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rainbowrebel said
on 11/1/2009 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!
jnape said
on 10/17/2009 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.
justsignedupfor said
on 6/14/2009 Use a clothing steamer:
I had an impossible to remove parking decal on the back of my car. It was designed to disintegrate when you try to remove it so that it couldn't be moved to another car. This meant that even if you could get under one of the corners, you couldn't lift the whole thing up because the corner would just fall apart and you'd have to start from scratch. After spending hours with goo gone and realzing that I had put some small scratches in my paint, I gave up and found this ehow article. The boiling water suggestion gave me an idea, try a clothing steamer! This is often used to remove wallpaper as well. Sure enough, I tried it on the parking decal and had it off in under five minutes. Holding the steamer up close to the car didn't hurt it at all. Just remember if you've never used a steamer before to not get it too close to your skin...they can leave a really nasty...
johndecal said
on 6/9/2009 I always use a wonder wheel for removing sticker on a larger surface and a plastic blade for small surface. It works well for me and these are excellent tools for me to deal with stubborn stickers in a short period of time and without any risks.A video demo at this site http://decalstickerremover.com/ will help you to know more of the products. P.S the cheapest product I have found that you can get at a supermarket to remove goo or adhesive left over is Eucalyptus oil
mcpete54 said
on 5/5/2009 I really didn't buy the car mentioned in the opening article but I DID just finish using one of the methods to get unwanted bumper stickers off. Hot boiling water in a pot, old towel, pliers or tongs (hot water). Just placed it on the bumper sticker for about a minute (longer for the older ones) and 5 stickers (one from 2005) are in the trash. Use the towel once it cools off a little to clean up the excess glue from the "outline". It works perfectly. (Plastic coated bumpers)Thank you e.How. All I can say is I'm glad you are here.
MidniteWriter said
on 4/7/2008 Good tips, thank you!
willbill said
on 3/5/2008 I bought a Presidential bumper sticker and I was afraid that I would have trouble getting it off. I spray a little of WD40 on the sticker and it came off with no trouble. I wiped of the excess and the bumper looks real good.
crazy-car-guy said
on 1/28/2008 Don't use the traditional bumper stickers! I buy my bumper stickers from www.itstixx.com. They use some type of fabric that works just like a bumper sticker, without the mess. Although they didn't have the one I wanted, they were able to create it for me fairly quickly.
Anonymous said
on 8/8/2006 A blow dryer (step 2 in instructions above) works like a charm. Don't waste time on solvents.
Anonymous said
on 8/2/2006 A copper pot scratcher will remove about anything from a chrome bumper, including bugs and paint. It's softer than chrome, so it won't scratch. Not good on plastic or rubber though.
Anonymous said
on 7/3/2006 Just use boiling water and an old, clean rug. I soak the rug in boiling water and press it on the sticker for about 30 seconds. I easily peeled off the sticker after that. The whole process took me 15 minutes.
Anonymous said
on 6/30/2006 If you have bumper stickers on a plastic bumper, just use a hair dryer and they will peel right off. Clean up any stray adhesive with a little rubbing alcohol on a paper towel.
Anonymous said
on 3/28/2006 I really liked that tip about the eraser. I used a vinyl eraser. But what I found worked the best was smearing the sticker goo with the eraser. It spreads it out more so you don't scrub so much.
Many thanks!
Anonymous said
on 3/26/2006 I tried WD-40 - no luck. I was parked in the lot at my apartment complex, so I couldn't get a hairdryer out to my car. The boiling water worked so well for me! After working at it for 45 minutes with WD40 (and breaking 3 nails in the process) I finally tried the boiling water, and the whole sticker peeled right off. Good luck.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 Pep Boys has your product. It's called "Sticker Shock" and is found either near the paint section or by the body fillers, etc. It comes in a spray can, 6oz. I believe. It will not harm your paint like many of the above products/chemicals, and works like it's supposed to: It removes stickers and residual adhesive goop.