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TravisAe86 · 09-23-2009, 09:03 PM

I have this sticker/decal I want to remove from my car....but my nails are not working and I tried to slowly scrap it but that left a little scratch on the paint so I immediately stopped doing that.

Any one know what I could use to get it off? Are there any liqirds or something I can use to get it?

FLIP K1DD · 09-23-2009, 09:46 PM

maybe try heating it with a blow dryer? or goo gone! haha all i could think of

***LynchburgCSI*** · 09-24-2009, 03:03 AM

^ +1 on the hairdryer to heat the adhesive....just work up the edge after it's heated with your nails and pull it off while continuing to heat it. wd-40 works okay to get the remaining sticky crap off. goo gone would prolly be better though.

bigbird · 09-24-2009, 04:33 AM

x3 on the heat gun or hair dryer

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FLIP K1DD · 09-24-2009, 01:18 PM

oh yea btw if you dont already know, your probably going to have a baddass tanline if you take it off!

deezeejoey · 09-25-2009, 07:21 AM

goo gone might kill the paint

TravisAe86 · 09-25-2009, 10:00 AM

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oh yea btw if you dont already know, your probably going to have a baddass tanline if you take it off!

ughhhhhhhhhhh

***LynchburgCSI*** · 09-25-2009, 10:37 AM

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ughhhhhhhhhhh

6M1 green or 6P2 green...right? you wont notice it that much.

Gibson99 · 09-25-2009, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by deezeejoey

goo gone might kill the paint

how would goo gone hurt the paint? i mean unless you're using it at the same time as a heat gun or leaving it on there for weeks at a time...

just use some soap n water to wash it off when ur done.

***LynchburgCSI*** · 09-25-2009, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Gibson99

how would goo gone hurt the paint? i mean unless you're using it at the same time as a heat gun or leaving it on there for weeks at a time...

just use some soap n water to wash it off when ur done.

+1 for common sense.

Gibson99 · 09-25-2009, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by LynchburgCSI

+1 for common sense.

ain't so common these days...

FLIP K1DD · 09-25-2009, 03:28 PM

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goo gone might kill the paint

false. how do i know? my girlfriend threw out her gum while on the highway and it stretched along the right side of the car..now its gone and nobody ever knew there was gum

chick.with.a.wrench · 09-25-2009, 11:51 PM

Take a hair dryer to the decal for about... 5 minutes keeping it a safe enough distance away to not damage the paint, then gently take a razor blade or putty knife to it and catch just the corner of the decal. Then when it is far enough up that you can get your nail under it, pull as much of it away as possible and repeat until almost all of the face of the decal is off. Then put Goo Gone on a shop rag or paper towel and wipe until all the adhesive is gone. If some of the adhesive will not come off, heat that with a hair dryer as well and try again with the Goo Gone on the rag. After everything is gone, wipe down with soap and water or de-greaser.

TravisAe86 · 09-26-2009, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by chick.with.a.wrench

Take a hair dryer to the decal for about... 5 minutes keeping it a safe enough distance away to not damage the paint, then gently take a razor blade or putty knife to it and catch just the corner of the decal. Then when it is far enough up that you can get your nail under it, pull as much of it away as possible and repeat until almost all of the face of the decal is off. Then put Goo Gone on a shop rag or paper towel and wipe until all the adhesive is gone. If some of the adhesive will not come off, heat that with a hair dryer as well and try again with the Goo Gone on the rag. After everything is gone, wipe down with soap and water or de-greaser.

Thanks bro

chick.with.a.wrench · 09-26-2009, 12:48 AM

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Thanks bro

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