Best way to remove Vinyl decals?????
Best way to remove Vinyl decals????? Im trying to remove some stripes that have been on the car for about 4-5 years. Whats the best way to get them off without messing up the paint??
Thanks
Josh
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Josh
regardless of what you do the paint will look glossier under the decals because no light has hit it in 4 or 5 years. but i think the best way to get them off is find a corner to start at and use a heat gun to warm the vinyl up but keep the heat gun moving back in forth to avoid melting the decal. any residue left over use wax and grease remover to remove it.
Thanks guys i used a heat gun and it worked pretty good. I still need to get all the residue off. It looks like the rest of the paint really faded will this buff out or will i need to wet sand it?
Thanks
Josh
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Josh
There is some stuff in a spray can called sticker shock for bumper sticker adhesive that might work. It softens it up and you might be able to rub it off with a rag. I have used it to remove emblems and side molding on cars and it worked well for that.
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You really shouldn't have to wetsand/buff. After all, this paint should look newer since the sun hasn't been hitting it for a while. To remove the rest of the residue, WD-40 worked for me. Let it soak in for a bit and then wipe it off. Hit it with a claybar after all residue is off and then give it some wax and it should be good.
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Verdad Gallardo my cheap heat gun was my wifes hair dryer. The paint does look better under the decals but is very noticable from the rest. I tried some runbbing compound and that didnt help.
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Josh
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Josh
DO NOT DA YOUR CAR. get yourself one of those DA LIKE buffers, im not sure what they are called but they are your best bet. search on detailing and you will be able to find it and what to do. I'm going through the same thing with some collectors edition decals that previous owner had put on mine but im bringing it to a friend whos dad is going to teach me what to do(he's been painting cars and all for 30+yrs) they told me the same thing. you only sand the car for deep scratches and you dont da it unless you plan to repaint things. i also was taught auto body refinishing and collision repair in hs. if your no good at detailing like myself than just take off the decals yourself, use wax and grease or goof off or anything along those lines to get your residue off and than bring your car to a good detailer, he will hook you up. sorry for the long post.
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best way to removal decals on a car (on a painted area) is to avoid metal blades as can scratch the paint. Hair dryer works well but the best thing i have seen (for large areas) is the wonder wheel. there is a video demo at .... p.s to remove the goo or adhesive is Eucalyptus oil (and cheap)
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