How do I remove this silly sticker without damaging paint?

TS7 · 3 Dec 2011 at 12:52

Hi,

Recently bought a new car few weeks ago and it has this silly sticker on the boot:

I've just tried peeling it with my nail however it leaves behind the outline, as you can see in the picture.

What's the best way to go about removing it?

It's three years old, I'm surprised neither of the two previous owners bothered to remove it. It's ugly and not even discreet!

Thanks in advance

sbridgey · 3 Dec 2011 at 12:55

get a hair dryer on it

Hyburnate · 3 Dec 2011 at 12:55

Nail varnish?

Ooops I meant the removed.
Nail varnish remover

Lashout_UK · 3 Dec 2011 at 12:56

Get someone to drive into the panel, then get it removed, replaced and repainted on your insurance. Or theirs.

danza · 3 Dec 2011 at 12:57

Peel it all off with your nail and clean off the residue with WD40 or white spirits.

DON'T use nail varnish remover. The acetone it contains can utterly ruin the paint.

Mr Gimp · 3 Dec 2011 at 13:03

Isopropyl alcohol and a hairdryer

Maz · 3 Dec 2011 at 13:05

Hair Dryer to peel it off, then use an abrasive polish or a solvent to remove glue residue.

mjt · 3 Dec 2011 at 13:12

I picked mine off with my fingernails, and then got rid of the residue when I clayed the car about 6 months later

ashrobbo · 3 Dec 2011 at 13:14

Hairdryer and Isopropyl or wd40 for any other residue left behind,

Worked a treat on mine.

TS7 · 3 Dec 2011 at 13:26

Thanks all

phil-k · 3 Dec 2011 at 13:26

i would take it back to the garage and get them to take it off, otherwise you will want commission for advertising them

Hyburnate · 3 Dec 2011 at 13:28

danza said:
Peel it all off with your nail and clean off the residue with WD40 or white spirits.

DON'T use nail varnish remover. The acetone it contains can utterly ruin the paint.

U srs? xD

Will · 3 Dec 2011 at 13:45

Sticky stuff remover, fingernail and/or edge of a credit card....problem solved!

BurningHorizons · 3 Dec 2011 at 14:01

Unifit Sticky Stuff Remover...
http://www.unifit.co.uk/powersearch...ff&refinesearch=yes&newsearch=yes&specials=no
£5 - Job done. Removed the ///M badge from my car with it.

sigma · 3 Dec 2011 at 14:05

Hyburnate said:
U srs? xD

Yes.

DB_SamX · 3 Dec 2011 at 14:14

Try applying a claybar on the outline to see if it takes the marks off.

stoofa · 3 Dec 2011 at 14:17

I hate dealerships/garages who put stickers like that on cars.
When I was looking around for the best deal on my new Octy vRS back in March I almost went to Vindis in Cambridge.
They put these silly little stickers on the car. Whilst we were discussing pricing I did say that I certainly did not want any stickers like that on my car.
Instead of getting a "No problem" response, the person I was speaking to had to "check with his manager that was OK to do".
Sorry - but no, should not require any discussion!

In the end I went to a different dealership who, in their words "We feel we're more professional and don't require the free advertising that Vindis think they need".

I cringe whenever I see such stickers on a car.

4T5 · 3 Dec 2011 at 14:30

I've done a lot of de stickering as most vans that get traded have the crap all over them.
People are right that say use a hair dryer but there is a knack to it, If you try to peal the sticker off at the wrong temp or from certain angles it will leave a gluey residue, If you heat it well & throughout the panel & sticker then it will come off & leave a small dis colouration which can be T cut out & polished back up.

Scania · 3 Dec 2011 at 14:31

magicoi · 3 Dec 2011 at 14:43

Bug and Tar remover will get the residue off no problem.