Pistonheads stickers...How do you remove them???
Pistonheads stickers...How do you remove them???
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Wacky Racer

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41,314 posts

276 months

Thursday 11th December 2008
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Just a quikkie,

I am considering ordering either a 23" or 12" wide Pistonheads sticker for the back of my 25 foot Elddis motorhome.. (To make it go faster..biggrin.)..but eventually I may have to remove it, it does say easily removable,, but does it just peel off, do you have to warm it with a hairdyer or what??

http://www.pistonheads.com/shop/asp/product.asp?pr...


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mat205125

17,790 posts

242 months

Thursday 11th December 2008
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Wacky Racer said:
I am considering ordering either a 23" or 12" wide Pistonheads sticker for the back of my 25 foot Elddis motorhome
Try a Jerry Can and a match

eldar

25,273 posts

225 months

Thursday 11th December 2008
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Angle grinder.

PD9

2,040 posts

214 months

Thursday 11th December 2008
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Brillo pad worked for me smile

Earl Grey

1,370 posts

239 months

Thursday 11th December 2008
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Yea easy .. try not to removing the cold.. use a hair dryer over the area to warm and peel. you may need some sticky remover ! to get the residue off

http://www.theloudest.co.uk/manuals/VinylGraphicsA...

Edited by Earl Grey on Thursday 11th December 16:24

Wacky Racer

Original Poster:

41,314 posts

276 months

Thursday 11th December 2008
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mat205125 said:
Wacky Racer said:
I am considering ordering either a 23" or 12" wide Pistonheads sticker for the back of my 25 foot Elddis motorhome
Try a Jerry Can and a match
nono

You're down in my little black book to hold up for half an hour next summer........hehe

bigTee

5,546 posts

250 months

Thursday 11th December 2008
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spirit gum remover from a fancy dress shop.

Fruitcake

3,850 posts

255 months

Thursday 11th December 2008
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Just a hairdryer. Point the dryer-y bit at the sticker for a short time and it'll peel off easily. Then use some polish to remove any remaining sticky stuff and (hopefully) buff out any fading which may have taken place.

Job done.



PS. I'm still mad at you for getting rid of your Morgan for that motorhome.

Edited by Fruitcake on Thursday 11th December 16:28

mat205125

17,790 posts

242 months

Thursday 11th December 2008
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Wacky Racer said:
mat205125 said:
Wacky Racer said:
I am considering ordering either a 23" or 12" wide Pistonheads sticker for the back of my 25 foot Elddis motorhome
Try a Jerry Can and a match
nono

You're down in my little black book to hold up for half an hour next summer........hehe
bow

Thank you for not making it longer wink

Wacky Racer

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41,314 posts

276 months

Thursday 11th December 2008
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Fruitcake said:
PS. I'm still mad at you for getting rid of your Morgan for that motorhome.
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MK4 Slowride

10,028 posts

237 months

Thursday 11th December 2008
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Either leave in the sun or a coolish hairdryer (read, splash of heat) grow your nails a bit longer than normal as well. Too much heat will leave the glue & mess with the paintjob.

Golfman

5,638 posts

275 months

Thursday 11th December 2008
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hot air gun and meths...

Wacky Racer

Original Poster:

41,314 posts

276 months

Thursday 11th December 2008
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MK4 Slowride said:
Either leave in the sun or a coolish hairdryer (read, splash of heat) grow your nails a bit longer than normal as well. Too much heat will leave the glue & mess with the paintjob.

dangerousB

1,701 posts

219 months

Thursday 11th December 2008
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This is something I do every day (not to PH stickers I hasten to add!).
Any decals are dead easy to remove . . . use a hairdryer/heat gun to soften the vinyl and simply peel off. If they've been on for heaps of time (or are produced on ste vinyl), you may find them a bit brittle, but warming them up'll help in that respect.
If you've any glue residue left behind, use a solvent to soften this (test on an area of similarly painted 'ute to check it doesn't adversely affect the paintwork before dong so though!). We use "Starchem degreaser" as it's bloody good for this, but any solvent will do (the stronger the solvent, the more likely it'll affect the paint though).
Using a decent strong rag, give the area a chuffin' good rub and bingo! Pristine, decal free paintwork.
If the decals have been on for a long time, you'll have an area of unbleached paint, but a bit of elbow grease and t-cut/cutting compound and polish will see her right biggrin

pmanson

13,388 posts

282 months

Thursday 11th December 2008
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Took our pistonheads one of the back of the car recently...

little bit of heat from a hairdryer and they pulled off without any issues. Then claybar'd the area to get rid of any glue remaining and polish afterwards.

dickymint

29,078 posts

287 months

Thursday 11th December 2008
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Court order?

ChristianZS

2,640 posts

242 months

Thursday 11th December 2008
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I peeled mine off the other month. Took all of the sticker off and used some Autoglym Tar Remover to get the glue off.

Its by far the easiest way without claying. You will need to apply some wax afterwards.

AUDIHenry

2,201 posts

216 months

Friday 12th December 2008
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GooGone. Don't know they sell it there.

A1GOY

1,521 posts

231 months

Friday 12th December 2008
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Your thumbnail.
I took mine off the bonnet of the Mini with no problem at all. Just takes a little time, is all!