Removing Stickers

[groomi]

I've got an old polished aluminium MTB frame which I want to build up into a comfortable touring bike. It's currently got the original stickers on it which are a bit tatty, but the frame itself seems in good nick.

What's the best way to remove the stickers without damaging the frame finish?

[Chuckyjlw]

i dont know where it came from cos the bottles about 20 years old, but it works brilliantly- its literally called sticky stuff remover. So far i havent found anything that sticks to be unremovable. If you can get a blade under the sticker to rip it off, then use the stuff on the residue it leaves behind! Im sure you can buy it anywhere just google it. The stuff itself wont ruin any paintwork, (better check the bottle you buy tho) just be mega careful with the blade, insuring you only peel the sticker with it not the paint!

I managed to get an interier rear view mirror off, and completely clean the windscreen where the pad was stuck with this, you couldnt even tell it was there! You know how sticky those things are!

[itsnotarace]

Gently heat with hairdryer

[Fluffsri]

Heat with hairdryer as said and if reidue left use petrol to remove the goo.

[groomi]

Hot air gun at a distance sort of thing, then just peel with my fingertips?

[robpearson]

Don't forget that the safest place to use prtrol to clean your bike of stickies is in the kitchen, and to stop fumes accumulating you should always have a naked flame burning.

[Fluffsri]

groomi said:

Hot air gun at a distance sort of thing, then just peel with my fingertips?

Get them nice and hot, near to melting. If nit warm enough they crack and break and itll take ages especially if very old.