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kimpossible
09-10-2004, 11:52 AM
What's the safest way to remove a university parking sticker from a car? I've already done a few internet searches on this recommending nail polish remover but that didn't sound like the smartest thing to subject the paint to.
Commando_turned_MD
09-10-2004, 12:19 PM
What's the safest way to remove a university parking sticker from a car? I've already done a few internet searches on this recommending nail polish remover but that didn't sound like the smartest thing to subject the paint to.

Option 1
Use WD-40! Saturate the sticker, let it marinate for 10 minutes...then commence peeling.

Option 2
Use a hairdryer or heat gun to heat up the sticker. Once it beomes soft, commence peeling. Remover residue w/ ETOH or WD-40.

Option 3
Use a razor blade.......(the best method.......only if you have good psychomotor skills)

Option 4
Take it to a professional..
mndeg
09-10-2004, 06:17 PM
goo gone
Filiprish
09-10-2004, 07:04 PM
Yeah, kim, nail polish remover doesn't sound smart. :eek:

I use rubbing alcohol.
Beat180
09-10-2004, 08:23 PM
Where's the parking sticker? If it's on glass, use a razor blade. If it's on a painted section, a good hosing with WD-40 as mentioned above will do the trick for modern car paints.
>:^|
09-11-2004, 10:33 AM
WD-40 will eat paint. Don't ask me how I know.

I would ask at the car parts store. Is it on your painted car bumper? Do you want a presidential campaign sticker to cover it up? :tongue:
kimpossible
09-11-2004, 03:21 PM
WD-40 will eat paint. Don't ask me how I know.

I would ask at the car parts store.
ooh, yes. good choice.
nola
09-11-2004, 06:34 PM
try Goo Be Gone.
Commando_turned_MD
09-11-2004, 10:24 PM
WD-40 does not dissolve paint if it is remove in a timely manner. Bird shit is more acidic than WD-40. Isolate the area and use WD-40 to remove the residue.
kimpossible
09-16-2004, 10:34 AM
WD-40 does not dissolve paint if it is remove in a timely manner. Bird shit is more acidic than WD-40. Isolate the area and use WD-40 to remove the residue.

Though it chafes my hide to admit when commando is right, this is what the guy at the auto parts store said. Either that or this stuff called Goof-off.
FrankieY18
09-16-2004, 12:17 PM
goof-off is the best