Removing sticker.

[02blackgt]

The dealership I bought my car from put a sticker of their dealerships name on the back of my trunk., I guess for advertsing.
Which is the best way to get it off, without sratching the paint??

[coupe]

Get your finger nail under it, peel it up...then pull it off.

Clean up the residue with WD-40.

[99GrandAMSE]

... I agree with Rand, except, a hair dryer to apply a little warmth my make it come off easier :)

[coupe]

I was gonna go into my ussual 1000 ways to remove stickers from automotive paint, i just kinda got sick of typeing it all out again.

This is actually what i use:
http://www.rightlook.com/browseproducts/3M-Pinstripe-Removal-Wheel.html

I ended up getting alot of people asking me if i can remove their pin stripes, decals and stickers for them. After doing it by hand for so long (years) i went to my local PBE store (paint, body and equipment store) and picked up that wheel. It says it does not harm paint finishes, thats definately not true. I have to compound/polish the areas when im done using it.


The biggest mistake people make is they *scrub* at the residue to get it off........dont do that. WD40, laquer thinner, 100% mineral spirits, 3M adhesive remover, goo gone (not that great) ect and a microfiber towel and a light hand will remove it with no damage.

[02blackgt]

Finally had time today and removed the sticker. I used a blow-dryer which made it alot easier. After I removed it, you could see some faint lettering of what was on there before. It's not that big of deal cause you can't see from far away, but when you go up close you can see it. Is there any way to remove the faint lettering?

[99GrandAMSE]

... you MIGHT be able to use a little 'wax' and see what happens ... not sure how else to explain it but a long time ago, before' polishes became so 'complex' and 'do not remove any paint' there used to be products that actually did remove paint (i.e.: the OLD Turtle Wax stuff in the green glass bottles, etc) ... anyway, I have used that for light job followed up by some proper polish and it worked fine ... sort of treated it like a very weak polishing compound :)

[02blackgt]

I'll give that a try.

[coupe]

Use a cleaner wax and put some passion into it. I recomend megauirs Colorx and can be found just about anywhere.

[99GrandAMSE]

Originally posted by coupe
Use a cleaner wax and put some passion into it. I recomend megauirs Colorx and can be found just about anywhere.

... I figured you would probably know the 'current' product for such a process but I generally 'think' old-school and use what I have around when it comes to such requirements :lol:

[coupe]

I was gonna say something about your last post but i with-held :lol:

Quick history lesson:

Abbrasive and chemical paint cleaners have been around since 1892. They primarily stayed in the manufacturing world and werent available to the public until the early 1930's. Since then they have evolved with the times and technology (new paint systems). Through the 1950's and the late 1970's cleaner waxes where very popular becuase of the single stage paint systems being used during those times, they worked great at removing the dead paint. Most company's did not refer or name them as *cleaner waxes*, they called them just *wax*.

This is why i see alot of *older* people say "just use a wax to fix it". If we where still using SS paint systems and companys still called their *cleaner waxes*-*waxes* then you would be correct in recomending *wax*.

If you look at my avatar, thats a pic of the label off of meguiars Show Car Glaze from 1912. Today its called #7 Show Car Glaze but its the same formula then as it is now. Of course it is non abbrasive and has no cleaning abilities and is worthless on clear coats :lol:

[99GrandAMSE]

... guess they have different terminology in Canada, or should I say, maybe just different than I am used to ... anyway, I have never used any product called a 'cleaner wax' and in fact, if I wanted to 'clean' paint or 'remove oxidation' years ago I would have used a 'polishing compound' or 'buffing compound' (difference being the amount of abrasives) ... and before you misunderstand, there were two styles, one for hand application and one for machine application :) ... for the record, that is indeed why I stated 'wax' in my first post because most people still associate everything as 'wax' when in fact it isn't, as you know :)

[99GrandAMSE]

Originally posted by coupe
I was gonna say something about your last post but i with-held :lol: ...

Why withhold anything ... that isn't like you ;) :lol:

HAHA ... I have no problems with admitting you are more knowledgeable that most (myself included) on auto detailing buddy ... to be honest though, most of the time, your recommendations are what I would suggest or how I would perform the same 'repair' but in most cases, the method by which we would get the results are different simply because I am more familiar with 'older' products and/or processes :) ... you 'da detail-man bro :lol: