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Car Forum / Land Rover Cars / April 2006Removing Defender stickers - experiences?
Hi all, I am considering removing the faded Defender stickers from my white 90, you know the ones diagonally across the door and along the sides. I have some nice Camel Trophy stickers to go in their place. The original Defender stickers are very faded and look a bit of a mess. I have picked a bit with my fingernails and it seems to disintegrate so getting it off could be a challenge. I am wondering if there are any good suggestions for ways to remove it, and also whether I am likely to have any problems with the paint either lifting, or not matching the sun attacked original paint. Cheers for any help, Dave. Hi Dave, Use a hairdryer, which will soften the adhesive, peel them off and thne use white spirit or meths to remove the residue. Cheers, John || Hi Dave, || Use a hairdryer, which will soften the adhesive, peel || them off and thne use white spirit or meths to remove the residue. || Cheers, John Hairdryer, then plastic scraper if they're stubborn - I use a scraper intended for removing softened varnish from wood, but a cfredit card would probably do as well. Remove the remainder as above, then a light T-Cut of the whole panel if there's a colour difference due to UV fading.  SignatureRich ============================== I don't approve of signatures, so I don't have one. >Hi Dave, > Use a hairdryer, which will soften the adhesive, peel them >off and thne use white spirit or meths to remove the residue. Suggest a slight variation: use WD40 or "Orange Glo" on the residue, then white spirit or meths to remove the WD40... It's a bit quicker. Regards, Simonm. Signaturesimonm|at|muircom|dot|demon|.|c|oh|dot|u|kay SIMON MUIR, BRISTOL UK www.ukip.org EUROPEANS AGAINST THE EU www.members.aol.com/eurofaq GT250A'76 R80/RT'86 110CSW TD'88 www.kc3ltd.co.uk/profile/eurofollie/ || Suggest a slight variation: use WD40 or "Orange Glo" on the residue, || then white spirit or meths to remove the WD40... Ah, but how do you remove the white spirit and meths? :-) SignatureRich ============================== I don't approve of signatures, so I don't have one. >Hi all, I am considering removing the faded Defender stickers from my >white 90, you know the ones diagonally across the door and along the [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >have any problems with the paint either lifting, or not matching the sun >attacked original paint. Make 'em warm. On a dark coloured truck, parking it in full sunlight on a hot day works. I guess a hair dryer might be enough... Get it right and they peel off. SignatureAustin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others" George Orwell (1903 - 1950) Animal Farm |
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