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May 24th, 2010, 10:45 PM
Are you one of those people who loves bumper stickers? If so, and you’ve reached a point in your life where you’d like say good bye to the 80’s band logo sticker, then here are a few tips to tackle the removal process.
First, prepare your vehicle. You‘ll need a few key items to remove the bumper sticker including a hair dryer, a soft rubber or plastic spatula, lubricant such as WD-40 or rubbing alcohol and soft cotton or microfiber cloths for cleaning up.
Once you have all of your items ready, you’ll want to spray the bumper sticker with the lubricant. Once you have softened all the adhesive, attempt to peel it off. Do not pull it off. Instead, peel it back over itself to minimize the risk of leaving torn remnants on your vehicle. If this works, then great! However, if not, then move on to the next step.
In case you cannot peel the old sticker off, set your blow dryer to low heat,to soften the adhesive. Test the softness of the sticker by pulling back one corner of the bumper sticker. Continue peeling the bumper sticker back while applying heat to keep the adhesive soft.
If the heat still isn’t allowing you to peel the sticker off then grab the rubber spatula and gently scrape it off. Do not use any other items to attempt scraping otherwise you may damage your vehicle’s paint.
Once you have removed the entire sticker, wipe away any remains with either WD-40 or rubbing alcohol and a microfiber or soft cotton cloth. This will prepare your car for the final step of the process which is cleaning.
You may notice that where the bumper sticker was located looks a little dull. If this is the case, wash and wax your car so that you can restore it to it’s original beauty.
First, prepare your vehicle. You‘ll need a few key items to remove the bumper sticker including a hair dryer, a soft rubber or plastic spatula, lubricant such as WD-40 or rubbing alcohol and soft cotton or microfiber cloths for cleaning up.
Once you have all of your items ready, you’ll want to spray the bumper sticker with the lubricant. Once you have softened all the adhesive, attempt to peel it off. Do not pull it off. Instead, peel it back over itself to minimize the risk of leaving torn remnants on your vehicle. If this works, then great! However, if not, then move on to the next step.
In case you cannot peel the old sticker off, set your blow dryer to low heat,to soften the adhesive. Test the softness of the sticker by pulling back one corner of the bumper sticker. Continue peeling the bumper sticker back while applying heat to keep the adhesive soft.
If the heat still isn’t allowing you to peel the sticker off then grab the rubber spatula and gently scrape it off. Do not use any other items to attempt scraping otherwise you may damage your vehicle’s paint.
Once you have removed the entire sticker, wipe away any remains with either WD-40 or rubbing alcohol and a microfiber or soft cotton cloth. This will prepare your car for the final step of the process which is cleaning.
You may notice that where the bumper sticker was located looks a little dull. If this is the case, wash and wax your car so that you can restore it to it’s original beauty.