Best way to remove window sticker

CliffyG

CliffyG

CliffyG

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Got my new car on Monday having forgot to ask the dealer to not stick one of their stickers in the back window. It seems to be quite well stuck on so whats the best way to get rid of it without leaving mess?
 
very carefully with a sharp stanley knife blade and either thinners or the missus nail varnish remover. or if you dont want to go down the blade route warm it up with a hair drier on low ,whilst pulling it gently from one side. :p
 
gc123 said:
very carefully with a sharp stanley knife blade and either thinners or the missus nail varnish remover. or if you dont want to go down the blade route warm it up with a hair drier on low ,whilst pulling it gently from one side. :p
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A knife does not sound like a good idea to me lol, probably end up scratching the window. Won't the hair dryer method leave loads of stuff on the window?
 
or i did have one mate who took his new car back to the dealer and asked how much they would pay him to advertise them......after the penny dropped the valeter was told to remove it.
its not the knife its the blade. if you go to a certain diy store you can buy them with a small handle so not to cut. dont forget you are sliding the blade along not cutting. the residue is cleaned with either thinners or nail varnish remover.
 
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Hairdryer and Knife, and the warm soapy water and hard spung to remove the residue left behind. you wont scratch the glass if your careful
 
Some thermal interface solvent should work, once you've pulled off the main sticker. Akasa do a good one, it's cheap too. Smells of lemons.
 
DannyW said:
Hairdryer and Knife, and the warm soapy water and hard spung to remove the residue left behind. you wont scratch the glass if your careful
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This is the method i have used to remove decals from windows before, except i used a sponge :p

As for a knife, get a stanley knife blade, masking tape one side of it so as not to cut yourself and then use the blade at a very shallow angle to the glass as not to scratch it.
 
be verry carefull if your using a hari dryer, i used a heat gun (on the lowest setting) to remover the mot sticker from a freind mini and i cracked the screen, i dident touch the gun to see how much hotter than it is than a hair dryer, just a quick warning tho. :)
i now oe him a windscreen:(
 
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