Decal / sticker removal

warrior4life

The frame I've just bought on ebay has huge reflective stickers it and I cannot get the bastards off!
I've tried with a hair dryer for a while but this didnt seem to do much, Does anyone know of any good ways to get them off? Any useful products?.. I've tried elbow grease already.

meanredspider

Boiling water is another technique. What's the frame made of? I'm getting some race stickers off my car at the moment and a professional "wrapper" suggested petrol is as good as anything for getting the residue off (care obviously required).

warrior4life

Aluminium, Thanks for the suggestions, I'll try them tonight

Bunneh

I used boiling water, then the remaining glue came off with make up remover.

1stGenRex

the glue will come off with nail polish remover (careful, might strip paint) alcohol (relatively paint safe) or even hair spray....WD 40 as well

warrior4life

Tried all of the above and non have worked so far, Ive soaked some rags in hot water and fairy liquid and wrapped them around the stickers overnight, Hopefully in the morning the stickers will be like mush and they'll just peel off.

JohnnyAllez

Meths removes sticky residue from most things, without any paint damage.

warrior4life

Its done... Ended up using boiling water, a plastic scraper and nail varnish remover.
Took about 90 mins...Glad its done and thanks for the help

Yossie

If you need to do it again, head down to the local car sprayers suppliers (not Halfords or that ilk but thise large pre-fabs on industrial estates with girlie calendars and full of people who speak indecipherable trade related gibberish that supply all the workshops) - they will be able to sell you trade only adhesive remover in small 100 ml bottles for next to nothing.

Once they've all stopped staring at this stranger who has enetred their domain they will be really helpful.

Again, all caveats re trying in a place where if it goes worng you can't see apply.

HTH

Y

pastey_boy

a heat gun usually does the trick

warrior4life

Yossie wrote:

If you need to do it again, head down to the local car sprayers suppliers (not Halfords or that ilk but thise large pre-fabs on industrial estates with girlie calendars and full of people who speak indecipherable trade related gibberish that supply all the workshops) - they will be able to sell you trade only adhesive remover in small 100 ml bottles for next to nothing.

Once they've all stopped staring at this stranger who has enetred their domain they will be really helpful.

Again, all caveats re trying in a place where if it goes worng you can't see apply.

HTH

Y

Thats awesome