Removing stickers froim side of car-HELP

[jamesoholic]

I had some stickers on the side of my car and ive took off most of it but its left the sticky bit underneath, what do i need to remove this last bit? Ive been told Petrol does it? Help plz

James

 

[Paul Freemantle]

Be very carful. I would be against petrol.

A lot of soapy water and elbow grease is your best bet.

Try using a hair dryer on it frist to heat up the glue and make it tacky again. Then try soapy water.

 

[jamesoholic]

ok mate ill give it a go! any easier options before i start using energy? lol

 

[ClioJohn]

if its on the paint work i wouldnt use petrol, might cause some damage..not sure.

I use petrol everywhere else though, ie plastic and windows.

 

[jamesoholic]

Its on the side of the door Looks like hard work for me

 

[Marc]

try some car polish, ive also used white spirit but its up to you !!

 

[jamesoholic]

Did it take any paint off?

 

[Jonesy]

When i bought my car in 01 They dealer put some stupid GT stickers on the side of each door and on the back. It was a red and white flag and GT in the middle, 3 of the f**kers!!!!!1

Then after much mockings of my m8s, I tried to get them off, took my over an hour to get them all off and I used a hair dryer to try and heat it up but it kept coming off in parts and leaving a mess.

But hot saopy water will help getting rid of anything left behind, I also used it to remove the Renault garage stickers in the back window!

 

[coolspot007007]

White spirit will have it off in less than a minute usually, t-cut, polish, job done.

 

[Viv172]

got a bottle of sticky stuff remover (thats what its called) from Betterwear, used to remove a sticker on mine, no damage to the paintwork..

 

[MarkLD]

Try panel wipe. Body shops use it to clean surfaces before spraying. Not very expensive for 5 litres(£10 ?). Remember to give it a polish afterwards as it will remove the existing wax

 

[jamesoholic]

Thanks people for all ur help, off to the shops i go

 

[Turkish]

3m make something call adhesive cleaner comes in a metal tin 08984 part number on it, its spot on we use it after removing boot badges at work (i work at a bmw main dealer)