davetstan Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 V5c finally arrived today after 6 weeks 😳 Can somebody please advise a ham fisted idiot the best way to remove my old number plates. Tks in advance Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATTAK Z Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 heat and patience 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davetstan Posted July 28, 2015 Author Share Posted July 28, 2015 Tks but how do you get heat behind the plate? Hairdryer from the sides? Will it not affect the paintwork? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Tks but how do you get heat behind the plate? Hairdryer from the sides? Will it not affect the paintwork? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Hairdryer should be fine as ATTAK Z said. Just hold it on the plate and the heat will transfer through to the tape (glue) behind. Gently start at one end and with some gentle leverage it shouldn't be too difficult to pull off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veeg33 Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Remove the screws with screwdriver maybe? For sticky double sided tapes, you may use heat (hot water or hair dryer) or use dental floss (make sure you use around 8 loops or more and "saw" your number plate off. Then lots of polish or "alcohol" to rub the rest off. Once you are done, post a pic of your thumb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davetstan Posted July 28, 2015 Author Share Posted July 28, 2015 Ha ha will do. Tks a lot chaps. 👠Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Fishing line works a treat on tape, but make sure you're "sawing" against the back of the plate and not the paint. Then get ready for the hard bit, shifting the residue, I used a tar/glue remover, but you don't need to go overboard if you don't want to - unless the plate is going back on in a different location. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davetstan Posted July 28, 2015 Author Share Posted July 28, 2015 Fishing line works a treat on tape, but make sure you're "sawing" against the back of the plate and not the paint. Then get ready for the hard bit, shifting the residue, I used a tar/glue remover, but you don't need to go overboard if you don't want to - unless the plate is going back on in a different location. Tks a lot, will give the hair dryer a whirl and the dental floss / fishing wire if it proves a bugger to shift. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davetstan Posted July 30, 2015 Author Share Posted July 30, 2015 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davetstan Posted July 30, 2015 Author Share Posted July 30, 2015 Just seeing how to upload a photo as never done it before on here 😄 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veilside z Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Lovely looking machine. B) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davetstan Posted July 31, 2015 Author Share Posted July 31, 2015 Thanks a lot mate, I am pleased with it. My boy at my bodyshop said he will sort the plates for me tomorrow to save me making an arse of it 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payco Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Nice car. Removing the plates is easy with a hairdryer and fishing line as mentioned above. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baidan Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 same size plates going on or?..Ive been thinking about doing the same myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 I just pull the plates off on my cars, when they've been attached with sticky pads. I worry about the removal of the residue and half a pad when I can actually see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brillomaster Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 (edited) +1 just pulled the private plates off my beemer, then got busy with the wd40 to loosen the glue and scraped off the rest of the pad with a penknife. my main concern was getting the area completely residue free so the new sticky pads would create good adhesion - but the new plates exactly covered up where the old ones were, so wasn't too worried about the finish. Edited July 31, 2015 by brillomaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 I just pull the plates off on my cars, when they've been attached with sticky pads. I worry about the removal of the residue and half a pad when I can actually see it. Yeah but you're ghetto, you probably arch roll with a baseball bat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 I get the butler to do it, h'actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davetstan Posted July 31, 2015 Author Share Posted July 31, 2015 I always cause damage when I do anything 😠plus I can't abide plates not perfectly straight so this way I will know it's done right. Plus he's a top boy so will unlikely charge me 😄 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davetstan Posted July 31, 2015 Author Share Posted July 31, 2015 Ekona, you changed the exhaust on yours yet? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davetstan Posted July 31, 2015 Author Share Posted July 31, 2015 same size plates going on or?..Ive been thinking about doing the same myself. Yes same size plates going on, not into the smaller ones really. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Ekona, you changed the exhaust on yours yet? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Yup, sounds like a proper car now I need to do a proper vid, actually... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davetstan Posted July 31, 2015 Author Share Posted July 31, 2015 You do as I need to hear one, you anywhere near Manchester by any chance 😀 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 <---- Nope! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davetstan Posted July 31, 2015 Author Share Posted July 31, 2015 Hurry with the vid then 😄 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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