sticker that wont die - Honda Prelude Forum

sandiegan · 06-16-2005, 05:08 PM

my friend bought an s2k from a cop (

) and there is a clear, plastic law enforcement sticker on the trunklid that will not die.

we have tried:

goo gone
spray and wash
gum remover
graffitti remover

all to no avail. my friend also said he tried a blowdrier, but i dunno how good of a job he did. so far we have about 1/5 of the sticker removed, around the edges, by chipping with fingernails, but this isn't cutting it.

ideas?

golfluder01 · 06-16-2005, 05:17 PM

you need heat, hair dryer is good, what about hot soapy water then hair dryer, then go gone.

KB798 · 06-16-2005, 05:27 PM

Tell him to keep it - no tickets

Try heating it up with a blowdryer like Ben said but use dental floss to take it off.

roby · 06-16-2005, 05:28 PM

to take the SH and VTEC stickers off my car, i used a round "eraser" made for taking stickers off vehicle's without damaging the finish. it has a 1/4" bit to fit in the drill, you just work off the sticker, and wipe the eraser dust off, and maybe rewax that little section, worked like a champ and i got it at the local auto store

golfluder01 · 06-16-2005, 06:00 PM

haha, if you attatch that eraser to a drill, the reason why its coming off is due to the heat it generates. you can generate heat fine with blowdryer...heat gun would be overkill. those can really jack your paint.

swarzy · 06-16-2005, 06:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by roby

to take the SH and VTEC stickers off my car, i used a round "eraser" made for taking stickers off vehicle's without damaging the finish. it has a 1/4" bit to fit in the drill, you just work off the sticker, and wipe the eraser dust off, and maybe rewax that little section, worked like a champ and i got it at the local auto store

yep this is called a pinstripe wheel.. it works great.. just take ur car to any local body shop and they can get that off inlike 5 minutes.. i took my pinstriping off my 4 gen lude off in like 2 min with this thing..

scalawagd · 06-21-2005, 05:06 PM

^^^ nice... I spent a whole day taking the pinstripes off of my old civic using goo gone and a plastic knife. I wish I would have known about this.

SolRayz · 06-26-2005, 01:47 PM

I work at a detail shop and we deal with this all the time. You need a heat gun a carefully heat up the area. Not too much or you could bubble the paint. Then carefully scrape it off with a plastic edge. Then clean the remaining glue with lacquer or goo gone would prob work.