Getting Vinyl Stickers Off Cars

Long ago i had a 1986 honda crx si.

Getting vinyl stickers off cars.

This will assist in removing the stickers by warming up the surface. Removing decals might seem like a straight forward and simple task to the casual observer. Peel the backing off your bumper sticker and affix it to a bumper magnet. Recently i have done a few vinyl sticker removal specifically off of commercial vans.

Tree sap remover also works great. Getting a sticker off glass is a much easier process and you won t have to worry about damaging your vehicle s paint. Place the magnet on a metallic part of the rear of your car such as the back of the trunk lid. Sometimes only part of the sticker can be removed and other times the sticker itself can be removed but residue is left behind.

I bought it used and it had those vinyl pin stripes applied to it from nose to tail. Total cost for supplies was around. Once the sticker is removed you can repeat steps 1 4 to remove any sticky residue or remnants. Once applied it is difficult to remove bumper stickers completely.

I thought why not share the process. If you wanted to find the most well worn gnarly vinyl stickered up car available you d have a hard time finding something better than alex roy s bmw m5 that he used to reset the nyc la. The next step is to heat up the car sticker or decal to weaken and loosen the adhesive. Not everyone knows how to remove stickers from your car.

Just apply a few drops onto a clean rag or detailing cloth and. I wanted to get the surface warm. The car was probably 6 or 7 years old when i bought it and decided to peel off the pin stripes. If the car is new or the decal has not been applied for a significant period of time then you probably won t have this problem.

Or you can plan to remove the decal after you run through a car wash. With an endless array of vinyl graphics and stickers that can be found on vehicles many people find themselves faced with the challenge to remove decals. Get a cloth or a sponge and some soapy water and wash the decal and the surrounding area. To start i park the vehicle with the vinyl side in the sun.