Sticker removal on my car?!?! please help

b1ackr0se

hi,

my jeep has a full vehicle wrap on it. Basically meaning there is a big vinyl sticker all the way around it.

I need to remove this now.

Is there anything ot there to help with this.
Like some spray or whatever in halfords or something??

Cheers!

Feelgood

Washing up liquid and hot water will get it off (eventually).

The paint works going to look a bit dodge anyway when the you
get the stickers off, just peel it carefully though don't do something
stupid like use a knife!.

b1ackr0se

haha or a paint scraper!

the problem with wetting it is i cant get a grip on the vinyl to pull it then.

COMPLETE NIGHTMARE this stuff!

b1ackr0se

I might take it down to the power washer actually and try blast it off

homer90

I would use some kind of heat gun..........> carefully.

It definately needs a heat source to remove.

Anan1

Any time i've ever removed decals i've used a hairdryer to soften them - then they just pull right off. In summer, you could just park the car in the sun, but there's not much chance of that happening today.

ITDept

WD40 works surprisingly well and you can get it in Halfords or any local motor shop.

R.O.R

Hair dryer, or heat gun? I've seen large logo's just peeled off vehicles but you'll need to find the join and get a good grip.

If it's been on a while it will probably have shrunk making it a lot more difficult to peel off. The Guinness Combo's had a partial wrap and needed a few hours in an oven (in a paint shop) before it could be removed.

Drummerboy08

It needs to be heated. As someone else said, a hairdryer could do the trick.

Isnt washing up liquid full of salt and therefore bad for your paintwork?

Anan1

R.O.R wrote: »

Hair dryer, or heat gun? I've seen large logo's just peeled off vehicles but you'll need to find the join and get a good grip.

If it's been on a while it will probably have shrunk making it a lot more difficult to peel off. The Guinness Combo's had a partial wrap and needed a few hours in an oven (in a paint shop) before it could be removed.

I was thinking this myself - might the OP might be better off just bringing the car to a body shop?

b1ackr0se

Thanks lads.

My uncle is a panel beater and never even thought of baking it!

Darth Maul

Yeah heat it up and peel it off, remaining residue can be cleaned off with a cloth lightly soaked in petrol. obviously be careful with the petrol. its probably the best chemical at getting rid of sticker residue and only it being highly flammable stops it being advised and used. way better than a propriety cleaner.

homer90

b1ackr0se wrote: »

Thanks lads.

never even thought of baking it!

Yep... Moderate oven, 180 Degrees or gas mark 4, for one hour :D

b1ackr0se

I probably will end up cooking the thing!

Henry Ford III

Parafin is good at removing old glue. I agree on the heat method.

giddybootz

Hey i work in this industry but i dopnt want to say where here in case i get banned for advertisin but i sent you a PM in case you need help. try the hairdryer coz it does need heat!!

hope that's ok

Esel

ITDept wrote: »

WD40 works surprisingly well and you can get it in Halfords or any local motor shop.

Won't soak through vinyl, though....