Garage Stickers :(

[Biggy]

How do you remove those stickers that garages slap on. Someone suggested razor blades but that will take off the heated window matrix. Hairdryer was also suggested

Any help appriciated

Biggy

 

[Tom_16v]

Paint stripper. Itll just dissolve it all, then you just wipe it off.

Just dont spill any!

 

[Biggy]

I thought about something like that but would that desolve the heated window matrix aswell?

 

[Sport182]

I removed mine using a razor blade then some soapy water to get the glue marks off.

Worked a treat!!

 

[derv]

heat up sticker with hairdryer till glue goes soft, pull off, get remaining glue off with some windolene and some elbow grease!

 

[Tom_16v]

Quote: Originally posted by Biggy on 01 June 2003


I thought about something like that but would that desolve the heated window matrix aswell?

No it wont.

 

[Cheeky_Chappie]

Biggy

I used alchohol cleaner for mine. worked a treat. put tonnes on and it didnt harm teh heater matrix one bit.

 

[Scott'y]

Hairdryer Or Birds Nail Varnish Remover

 

[Flying Scotsman]

Derv has the answer followed by a rag with petrol or meths. Optimax works the best cos it has loads of cleaning additives .... he haw! Sorry just finished a bottle of wine ... hic!

 

[sbmbailey]

heat em up and peel off, wipe glue off with meths, panelwipe,

works great, i know this cos i do it in my job at work

 

[swelch]

I used a hairdryer (the wifes) then used IPA to wipe of the little bit of glue that was left behind. IPA (Iso propanol alcohol is the stuff you get in bottles for cleaning tape heads etc.

 

[warren172]

White spirit also works well.

 

[ClioJohn]

i just pulled mines off and cleaned with some petrol, then some intensive glass cutter.

 

[viceroy]

Just pulled mine off and used paraffin to get the glue off the window...

 

[Hippychick]

I always thought lighter fluid was the best thing to get off stick stuff

Just keep the windows open while you do it

 

[Biggy]

I think meths is the way forward because Ive got alot of solvents but theyre all in nondescript cans.

 

[paddymph]

no need for all this bollox, just get a hairdryer on it and pull the fecker off!!! Sheesh!

 

[CraigM]

Warm it with a hairdryer and peel it off. If all the sticky stuff is left on the window use Isopropyl alcohol to remove it, or you can also use WD40 to remove the sticky stuff.

 

[Dyewitness]

okay might sound silly but mine just peeled off!

 

[boyE]

I also just pulled mine off by hand , but seriously I can imagine the image fo you guys reeling out an extension lead to you cars then comming out with a hair drier and aiming at the rear window - people would think you were madly trying to dry the car after jet washing (hmm, an idea....)

 

[StevieP]

Used a lighter and just kept heating it and peeling bits off. J.D.

 

[tomboy]

More to the point why do they insist on putting the bloody things on there in the first place?



Told the dealer that is he wanted to advertise on my car then he would have to knock the price down. Bizarrely there was not a sign of a sticker when we picked her up.



Hugh

 

[theICEman]

I agree. All stickers came off my car the day I collected it. See no reason why when spending £9grand+ on a brand new car you should give the dealer free advertising too. Contemplated changing the reggie plates as well cos theyve got the logo, but decided I could put up with this as Id have to fork out for a replacement set! lol

 

[tomboy]

I thought that the dealers had to put there name on the reg plate. New law or something



Hugh

 

[theICEman]

It doesnt apply to dealers as far as Im aware, only to aftermarket plate makers. Basically, anyone who makes up/sells after market reg plates now by law has to put some kind of identification mark and their VAT reg. no on the plate, so that any illegal plates (dodgy fonts, spacing, cloned plates, etc.) can be traced back to the company and they will be fined. This is really a ploy to make it more difficult to find companies willing to make up dodgy plates, illegal or without seeing the V5 first, cos theres more at stake if companies do this. But there will always be the backstreet dealers willing to make up anything you ask them to, and these types of companies wont put their mark on the plates anyway!!