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Wahroonga
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Sticker removal
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Tue, 20 January 2004 02:28
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I am wanting to remove the stickers from the side of my car. They are the standard "2.0 Twin cam 16". is there any easy way to do it or is it simply time with a heat gun/hair dryer?
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BrisVegas---YeeeHAW
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January 2004
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Re: Sticker removal
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Tue, 20 January 2004 02:34
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simply time with a heat gun/hair dryer or in the sun
mineral turpentine to remove the glue OR citrus based glue remover, look to SPANDEX for that as it wont harm your paint
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Location:
Wahroonga
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June 2003
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Re: Sticker removal
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Tue, 20 January 2004 02:42
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yea thats what i thought, but after 1hour with a hair dryer only to get off "16" of the stickers i thought there must be an easyer way. Well i get i call my mates for a heat gun. thx
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NSW, East Coast
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July 2003
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Re: Sticker removal
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Tue, 20 January 2004 03:45
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I believe eucalyptus oil is good for sticky shit, not sure what it might do to the paint thou.
Isnt brake fluid good for stickers, i know it harms paint if left on for too long.
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Location:
Wahroonga
Registered:
June 2003
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Re: Sticker removal
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Tue, 20 January 2004 04:07
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well it needs a respray anyway so i'll give that a try
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Location:
Epping, Sydney
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April 2003
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Re: Sticker removal
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Tue, 20 January 2004 04:15
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what I did Dave is I got the hairdryer and used an old CD and just pushed gently as the glue was heated and it came off perfect.
a little solvent of any description removes the residue. Once I got is started I was able to actually just peel it carefully by hand. Couldn't be easier! 
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Location:
Melbourne
Registered:
October 2003
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Re: Sticker removal
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Tue, 20 January 2004 04:15
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the eucalyptus oil shouldn't do anything to the paint
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I supported Toymods
Location:
sydney.au
Registered:
August 2002
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Re: Sticker removal
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Tue, 20 January 2004 05:52
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heat sticker
peel sticker
get rubbing compound or metal polish (on the paint)
rub like crazy
factory finish
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Toymods Vice President
Location:
Sydney
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Sticker removal
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Tue, 20 January 2004 08:00
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Here's a copy of my reply to this question last time it came up.
| Joshstix wrote on Wed, 28 May 2003 12:17 |
If they're the kind of plastic stickers they use to make pin stripes and things there is a cool tool for removing them, it also removes all of the glue residue and crud left after removing other stickers and things. It's basically a circular eraser on a mandrel that you put in a drill and use to rub the stickers and glue off with. 3M make one that is good but the one I got was a no name. I just described what I was after to the guys at an automotive paint supplier and they said "Oh a caramel wheel". I found out what they meant because the thing stinks like caramel but it rips the stickers and residue off in no time. I removed all of the glue from rubbing strips and all of the pin stripes on my AW11 in under 2 hours where as it took me about 3 hours to do 2 feet of glue with solvents on my last car.
The only thing to be careful of is to run the drill at a real low speed because it is possible to burn the paint.
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I've still got the wheel if you'd like to borrow it let me know.
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Location:
Canberra
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January 2004
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Re: Sticker removal
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Tue, 20 January 2004 08:12
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| FKN16V wrote on Tue, 20 January 2004 14:45 |
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Isnt brake fluid good for stickers, i know it harms paint if left on for too long.
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nooooooooooooooo...............!!!!! I worked i a panel shop for a while (2months) so i don't know it all but the one thing i did do was take off alot of stickers. Heat gun is fine, use something to scrape the sticker off with while heating, (Plastic ice scraper work's good) brake fluid starts to eat away at the paint the second it's applied, same as egg, so if your going to clean off the rest it's up to good old elbow greese and a soft cloth. have fun. J
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I supported Toymods
Location:
Epping, Sydney
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Sticker removal
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Tue, 20 January 2004 08:13
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josh - if it's an open offer, I'd love to borrow that thingy to get the stripes off my supra
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Location:
Wahroonga
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June 2003
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Re: Sticker removal
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Tue, 20 January 2004 09:15
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sprinterboy...as i said i plan on getting a respray done, it will be within the next 3-9 months, so yea it will eat away at the paint but i'm not awefully worried about that.
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Location:
Canberra
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January 2004
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Re: Sticker removal
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Tue, 20 January 2004 09:25
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Draza- Ok so if you really don't care to much about the paint just take a rag with some thinners to it. and use a razor blade too. might be able to etch you name into the side too!!! only jokes. just thought that you mught want some help with it all. coz when it get 5months in and you respray is still 4 months away you'll get the shits with the marks left. oh, if it does eat the paint, put something over it(cheap spary can/clear coat) so it dont get water in there, J 
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Location:
Wahroonga
Registered:
June 2003
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Re: Sticker removal
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Tue, 20 January 2004 09:33
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Yea if my paint was in good condition i wouldn't be getting the respray. My paint has chips, cracks and some rust in it, but thats what happens if u leave it out side while saving the money for an engine conversion.
But thx anyway.
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Location:
Colac, Victoria
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May 2002
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Re: Sticker removal
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Tue, 20 January 2004 09:54
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heat sticker with hairdryer
peel off excess..
stubborn ones wipe over with eucalypus oil on a rag to dissolve some of the glue - keep heat up ..
Sticker will come off - then clean area with more euc oil , which will dull the paint a little bit ..
When dry - wash off euc oil , then polish up the paint ..
Taken 3 stickers off the Gt4 this way with no side effects
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Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
February 2003
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Re: Sticker removal
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Tue, 20 January 2004 12:01
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hint: when removing cut-vinyl stickers, heat up one edge and lift off with a plastic scraper so you have a good grasp of the sticker, continue heating (direct heat at the emerging gap) and pull the sticker back flat against the car (e.g. 180 degrees to 'peeling edge').
if you pull it at 90 degrees to the sticker it will tend to tear
if the sticker is crumbling, try softening the glue layer with dry-cleaning fluid - tho this stuff will stain paint and ruin gloss finish if left on for too long (tho if the sticker's gone crumbly, the paint's probably snafu too). after softening, use plastic paint scraper to remove
(some fridges also come with a scraper to help remove ice from the freezer, is also good for scraping loose paint/gunk)
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Location:
Melbourne
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Sticker removal
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Wed, 21 January 2004 02:56
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a Good pressure washer will take the stickers off real quick and unless the paint is really ratshit it should not hurt it
Allan
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