Removing stickers from bodywork?

Removing stickers from bodywork?

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griff59

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273 posts

70 months

Saturday 9th June 2018
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The previous owner of my Griff has put little stickers under the wing indicators, and right hand boot lid, it's an outline of the UK with the English part filled in with a Union Jack. They are about an inch and half high. The dealership has managed to remove the one on the boot, which is great, but they can't get the ones off the wings. Obviously they can't go too far, as they don't want to damage the paintwork. As soon as I have the car I want to try and get the remaining ones off, we all have different ideas and tastes and fair enough, but I'd like the car be as original in appearance as posdible.
Any ideas about how to remove these things would be greatly appreciated, sorry about starting a new thread, as I already have one elsewhere, but I thought it didn't fit in with the topic of my last thread.





phillpot

17,116 posts

183 months

Saturday 9th June 2018
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Normally a bit of heat helps, hair drier (oops sorry its not a Tamora) or heat gun used very cautiously.

geeman237

1,233 posts

185 months

Saturday 9th June 2018
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Try asking/searching on the Bodywork and Detailing forum.

griff59

Original Poster:

273 posts

70 months

Sunday 10th June 2018
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geeman237 said:
Try asking/searching on the Bodywork and Detailing forum.
Thanks!

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Edited by griff59 on Sunday 10th June 10:42

jesfirth

1,743 posts

242 months

Sunday 10th June 2018
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hairdryer, finger nails then white spirit to remove any glue residue.

griff59

Original Poster:

273 posts

70 months

Thursday 14th June 2018
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jesfirth said:
hairdryer, finger nails then white spirit to remove any glue residue.
Thanks, the garage have managed to get one off, the most important one on the boot lid.
I'm going to have a go at removing the ones on the wings.
All I'm worried about is overheating the paintwork, but I'll have to be extra careful.

Barreti

6,680 posts

237 months

Thursday 14th June 2018
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WD40 is known for removing the little foam sticky things so might work if that is what is behind the sticker, and won't damage your paintwork.

griff59

Original Poster:

273 posts

70 months

Friday 15th June 2018
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Barreti said:
WD40 is known for removing the little foam sticky things so might work if that is what is behind the sticker, and won't damage your paintwork.
Yes, but I'm wondering...the one on the boot probably came off quite easy, but the ones on the wings may have been baked on by heat from the engine bay? I'll soon find out though.