How to Remove Bumper Stickers From Your Bumper
Bumper stickers can be difficult to remove. In this tutorial, you will learn how to remove bumper stickers with ease. So let's get started, just follow the steps below to begin.
- Difficulty:
- Moderately Easy
Instructions
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You will need a hairdryer, 3 clean cloths, a plastic spatula, industrial or rubbing alcohol, and car polish.
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To remove old stickers, use a hairdryer and apply heat to the sticker. While applying heat, use a plastic spatula to scrap off the sticker.
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As with most stickers, they leave a sticky residue on the paintwork. Use a clean cloth and alcohol to remove the residue.
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If the glue is hard to remove, reheat it with a hairdryer.
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Try removing the glue again with the alcohol and cloth.
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Use another clean cloth to wipe off the alcohol.
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Now polish the surface. Apply wax to a clean cloth and polish the surface. So that's it, you are done. Now your bumper looks like it never had a sticker on it.
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Comments
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Don't use WD-40; it can ruin the finish. It's also better to use a heat gun instead of a hair dryer if you want less of a risk of damaging the finish or the paint.
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WD40 worked like a charm! Of course, the bumper sticker had been on there since 2003. I used a store loyalty card to scrape it off = no scratches to the paint.
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colorfastbear
Oct 13, 2010
Geez! About 3 years ago I stuck an Obama/Biden sticker on my auto's rear bumper. Then after that horrible, one-sided "Health Care Debacle", I tried peeling off my Obama sticker. But I think they must have used super glue. I didn't have time to mess with it just then, so I stuck something simple, "Live, Laugh, & Love" over the top. Now I had 2 stickers to remove. Anyway, I sprayed wallpaper remover on them, scraped off as much as possible, sprayed them again, scraped, repeated several times until I got them off. Then I washed and waxed the bumper because the glue stripped off some of the chrome's shine. Moral: Use magnetic, easily-removable stickers. -
rainbowrebel
Nov 01, 2009
I'm so glad to have read this! I have several layers of bumper stickers to remove. First I put on my "Deuce for Heisman" sticker, than "Eli for Heisman", and now a "Snead for Heisman" bumper sticker. I want a fresh bumper when I put my "Patterson for Heisman" sticker on next year!
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jnape
Oct 17, 2009
had two bumper stickers, first one was on maybe 2 years - came right off with the WD40. (I couldn't believe how easy that was) the other sticker was there for 5+ and took some extra effort but eventually came off completely. I highly recommend waxing the bumper afterward, turned out great.
