RBRR Stickers

[roger saunt]

Anyone tried removing their stickers yet ,be very careful !! i have just removed mine and quite a bit of paint has come
with them, i havent had this happen since 1998.

[AlanChatterton]

Did you put them on with soapy water? If so, then warm them gently with a hair dryer and they come off much better! (great to know AFTERWARDS huh???)

No problems with mine................. just hard work getitng the sticky off the car from my "home-made" stickers!!

[Lord Sorbington]

A bit of gentle heat should help. Failing that, call in at a car bodywork place or vehicle signwriters before you do too much damage and ask if they have any tips for sticker removal, they do this sort of thing all the time.

Chatterton, I'm surprised that you managed to get the stickers to adhere in the first place with the amount of polishing you've undertaken on that poor car.

[Lord Sorbington]

A bit of gentle heat should help. Failing that, call in at a car bodywork place or vehicle signwriters before you do too much damage and ask if they have any tips for sticker removal, they do this sort of thing all the time.

Chatterton, I'm surprised that you managed to get the stickers to adhere in the first place with the amount of polishing you've undertaken on that poor car.

[James]

I don't know what is wrong with some peoples paint - mine just lifted off last night... (that would be the wax i put on a few days before stickering)

But still - those stickers used the least tacky glue ever - there's not a sticker less sticky or it would fall off...

[roger saunt]

I havedone  all the usual things waxed the paint work twice before fitting and used gentle heat to remove ,as i said the last time
this happened was in 1998 and thats when i was a novice to all this, as far as being less sticky the one removed from the drivers door came off leaving all of the sticky bit still attached to the door and i still have to remove that any suggestions what to use

[Deleted User]

Try a hair dryer and heat them up before removal! Take your time and if the paint comes off! it was not properly put on :)
No joking aside take it easy!

[Lord Sorbington]

Adhesives on paint are such a bad idea.  Ideally, you'd use a solvent to dissolve the glue but you'd also risk a reaction with the paint.

Hot soapy water would be the safest option. Just don't rub too much or you'll end up with a polished area where the sticker used to be.

[Tim Bancroft]

Autoglym do a tar remover, this will help to ease off the gum.

Just a real shame that you retired Roger, a first and I hope a last.

[Richard B]

Bill Goodwin (Goody) had some really nice magnetic plates made up that fitted the stickers perfectly.

I thought that was a good idea; maybe too expensive, but could it be provided as an optional extra?

[Mrs Rarebits]

The magnets were an inspired choice! Bill had brought sheets of magnetic stuff from America that were big enough for four of the larger stickers (the Carbon offset stickers had to be stuck on as we ran out of magnet). I must admit I was a bit sceptical that they would stay on, but they didn't move at all. I've no idea how much they were, but maybe the industrial quantites we would need for each entry to be supplied with magnets could bring the cost down?

[roger saunt]

All my sponsorship adverts were on magnetic sheets about A3 size these were on the bonnet and boot they cost £2 each ,they stayed put all the time from home in leicestershire to our grinding halt at Grantham, No breakfasts No pies and No cakes,just abloody great void all weekend and countless hours checking the website to see how everyone was doing

[tr4tom]

with regards to paint coming off when removing the stickers the problem will only happen if the paint has not been applied correctly. the stickers are not the problem in my opinion.

use a heat gun to soften the sticker so it comes off in one piece and less stress on the paintwork.

for the glue left on the paintwork use panel wipe to remove but remember to re polish the area as panel wipe removes all polish and protection to the paint

tom

[James]

I've stuck plenty of stickers on my cars - even with vinyl that is meant to stay on - be gentle and it'll come off without marking. The adhesive is not the problem - it wont eat your paint - the issue is ripping them off.. Last  RBRR we had stickers falling off whilst on the event.

White spirit will help you take off the adhesive - but you'll need to polish and wax it after to protect. Check it on some hidden paint first.

[heraldcoupe]

jcarruthers wrote:

White spirit will help you take off the adhesive - but you'll need to polish and wax it after to protect.

Meths is less aggressive and worked well on the carbion offset stickers I removed this evening.
Cheers,
Bill.

[heraldcoupe]

jcarruthers wrote:

White spirit will help you take off the adhesive - but you'll need to polish and wax it after to protect.

Meths is less aggressive and worked well on the carbion offset stickers I removed this evening.
Cheers,
Bill.

[lordleonusa]

For the benefit of our American readers, 'Meths' is British-speak for denautured alcohol.

WD40 works very well.

Apparently.

Leon