure that started off as *never* :-k  :wink:

So, taking it to Belgium? There's only one overgrown bit that I can remember :wink:  :lol:
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