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Old Nov 7, 2005 | 07:40 PM
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I finially ended up buying an SS this weekend and on the back bumper there is a dealership sticker. I don't know why they actually put it there but it looks weird so I want it off. Anyway I took a quick look at it and its on there pretty good. I don't think I'm going to be able to pull it off. Is there any way I can get it off or will I haft to take it to someone? Thanks for any help.


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Old Nov 7, 2005 | 07:47 PM
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Use a heat gun to heat it up and then work at it with a thin piece of plastic. Should come off pretty easy after its heated and then use rubbing alochol to remove the stickiness.
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Old Nov 7, 2005 | 07:57 PM
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Just be careful with the heat gun so you don't bubble the paint.
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Old Nov 7, 2005 | 08:17 PM
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take it back to the dealership and throw a fit that they put a sticker on your car and make them take it off
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Old Nov 7, 2005 | 08:48 PM
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The easiest and fastest way to remove it is to do what I did. I simply tell the dealer that the car doesn't look like that in the brochures, but I would happy to advertise for their dealership for a monthly fee equal to or greater than my car payment.
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Old Nov 7, 2005 | 09:31 PM
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Old Nov 7, 2005 | 10:35 PM
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is it a thin sticker or like a raised logo decal, my dad had like a decal on there and it came right off or some floss will do it. If it's a thin sticker, i'd just take it back to the dealer.
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Heat gun/blow dryer and some dental floss = a great way. They make automotive safe adhesive removers that you can pickup @ Auto Zone, Napa, Wally World etc that can get the rest of that adhesive off (and also work great on removing tar, bug guts etc).

The thing w/ the heat gun/dryer is to use a low setting and work your way up. You're wanting to un-set the glue, not bake it. If you start low, and work your way up you wont damage the paint one bit.
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