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merr.
14-04-2005, 11:16 AM
I have a 93 EG and it has a small civic sticker on the rear of my car. I want to take it off.
It is an original sticker so it's been there, i guess from the very beginning of it's creation. I tried to peel it off but i managed to get 1mm of it. I'm scared that the paint will come off with it.

How do i take it off without scratching or peeling the paint off?

panda[cRx]
14-04-2005, 11:21 AM
use a hairdryer on it, should help with the glue on the sticker.

MrPlow
14-04-2005, 11:29 AM
yeh, heat it up.. melt the glue, and use some eucalyptus oil to remove it...

Blk-Em1
14-04-2005, 11:33 AM
Big Kevs goo remover to get rid of the stickiness :D

SPEEDCORE
14-04-2005, 11:35 AM
I've said it time and time again..... but people freak out.


Acetone.

MrPlow
14-04-2005, 11:37 AM
Acetone! Arhhh Nooooooooooooo!

Sounds iffy... but if it works it works! dont leave it on too long!

merr.
14-04-2005, 02:45 PM
i'll try the hair drying thing. Acetone is a bit freaky.. but i'll give it a go. Thanks!

z3lda
14-04-2005, 02:51 PM
use a hairdyer to remove the sticker and then petrol to remove the guk left behind

THRUST
14-04-2005, 03:17 PM
Tea Tree Oil and elbow grease

panda[cRx]
14-04-2005, 03:45 PM
u could even use a citrus based cleaner for the sticky residue, works very well

i_own_you
14-04-2005, 04:05 PM
omg.. acetone.. hahahahahaah

trust me people... its not that scary/freaky

PAPZ
15-04-2005, 02:55 AM
hairdry the sucker...... give it a perm, it will come off =oP

tegstar83
15-04-2005, 03:24 AM
after u take it off use a cut and polish over the area to get rid of the years of outline gunk

MrPlow
15-04-2005, 10:17 AM
after u take it off use a cut and polish over the area to get rid of the years of outline gunk

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: nobody will even know it was there! ;)

Steer^Gimic
15-04-2005, 10:22 AM
replace the panel with one that doesnt have a sticker!






alright...fine. eucalyptus oil and elbow grease then a little polish

**Ghost**
15-04-2005, 02:34 PM
a small wipe of mineral turpentine does wonders

ah8118
15-04-2005, 02:51 PM
yeah... hairdryer the thing till its hot, and rub off any excess glue on it with your thumb. give it a good wax and its off...

Vivski
15-04-2005, 03:59 PM
Yeah that'll get that damn Breeze sticker off! ;)

one_nil
15-04-2005, 04:09 PM
acetone kills people!

Stabo
15-04-2005, 04:28 PM
acetone may strip the paint, lol

The old hair dryer + eucalyptus oil will do it.

Take your time and do it properly ;)

TYPE-ONE
15-04-2005, 11:51 PM
id personally leave it on. unless ur planning to respray the whole car. or else theres gonna be like a outline left there.... i took mine off. and im regretting it now

tegstar83
16-04-2005, 12:01 AM
Its called a cut and polish mate

**Ghost**
16-04-2005, 12:04 AM
cut and polish is ok... dont get the generic brands tho...they dont work...

turtleEK1
17-04-2005, 04:39 PM
i just used some citrus based stuff and just worked at it... had no fingernail left tho! lol...

another thing was that i took off my 'civic' badge off the back of my car, and ofcourse there was a goo outline of civic where the badge was... i got most of it off but there was a little left so i thought i'd just use some wet and dry sandpaper, then polish it over... after about 3 strokes with the sandpaper, it was down to the primer!!! now i've got a grey outline of civic on my boot... did i do something wrong by using the wet and dry or could this be a dodgey paintjob? (still factory paint job too)

its not of a great concern for i was going to get the roof resprayed (due to fade) and get the spoiler holes on my boot patched up. so might get boot resprayed too.... but just curious to what may have happened? thanks guys!

ah8118
17-04-2005, 05:25 PM
whao mate! u sand papered off the paint!!! never use sand paper!!!!

turtleEK1
18-04-2005, 10:07 AM
like i said, i barely touched the panel tho!! plus the primer is only visable where the goo was. its not like i was sanding the life out of it. i just did it lightly till the last bit of the badge goo came off! its like there was only one thin coat of paint there... i'd show pics but having camera problems

TYPE-ONE
19-04-2005, 12:57 AM
lol sand paper. hmmm. that wasnt very good idea mate.