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Title: Removing stickers....
Post by: jjsaul on October 02, 2006, 18:59:19: How do you remove stickers from car bodywork???

(without trashing the paintwork)

Cheers
Title: Removing stickers....
Post by: andyhubbard on October 02, 2006, 19:02:22: I've used WD40 in the past with no probs.
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Post by: blackbob on October 02, 2006, 19:02:41: warm them up with a hair drier or hot water and peel them off then clean any glue with white spirit
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Post by: bezzabsa on October 02, 2006, 19:02:45: hairdryer
turps
and lots of patience
Title: Removing stickers....
Post by: jjsaul on October 02, 2006, 19:20:31: thanks :)

i think i'll try WD40 and if that fails a hairdryer and spirits :lol:
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Post by: barmiebrumie on October 02, 2006, 19:22:39: Quote from: "bezzabsa"
hairdryer
turps
and lots of patience

100% correct, unless you are really unlucky & the glue is hard to shift but then you can get some ''tar & glue remover'' from a paint factor,
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Post by: zacspeed on October 02, 2006, 20:07:08: From this:

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v717/zacspeed/vitSmall.jpg)

To this:

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v717/zacspeed/DSC_2186Small.jpg)

In about 2 days, a lot of swearing, very sore fingers, Meths, heat-guns, T&G remover & patience

:twisted:
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Post by: dreadnought110 on October 02, 2006, 20:12:28: :D Did you respray it as well or different light??? :D
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Post by: blackbob on October 02, 2006, 20:16:37: tried removing fire service strip from my bus got the tape off but never did get the glue off had to soak it with white spirite and roll it with my thumb only took 2 yrs till i gave up and redid the strip with fablon
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Post by: Evilgoat on October 02, 2006, 20:25:12: Quote from: "zacspeed"
From this:

To this:

In about 2 days, a lot of swearing, very sore fingers, Meths, heat-guns, T&G remover & patience

:twisted:

You dont wanna know what it took to get rabbit's sticker's off. took a lot of patience as the vynyl had crazed so had to be flaked off.
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Post by: jjsaul on October 02, 2006, 20:28:07: it looks a different shade of red though :P :lol:
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Post by: zacspeed on October 02, 2006, 20:44:22: The first picture was taken on a phone, the second was taken with a Ã‚Â£400 DSLR! Amazing what a diffrence it makes 8)
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Post by: AbyssDJ on October 02, 2006, 20:45:01: what you removing, james? ;)
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Post by: jjsaul on October 02, 2006, 21:25:47: Quote from: "abyssdj"
what you removing, james? ;)

stickers .. do you want a prize? :P
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Post by: Rich_P on October 02, 2006, 21:27:24: I wonder which stickers.... hmmm.... :P :wink:
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Post by: jjsaul on October 02, 2006, 21:42:04: well ive got a gb sticker on a replacement tailgate i wanna fit that i dont like amongst others
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Post by: Llanigraham on October 02, 2006, 21:46:41: If you know anyone who works at a car body shop ask if they use either
Kent Industry's ACRYSOL or SPEEDY 500
or
Worth ACRYLIC SOLVENT (can't remember the exact name)

Both products dissolve the glue.
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Post by: AbyssDJ on October 02, 2006, 22:51:04: Quote from: "Llanigraham"
If you know anyone who works at a car body shop ask if they use either
Kent Industry's ACRYSOL or SPEEDY 500
or
Worth ACRYLIC SOLVENT (can't remember the exact name)

Both products dissolve the glue.

i do as it happens.. i might just do that :)
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Post by: mud-club-matty on October 02, 2006, 22:57:40: or i can get my nice hot steam cleaner on them removes the stickers and the glue :D
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Post by: AbyssDJ on October 02, 2006, 23:02:51: everyone crowd over to midland 4x4 then lol
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Post by: mud-club-matty on October 02, 2006, 23:07:44: dont tell them lol
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Post by: jjsaul on October 03, 2006, 00:07:54: Quote from: "mud-club-matty"
or i can get my nice hot steam cleaner on them removes the stickers and the glue :D

yer and the paint :shock:
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Post by: Toppa on October 05, 2006, 20:24:54: yup hairdryer jj, i had to remove some sign writing from my work van ;)

Cheers
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Post by: paji-shieldy on October 05, 2006, 20:30:57: Quote from: "jjsaul"
thanks :)

i think i'll try WD40 and if that fails a hairdryer and spirits :lol:

hiardryer 1st then use wd40 too remove residue m8, u need the dryer too soften the vinyl b4 you can remove it
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Post by: AbyssDJ on October 06, 2006, 00:12:41: im not removing ours... going to leave them on
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Post by: Mark2Disco on October 06, 2006, 11:06:12: boil a kettle of water and pour over stickers
and peel off stickers b4 they cool down
ive dont this many times on vans that have had stickers on for years
and they come straight off
you will be there allday with a hairdryer
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Post by: Jake on October 06, 2006, 18:16:34: I used to use a hot jet wash to remove the sticker then tar and glue to finish the job.
It will remove flakey paint though.
Best method is a heat gun and a lot of patience.
Then a lot of tar and glue remover.
Tar and glue remover is avalible from Halfords and most leading brand retailers
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