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Nismo
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9th Jul 12 at 14:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Whats best for this? Is it something like G4 Compound or something along that lines?

What can I buy and where? anything on the shelf in Halfrauds? Got a sticker on the back bumper which i have tried peeling off but its when and truly stuck so what do i use heat gun or something? and i have another sticker that will come off but will leave the gluey stuff.
Steve
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9th Jul 12 at 14:06   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
is the top of the sticker off but just the glue remaining? if so just use white spirit
Whittie
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9th Jul 12 at 14:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I used nail varnish remover on a polish cloth, awaits detailing freaks to say OMG... but it worked fine and didn't damage paintwork in anyway.
3CorsaMeal
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9th Jul 12 at 14:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
OMG @ the nail varnish remover technique.

I'd use whitespirits in a spray bottle and a rag
Ben G
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9th Jul 12 at 14:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
petrol or white spirit. will be fine. just wash off straight after.
Nismo
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
is the top of the sticker off but just the glue remaining? if so just use white spirit


One sticker will be the top of it, the other just doesn't want to come off?

I've read up and it seems boiling water and a heat gun, or wd40 are another option.
big eck
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9th Jul 12 at 14:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Whittie
I used nail varnish remover on a polish cloth, awaits detailing freaks to say OMG... but it worked fine and didn't damage paintwork in anyway.


Snap. I just washed and polished it straight after and no damage at all.
Dave
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9th Jul 12 at 14:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Tardis usually gets rid of anything sticky.
Corsa_Sport21
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9th Jul 12 at 15:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Petrol, WD40.

Hair dryer 1st to soften it.
Mertin
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9th Jul 12 at 16:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Autosmart tardis, says on the tin for tar and glue.
Or im sure another brand of tar remover would work
ed
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9th Jul 12 at 16:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Auto Glym bug and tar remover is pretty good at getting stuff like that off too.
Root
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9th Jul 12 at 17:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Whittie
I used nail varnish remover on a polish cloth, awaits detailing freaks to say OMG... but it worked fine and didn't damage paintwork in anyway.

lol detailers would throw shit at me. I used razor blades to remove the badges/residue. Only a few very light scratches
3CorsaMeal
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9th Jul 12 at 17:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Tardis is pretty much white spirits, even says so on the tin. Just 6x more expensive.
Steve
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9th Jul 12 at 17:35   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yeah all this shit you pay a fortune for, never bought tar spot remover, or glue remover in mylife white spriti does it all and its 99p for shit loads
Corsa_Sport21
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9th Jul 12 at 18:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Root
quote:
Originally posted by Whittie
I used nail varnish remover on a polish cloth, awaits detailing freaks to say OMG... but it worked fine and didn't damage paintwork in anyway.

lol detailers would throw shit at me. I used razor blades to remove the badges/residue. Only a few very light scratches


I do that too with the razor blades. Works well as long as you don't press down too hard and don't go through the lacquer.
Steve
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9th Jul 12 at 18:01   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
removing badges, the most simplest way is to use a piece of cotton like a saw will come off in 10 seconds or less
Corsa_Sport21
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9th Jul 12 at 18:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Still leaves the glue underneath though.
Bonney
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9th Jul 12 at 19:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
At work they use wallpaper steamers and that tardis stuff to remove stickers, Works a treat!
Prey
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10th Jul 12 at 00:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
white spirit is safe. nail varnish remover is acetone - which DOES dissolve paint lol - only a microscopic amount if you're quick and careful but it will do damage if you're not.
Ludacris Turbo
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10th Jul 12 at 08:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I used hot water to remove the actual sticker then used a decent polish to get rid of the glue. Took all of 5 mins!

 
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