Decal Removal

[wildfire]

Does anyone have any tips on what to use to remove old decals/stickers . The backing of some stickers are on the fender and I dont want to damage the paint.

[Brook]

.... I have heard, using a hair blow dryer works...... with clear coat??

[Mark Olson]

I use a heat gun/blow-dryer to make it soft then peel off sticker. Use wd-40 to remove the gummy residue .  

[wildfire]

Blow dryer. Hmm I will have to try that. Any chance of paint bubbling from heat?

[ribbert]

Does anyone have any tips on what to use to remove old decals/stickers . The backing of some stickers are on the fender and I dont want to damage the paint.

Eucalyptus oil or Prepsol will remove sticker residue without paint damage. This is a challenge I face weekly, never found a sticker this won't work on ( the residue, not the sticker itself)
Just keep moving to a clean section of the rag as it fills or you'll just be spreading it around.

Noel

[Mark Olson]

Blow dryer. Hmm I will have to try that. Any chance of paint bubbling from heat?

yes, keep the dryer moving and you will see sticker start to bunch up that's when it is ready to start peeling off . continue to apply heat as you peel .

[fjfool]

Blow dryer. Hmm I will have to try that. Any chance of paint bubbling from heat?

yes, keep the dryer moving and you will see sticker start to bunch up that's when it is ready to start peeling off . continue to apply heat as you peel .

+1 to this method
i prefer the hair dryer to the heat gun- the heat gun is not forgiving

[giantkiller]

They make an eraser wheel specifically for this. It's like the old tan rectangular pencil eraser's. Only it's a wheel you put on a drill. Works great, even on clear coated stickers. Just go to an auto body supply place.
Pretty cheap and I took off all the fj1200 stickers off in about 5 min.

Monkey used one. So I tried it. Super easy.

[wildfire]

They make an eraser wheel specifically for this. It's like the old tan rectangular pencil eraser's. Only it's a wheel you put on a drill. Works great, even on clear coated stickers. Just go to an auto body supply place.
Pretty cheap and I took off all the fj1200 stickers off in about 5 min.

Monkey used one. So I tried it. Super easy.

Come to think of it I remember reading about something like that a while back.

[simi_ed]

Anybody have any insight in removing residue from duct tape?  I have a few visible spots that have been pretty resistant to #2 Diesel, which is a pretty decent solvent (in the past, anyway) ...

Thanks for any help!

Ed

[ribbert]

Anybody have any insight in removing residue from duct tape?  I have a few visible spots that have been pretty resistant to #2 Diesel, which is a pretty decent solvent (in the past, anyway) ...

Thanks for any help!

Ed

Eucalyptus oil or Prepesol - guaranteed to work, unless Northern hemisphere duct tape is different.

Noel

[simi_ed]

Noel,  I looked about a bit before posting.  It seems like the only version of Prepsol I can find is a large-ish can.   I've found paint-prep chemicals that sound similar.  I'll have to dig a bit for the Eucalyptus oil.

[ribbert]

Anybody have any insight in removing residue from duct tape?  I have a few visible spots that have been pretty resistant to #2 Diesel, which is a pretty decent solvent (in the past, anyway) ...

Thanks for any help!

Ed

Eucalyptus oil or Prepesol - guaranteed to work, unless Northern hemisphere duct tape is different.

Noel

Not sure how widely available Eucalyptus oil is OS and it doesn't like some plastics.

PREPSOL is "wax and grease remover" used most commonly for painting prep. Probably has all sorts of other names depending where you are.
No garage should be without a bottle of this stuff. Other than label residue removal, I wipe down everything I'm painting with it first, removes tar and chain lube with a single wipe, cleans surfaces I want something to stick to etc.
I just used it to remove the polish residue from my engine pipes.

It will not harm paint or plastic.
By volume, I go through more of this than any other solvent or cleaning fluids in the garage.

Noel

[ribbert]

Noel,  I looked about a bit before posting.  It seems like the only version of Prepsol I can find is a large-ish can.   I've found paint-prep chemicals that sound similar.  I'll have to dig a bit for the Eucalyptus oil.

Haha Ed, appears we were writing at the same time. I just re read my post and thought it might need a bit more explanation.
Prepsol is a generic name for the stuff here, everyone knows what you mean though. It is commonly available here at hardware stores in 1 litre bottles for about $10 under a variety of names. Unless you buy from a paint shop it will most likely just be called "Wax and Grease Remover" well it is here anyway.
As it is used on a rag, it is quite economical.

Noel

[movenon]

http://www.walgreens.com/store/c/aceite-eucalyptus-oil/ID=prod6209978-product

WD-40 - lighter fluid or Coleman lantern fuel ? Test it on the back side of a panel first ?  The last Prepsol I bought was at Ace Hardware. Heck one of the box lumber stores might have it.  "Wax and Tar removal" at the local Auto discount store.  Also you can try some plain old rubbing alcohol.
George