Flingstam

Dudes,

My car's previous owner in Japan thought modified parts manufacturer's stickers were really cool, so he's plastered them onto quite a few parts of the car. It was fun to drive the car around in Japan with it looking like that, but I'm feeling a little self-conscious back in the UK. I can't help feeling like I look a little too old to be driving a car that looks like it was modified by a 13 year-old.

So, any advice on the best way (mechanical/chemical process) to remove these stickers? The've been on the car for between 2 and 5 years, so it could get messy. The paintwork is a bit oxidised, so it's all going to have to be T-cut and polished anyway.

Cheers,

F

Roojai

I would like to know too

jogyp

yes try a hair dryer or carfully use a heat gun

Superloop

The vinyl we used to use ages ago at a sign writers would come off with very warm water. You basically soak warm water over it for ages and once the glue softens it peels off.

Dunno if the same Vinyl is used on cars but worth a try IMHO

PS Try it on a small sticker first ;-)

andypugh2000

I de stickered my wagon using a good quality hair dryer, you can use a paint stripping gun but be careful, using the hair dryer the stickers just peeled off real easy.

andy

WagonRich

I did my wagon with a hairdryer, but it wasn't easy..although the stickers had been on there since 1995....

Rich

Flingstam

Cool,

Thanks guys. Of course, I don't have a hairdryer. Never had one. No, not me. However, my girlfriend appears to have left one in my house, so....

I'll give it a shot.

Thanks for the advice, guys

Cheers,

f

Gear Head

iTrader: (2)

I very carefully used warm water and a craft knife. once soaked, carefully lift one corner of the sticker with the knife, then remove the rest with your fingers, in one smooth action. Otherwise u'll be sitting there for hours just picking at them.
With a t-cut and polish over the area, mine came up like new.
Good luck

Dazza's-STi

Make that just boiled water... works a treat...!
And dependant on the sticyness, por the red hot water just over the part leaving the car body dribbling it over the fold as you pull...
oooh err misses!