Ukeraa Posted February 26, 2016 Posted February 26, 2016 Hi all, Firstly, excuse the state of my Z. End of the week and it's my daily driver . These have been bugging me ever since I bought the car back in December, but I've been enjoying it too much to care. Now though they bug my quite a lot; I'm not slagging off the dealer, they were lovely and I'd happily buy from them again. So, what's the best way to remove these? I could probably have a go at peeling them off, they just look like stickers, but I don't want to do any damage. Bonus shot with my chicken legs . Happy Friday everyone! Joe. Quote
coldel Posted February 26, 2016 Posted February 26, 2016 They should just peel off, other tricks are to rest a microfibre of hot water on it for a few minutes which will loosen the adhesive. But any stickers should just peel away, take your time and be patient. Quote
GMballistic Posted February 26, 2016 Posted February 26, 2016 Hello Joe. Best way imo ~ use a hairdryer to gently heat up the glue holding the stickers in place. Then careful start peeling from one end & keep heating at the same time whilst pulling the sticker away from the body/window at an angle. Once the sticker is completely off you could then use a "sticky stuff remover" like "Autoglyms Intensive Tar remover" to get rid of the glue residue. On the windows polish with glass polish afterwards and use polish/wax on the body afterwards. 1 Quote
Ukeraa Posted February 26, 2016 Author Posted February 26, 2016 (edited) Thanks . Wow they were fast replies! Oh I should have specified, the sticker is actually on the light! Might be a bit fiddly to remove. Edited February 26, 2016 by Ukeraa Quote
GMballistic Posted February 26, 2016 Posted February 26, 2016 Thanks . Wow they were fast replies! Oh I should have specified, the sticker is actually on the light! Might be a bit fiddly to remove. What inside?! What a PITA. Still the hairdryer trick will work but you're obviously going to have to remove the brake light to get at it first. Good luck. Quote
jimmy.farrow7 Posted February 27, 2016 Posted February 27, 2016 (edited) Don't do what I done and rub you thumb over the warm residue to try and remove it as I got a very large blister on my thumb. Edited February 27, 2016 by jimmy.farrow7 Quote
The Bounty Bar Kid Posted February 27, 2016 Posted February 27, 2016 Autoglym bar tar remover or methalyted spirits will get rid of the sticky stuff. Quote
sipar69 Posted February 27, 2016 Posted February 27, 2016 Gently pick at the edge with your fingernail and then slowly peel them off. The hair dryer tip is a good one but I doubt you'll need to use it - they should come off easily - just take your time. Then clean off any remaining glue as suggested above Quote
Ricey Posted February 27, 2016 Posted February 27, 2016 In addition to the above I use a plastic razor blade when I'm de-stickering commercial vechilea Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk Quote
Ekona Posted February 27, 2016 Posted February 27, 2016 George Foreman plastic spatula. The old skinny style ones. They're utterly brilliant for this kind of thing. Quote
DoogyRev Posted February 27, 2016 Posted February 27, 2016 Fairy liquid and a scourer My truck had lots of dealer stickers on the back, used a plastic spatular and bug/tar remover to get rid of the residue. Quote
-G- Posted February 27, 2016 Posted February 27, 2016 +1 on the hairdryer. Do not under any circumstance use a heat gun or anything sharp to help lift the decal. Be patient with it and it'll come off with no issues. Quote
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