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Launceston, Tasmania
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May 2002
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how to remove sx twincam16 door stickers???
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Wed, 13 October 2004 00:58
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Anyone have any suggestions of how to remove the stickers from the doors on an sx corolla, GTis and other models would be the same also.
any help is greatly appreciated!
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Location:
Sydney / NSW
Registered:
March 2004
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Re: how to remove sx twincam16 door stickers???
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Wed, 13 October 2004 01:25
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use a heat gun...softens the glue and becomes easier to peal off...but you will always see the outline of where it was...unless you respary the car. I took one off with a heat gun and very gently scarped it off with a razor....took ages.
good luck
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Location:
Epping, Sydney
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April 2003
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Re: how to remove sx twincam16 door stickers???
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Wed, 13 October 2004 01:27
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haidryer, plastic tool (ie knife, old CD.... spooon), and some solvent
worked like a treat for me! takes patience though
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Location:
Coffs Harbour
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October 2004
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Re: how to remove sx twincam16 door stickers???
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Wed, 13 October 2004 01:35
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yep hairdryer man, dont do wat i did and blow it up but  leaving it on to long
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Location:
Campbelltown
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November 2003
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Re: how to remove sx twincam16 door stickers???
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Wed, 13 October 2004 03:29
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When our car got egged pajero 1990 model a few yrs ago before we sold it, we got out the Karcher pressurised water gun and cleaned of the egg. However at the same time it removed the red stripe down the side of the cra. If you are willing to risk water restrictions you could do this.
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Location:
Launceston, Tasmania
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: how to remove sx twincam16 door stickers???
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Wed, 13 October 2004 03:34
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i think i'll try the hair dryed/plastic tool method. I'm not too keen on using a razor on my paint.
If the hair dryer doesn't work well i might try the pressure water gun. No need to worry about water restrictions, i'm in tassie 
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Toymods Vice President
Location:
Sydney
Registered:
May 2002
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Location:
sydney
Registered:
March 2004
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Re: how to remove sx twincam16 door stickers???
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Wed, 13 October 2004 08:01
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try this, just get a rag that adsorbs water good, soak it with boiling water, then leave it on the sticker for 5 minutes or so, then get a blade gently peel it off. apply more boil water if needed
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Location:
Epping, Sydney
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April 2003
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Re: how to remove sx twincam16 door stickers???
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Wed, 13 October 2004 08:04
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yeah not a big fan of blades though 'cause you can scratch your paint quite easily..
that is why I fiddled with several plastic "tools" till I found what i needed.. I think the rag would be good for heat transferral though.. but more of a pain than just using a hairdryer maybe.... 
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Location:
Liverpool, Sydney
Registered:
September 2004
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Re: how to remove sx twincam16 door stickers???
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Wed, 13 October 2004 11:08
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When i took the pinstriping and bump strips off my 86 i used a heat gun and razor ( i did scratch the paint a few times, but im going for paint so im not really that fussed..)
However, one side of the car has sun damage and the stickers seems to have baked well and truly into the car, the outside of the sticker came off but all the glue and shit was still there...
i just used a bit of eucalyptus oil / tea tree oil and it came off easy as!
Neko ^-^
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May 2002
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Re: how to remove sx twincam16 door stickers???
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Wed, 13 October 2004 12:06
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u can change the door to one without the sticker ... just a suggestion 
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Location:
Newcastle
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June 2002
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Re: how to remove sx twincam16 door stickers???
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Wed, 13 October 2004 22:03
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Yeah get one of these
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Location:
Launceston, Tasmania
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: how to remove sx twincam16 door stickers???
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Wed, 13 October 2004 22:53
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that tool looks really good, any idea of prices? i'll try the hair dryer or boiling water way first (no blades though). Nice suggestion Les but that would be heaps more costly and the stickers are actually coming off my fx gt (2 door) which would be very very hard to find new doors for 
I just wrote sx twincam 16 in the title so people would know the stickers i was talking about. mine actually says gt twincam 16
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Toymods Vice President
Location:
Sydney
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: how to remove sx twincam16 door stickers???
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Thu, 14 October 2004 03:39
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The one I bought wich I mentioned was a generic rather than the 3M one in the picture was about $10. It still looks practically new so I guess it would work for a lot of removals. If you were in Sydney I'd say come alog to a meeting and I'll lend it too you but alas you'll need to find a auto paint store in Tassy to buy one from.
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