big daz2

Hi guys just bought another scoob and it's covered in stickers and as it's an sti ra and not my thing I need to remove them. The paint underneath looks pretty good and I'd like to preserve it as much as I can. What's best to use spray glue remover/ heat gun I have access to both but need to get it right because I did this on another car and it took all the paint off.

big daz2

Also how difficult is it to remove the wind deflectors?

ilogikal1

Warm them up (be careful not to burn the paint though), carefully peel off what you can, then Autosmart Tardis for anything putting up much of a fight and residue.

B0DSKI

iTrader: (17)

As above. Exactly how I've done it before.

big daz2

perfect thanks guys wish me luck ill let you know how i get on

weirdfish

Is it a proper heat gun you have or a hair dryer, if it's a heat gun then be careful, these can be vicious things, keep the heat setting low and don't get too close.
If it's a hair dryer then these are not as bad, but still take care.

dazsti72

I found it better to pour boiling water on the ones on my van.

big daz2

It's a proper heat gun on low setting. Was thinking hair dryer cus I just bought the misses a new one so I can f@@k the old one up. Might be wiser to use hair dryer better be safe than sorry. I tried boiling water on my old scoob and it took the paint off

motofox01

Hair dryer to be safe mate.they come off pretty easy.i just used a bug and tar remover to remove any residue..
good luck!

SteveMy96wrx

Hi Daz, if you decide to sell the wind deflectors first dibs please!

** actually scrub that, just noticed the Ariel cut out - looking for import wagon drivers side so no cut out - the search goes on. **

Yardz

iTrader: (1)

I tried a different technique on every panel on mine

Heat gun is great to get them started but what I found is let the car sit in the sun for a while then very slowly peel away. Takes more of the sticky residue with the decal. I then used a mix of loctite 7070 cleaner for the real stubborn bits of residue and meguiars paint cleaner for the rest.
Took me about a week to do, depending on the ages quality of the decals same with the paint work makes a huge difference.

Get a nice comfy chair and a case of beer and your good to go