we just got the rear bumper for our 65 f100 for free, which is good, but their is two ugly bumperstickers on it. I was wondering if any one had any ideas, tips or tricks to take them off. any info is helpful, thanks.
I have used Gunk decal remover that worked pretty good. If its chrome, a razor might be the best way. Bill
try this one, rub some baby oil on them and then soak a paper towel with more baby oil, lay it on top of the stickers and let it sit for an hour or two. the oil should penetrate the sticker and break down the adhesive.
Lighter fluid (naphtha) will get the residual glue that remains after s****e/peel/heat/etc. Trust me. I have used it to remove tape and glue on thousands of golf club shafts when replacing grips. Also toulene and acetone will work.
IF you get desperate enough to go the razor blade route, use the blade to sharpen a tongue depressor/popsicle stick into a non-chrome-scratching s****er to s****e the crud off, resharpen as necessary...
I do this often. I use enamel reducer and keep rubing it with a soaked rag. You can use any kind of s****er with a good straight edge that will not scratch the chrome. May take a bit but it works everytime.
I've used "Goo-Gone" for similar problems works well for me. Not usually hard to find in the cleaning produts section at supermarkets.
I often have to remove stripes and city decals from vehicles at work. I use a pinstripe removal wheel. It works great. It won't hurt the paint under it, either. Body shop suppliers carry them.
Harbor Frieght's last flyer had a heat gun on sale for eight bucks. It aught to last long enough to do a couple bumper stickers without exploding into flames or anything.
80 grit sandpaper, just kidding, enamel reducer will work best if bumper is chrome, painted surface wd-40, and some common sense, oh, old wash cloth as they have texture to remove the residuals.
lacquer thinner is probably the strongest and will work the fastest. keep it soaked and start from the top so the thinner runs down into the sticker. It also helps to talk real nice to the sticker...don't yell!!!
3M has an Adhesive Remover that works very well. It is the only product I've ever found that removes the GM death goop from steering wheels and seems to stop it from reappearing.
I would probably start with a heat gun and also use almost any of the other methods mentioned as well to complete that job. All bumper stickers are not created equal, so whatever type that they are has to come into play. After all of this is said, I hate them. Most people think that they can always take them off and the bumper will look fine, the reality is you will probably always see an outline of where they were. At least this is what I've noticed.
I don't know for sure about a bumper sticker, but I know it works for old window tint. A steamer of some sort to take it off and Easy Off oven cleaner will remove the sticky stuff.
Goo Gone is just overpriced lighter fluid with some citrus oil to mask the smell. Edit..... My bad...I am thinking of GoofOff
x3 for the 3m adhesive remover. They also make a giant eraser on a wheel that u put in a die grinder. that works great but it does fling stuff everywhere.
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