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Car Forum / Mazda / Mazda Miata / May 2005Stickers
What's the best way to take off a sticker that those dealerships put on a car? Chris Silveroli <crescenzo51@verizon.net> wrote in: > What's the best way to take off a sticker that those dealerships > put on a car? First, try using a hair dryer to heat up the sticker and the area around it, that works for many of them. WD-40 and a razor blade work great. > Chris Silveroli <crescenzo51@verizon.net> wrote in: > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > First, try using a hair dryer to heat up the sticker and the area > around it, that works for many of them. > WD-40 and a razor blade work great. Steel will take away the finish and leave scratches. Nevermind the consequences of a mistake. > WD-40 and a razor blade work great. You'd scrape your painted surfaces with a razor blade?!?! [Isn't there somebody we can call to have his car put in protective custody?]  SignatureGrant Edwards grante Yow! What PROGRAM are at they watching? visi.com You'd scrape your FACE with a razor blade ??? You spray the WD-40 around the sticker to lube the blade, and to loosen the glue.. then you work the blade between the sticker and the paint, working slowly, and adding WD as you go. It works great. I've taken off dozens of stickers from cars / boats / jetskis, etc and haven't scratched any of them BTW, I used to own a vinyl sign shop and that's how we removed old lettering from trucks / vans, etc.. YMMV! cheers! >> WD-40 and a razor blade work great. > > You'd scrape your painted surfaces with a razor blade?!?! > > [Isn't there somebody we can call to have his car put in > protective custody?] > You'd scrape your FACE with a razor blade ??? Faces heal. Seriosly. I cut myself pretty regularly while "scraping my face". The cuts heal, and I haven't had any problems with rust. If only paint and sheetmetal healed... SignatureGrant Edwards grante Yow! Should I do my BOBBIE at VINTON medley? visi.com > You'd scrape your painted surfaces with a razor blade?!?! > > [Isn't there somebody we can call to have his car put in > protective custody?] I agree that using a razor blade would be foolish, it would be much easier to strip the sticker off using a belt sander. Pat pws <pwshelton@austin.rr.com> wrote in: >> You'd scrape your painted surfaces with a razor blade?!?! >> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > I agree that using a razor blade would be foolish, it would be much > easier to strip the sticker off using a belt sander. Tactical nuke, it's much faster and the sticker is removed completely! >> You'd scrape your painted surfaces with a razor blade?!?! >> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Pat Well, if you use a belt sander, you're a moron. I can't imagine HOW you would manage to not ruin the paint. But, you're right. if you are so clumsy with a razor blade that you'd "hack" at the sticker, then it's better left to a professional who knows enough to use a light touch, and lots of lube. Oh, and I wouldn't reccomend a heat gun either... anyone who is too stupid to handle a razor lightly will likely bubble the paint with a heat gun! >>I agree that using a razor blade would be foolish, it would be much easier >>to strip the sticker off using a belt sander. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Well, if you use a belt sander, you're a moron. I can't imagine HOW you > would manage to not ruin the paint. The term "moron" might also be used for those who do not recognize sarcasm. ;-) > But, you're right. if you are so clumsy with a razor blade that you'd > "hack" at the sticker, then it's better left to a professional who knows > enough to use a light touch, and lots of lube. The last professional that I knew that uses a light touch and lots of lube doesn't work on cars, though she probably works inside of them from time to time. :-) > Oh, and I wouldn't reccomend a heat gun either... anyone who is too stupid > to handle a razor lightly will likely bubble the paint with a heat gun! So, clumsy now equals stupid? I have met stupid people who had great dexterity and I have known people who were intelligent and clumsy. The two traits are not automatically related. Pat > What's the best way to take off a sticker that those dealerships put on > a car? As already pointed out, low heat and sharp fingernails. Follow with alcohol to remove the residual glue. > What's the best way to take off a sticker that those dealerships put on > a car? Goo-Gone. Available at most auto parts stores and department stores. Make sure to clean and re-wax afterwards. Iva & Belle.) '90B Classic Red.) #3 winkin' Miata Send the dealer a bill for advertizing. > What's the best way to take off a sticker that those dealerships put on a > car? > Send the dealer a bill for advertizing. >> What's the best way to take off a sticker that those dealerships put on a >> car? I insisted the dealer remove the sticker from the car before driving it off the lot, as well as removing the dealer's license plate frame. And, as I stood there in my Izod-branded shirt, Nike-branded shorts and Puma-branded shoes, I told them in no uncertain terms that I wouldn't advertise for them! |
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