How do I remove this silly sticker without damaging paint?

red eye · 3 Dec 2011 at 20:42

TS7 said:
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

lighter fluid or a can of lynx dont use petrol or thinnrers

red eye · 3 Dec 2011 at 20:44

4T5 said:
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.

how did you stop you finder from blistering, I destickerd a polo van, got three sides done them gave up

4T5 · 3 Dec 2011 at 20:51

red eye said:
how did you stop you finger from blistering, I destickered a polo van, got three sides done them gave up

I have Mans hands mate.

It's just a juggling act between hands & what fingers you use.

kieranv · 3 Dec 2011 at 21:10

Hair dryer plus some autoglym intensive tar remover.

Thats how i removed these two

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red eye · 15 Dec 2011 at 20:31

4T5 said:
I have Mans hands mate.

It's just a juggling act between hands & what fingers you use.

I think I'll pass next time.

Westyfield2 · 15 Dec 2011 at 20:49

For getting rid of a sticker on my old VTR I used a hairdryer and a variety of chemicals. Order I used them in was purely in the order I found them. Started with nail varnish remover, then sticky stuff remover, then meths, then white spirit, and then petrol.

Got every bit of the glue residue off and did the paint no harm at all

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red eye · 30 Dec 2011 at 21:37

lighter fluid or aerosol can just spray peel and wipe, no need for fancy bottles

The Edge · 30 Dec 2011 at 21:55

vinegar is pretty good too.

Skilid · 30 Dec 2011 at 22:38

kieranv said:
Hair dryer plus some autoglym intensive tar remover.

This

PhillyDee · 31 Dec 2011 at 11:26

WD40 is excellent at removing sticky residues. Or AC90, or any sort of Dewatering fluid.

Logsi · 31 Dec 2011 at 12:33

I took the stripes off my ST and used Auto Glym Tar Remover which worked like a charm. Just hope that it all comes off in one piece.