Help please - sticker removal
 

Got the stickers of the foggy covers on my STI - but have been left with a stubborn gummy residue. I want to put some new 'uns on.

So far I have tried, brasso, degreaser, a little Unleaded, and .... wife's idea - furniture polish :eek: Oh and warm water with car shampoo.

Still left with glue on. I dont want to use anything too abrasive as i don't to damage the paintwork.

Any ideas what I can use to get the sticky stuff off ?

Thanks

Stiks

try something like WD40 or a light lubricant should remove it.

if not, try and warm the glue up with a hairdryer and pick it off

I used the hairdryer trick on the OE boot emblem & the glue came of fine

Phil

AutoGlym do a glue and tar remover.....

Either tar & glue remover, as suggested by Jasoon, or panel wipe. Both should be available from local car bodyshop suppliers (Autopaint, etc)

Tar and glue is more effective, but makes a right mess and gets everywhere, panel wipe will take a little longer, but leaves the paintwork in perfect condition to fit the new stickers, ie. clean and grease free.

Thanks guys - I'll give the "warm up" and WD 40 a go first... If that doesn't work then its Autoglym ... I've got a few tar spots on the alloys anyway.

Cheers

Stiks

As above Autoglym tar remover - dead easy:)

white spirit or meths

the easy way
 

High mate i am a painter by trade and the easiest way to do it is to get your hands on some pre-clean or panel wipe.It is used for cleaning any surface before painting.Will literally wipe on/of and will take of nearly any substance even tar leaving paint a1.Availible in any decent motor factors less than a tenner for 5 litres. Or cheaper alternative is to use petrol . hope this helps

paul :)

Bluep - thanks for the professsional advice, I'm going to have a crack at it on Thursday AM, so I'll try and get hold of some panel wipe. Funnily enough I tried a little unleaded... with no luck.

I actually quite like the unstickered look the foggy covers have now. Kind of uncluttered. In two minds really :(

kfc finger wipes.
i use them all the time before i sticker up vans or cars etc and after removing old stickers.
just be cheeky and ask them for a box full