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> Removing a VIN sticker, Best way ?
jim_hoyland
post Jun 22 2015, 07:46 PM
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Thanks to Socalandy; I have a replacement VIN sticker for the driver side door jamb. The original sticker got mangled and needs to be replaced; it's stuck on the metal pretty good. What's the best way to loosen the adhesive so the sticker can be peeled back and removed ?
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post Jun 22 2015, 07:54 PM
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Hair dryer or heat gun. Don't get it too hot!
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post Jun 22 2015, 07:56 PM
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QUOTE(Mike Bellis @ Jun 22 2015, 06:54 PM) *

Hair dryer or heat gun. Don't get it too hot!


What's too hot ? Warm to the touch ?
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post Jun 22 2015, 08:17 PM
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When the paint bubbles, that's too hot.

You want it warm but not to hot to touch. A finger nail or plastic scraper will help too.
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post Jun 22 2015, 08:28 PM
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Use a Popsicle stick or better yet a doctors tongue depressor. . sharpen the end
so it is sharp, like a chisel blade. . use this to ease off the old sticker as it won't hurt the paint. . It's a go slow project, and a hair dryer will give you the right amount of heat without overheating the paint. .
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post Jun 22 2015, 08:37 PM
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Thanks.
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post Jun 22 2015, 10:09 PM
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I've found goo be gone to work well in certain applications of the sticky kind...
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post Jun 23 2015, 05:56 AM
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Don't laugh but they make plastic razer blades. They work well taking off , clear bra's and other stuff on paint with out damging the paint. Use with the heat and
alcohol.
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post Jun 23 2015, 06:10 AM
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Update: Used the heat gun with a popcycle stick that was filed to look like a chisel. Took all of 5 minutes to remove the sticker. Then I used Terpentine to remove the remaining adhesive. Worked out great (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

And under the old VIN was the original color of the car......
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