Will white spirit destroy a heated rear window?

[mat777]

Hi everyone,

Today I want to get round to removing an old car dealer's sticker from my back window, it is made of individual vinyl letters stuck to the inside of the glass. Normally I'd shave them off with a flat razor blade then remove the residue with white spirit, however because the sticker covers several of the rear window elements I'm not sure what to do. I guess I'll have to pick them off manually, however am I safe to use white spirit on the residue or will it attack the elements?

[Derp]

Heat gun, low setting, peel them off.

I'd advoid using any chemicals at all on the elements.

[mat777]

I dont have a heat gun, but would a hairdryer work?

[Derp]

mat777 said:

I dont have a heat gun, but would a hairdryer work?

It could do. I should add i have no real experiance with my method, but it was my first thought.

Im pretty certain i've destroyed rear windows in the past though by using chemicals. Iirc, the elements are really fragile too, so even any hard rubbing can break them. It depends on the car i guess.

[Targarama]

It isn't corrosive just wiped it around and cleaning it off 2 mins later. I've used it to clean marks many times, incl. on the back window, leather seats etc.

[mattball]

A hairdryer won't be as powerful but it might help.

I used white spirit and rubbed really quite hard on mine. Just gave the area a clean with water to remove any white spirit residue. Rear screen still clears fine

[NateWM]

Microfibre cloth and a bit of spit, then buff off.





















Seriously, it works!

[Gixer]

3m adhesive remover is fantastic stuff unfortunately it only appears to be available in the US. If you do see some for sale over here I recommend getting some.

[mat777]

Thanks for the tips guys, I got it all off safely and (relatively) easily in the end - leaving plenty of space to fit my own d2 boys club sticker and the PH smiley I have on order