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gerlewislewis

Removing Decals/stickers

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McDude

Hairdryer to heat up the glue so they come off. Alcohol wipes to remove any excess glue.

 

Do the new stickers look the same as the old ones? If so why the change?

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toddydal

also you can boil the kettle and pour the boiling water over the sticker

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gerlewislewis

good replys guys.

 

The current ones are about 10 years old. And look worse than the pics. Peeling etc

 

Ger

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Last Legend

Go with a combination of kettle then hair dryer then AutoGlyms Tar and Glue remover to get the stickey residue off.

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NOsMAN

saw a program on removing stickers and the best method was to use mayonaise ..apply onto sticker leave for a while and it comes off easily and no glue residue

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Dabz

hmm mayo sounds interesting..especially on a nice hot day in the sun :) hairdryer has always done me proud, with plenty of elbow grease afterwards to remove the sticky bits that get left behind

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gerlewislewis

"saw a program on removing stickers"

 

due you really gotta get out more, nearly spat my pint all over the keyboard!

 

but serously, cheers for the advice, I might give the mayo a try - I can always dip my chips in it if I get no joy.

 

Ger

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Arahan

I tried it today, used mayo to get rid of some glue that was left behind when i took some stickers off afew weeks ago, left it on for 4 hours then washed it off....didnt remove any :rolleyes: white spirit for me!

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GLPoomobile
I tried it today, used mayo to get rid of some glue that was left behind when i took some stickers off afew weeks ago, left it on for 4 hours then washed it off....didnt remove any :) white spirit for me!

 

Not that I'm at all cynical, but I kinda saw that coming :rolleyes:

 

Damn these old wives and their stupid tales! "Get back in the kitchen and shut up bitch!.............And what the f*** is this mayo doing out here? Damn crazy bitch!"

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Arahan

Aye, guess I shoulda known better! Maybe it was my choice of mayo...perhaps I should have gone the whole hog and gone for the absolute apex of mayo, Hellmans, instead of a pot of Tesco value stuff?

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gerlewislewis

Update:

 

I poured a full kettle over each sticker, and then gently peeled them off, easy! The stick residue was not coming off for love nor money though. In the end a sprinkling of white spirit and the sticky stuff came off with one wipe of a cloth!

 

All done!

 

Ger

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Casanova

Too late now obviously, but why not just apply the new ones over the top of the old ones? If they're exact replacements they should cover them up perfectly, and there's no better guide to get them exactly straight and in the right place than the original ones themselves!

 

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