How to remove expired tag sticker?

[Calendyr]

I'm not a painter, but from what I understand, the paint on the metal panels is harder than the paint on plastic bumpers because of a flexing agent that is used in the paint. This makes correcting paint on a bumper much more delicate than on a metal panel. In my case I would be reluctant to using a heat gun on my bumper.

I am not saying it isn't more delicate. I am saying you should not be heating the paint enough for it to matter. Using a heat gun on paint should be done very carefully. A few seconds at a time at the lowest setting. You heat the whole sticker for a few seconds, put your hand on it. If it's not painful, you heat against for a few seconds and put your hand on it. You repeat that until if feels too hot to kept your hand there. Then you stop and remove the sticker. The temperature of the panel will be around 120F which is very low in terms of what the paint and panel can take. On a hot summer day, a black car can reach almost 200F.

If you want to use a hair dryer, it's the same thing except you will have to use it on high setting and leave it there for quite a while. Before I purchased a heat gun I would do it that way. So instead of heating for 5 seconds at a time it was more like 30 seconds.

A steamer might work even better, but I never use my steamer. Letting it heat up for 15 minutes and all that is too much of a hassle for me. But the steamer would probably be able to lift the sticker on it's own if you blast the edges. So that would be an other way... although it might be too hot... not sure.

 

[Desertnate]

That doesn’t look like a problem at all... I’m wondering about the stickers they put on peoples bumpers.

Like what he’s referring to.

Those stickers are nothing like those used in Hawaii. Their inspection stickers are about 2"x5" and they are stuck directly onto the rear bumper; usually the passenger side. Also, unlike the liscense plate stickers most places uses, the ones we're talking about are made from a much thicker, more durable material and the adhesive is far stronger than any sticker or decal I've ever encountered.

I really feel for RSurfer. I was never able to remove more than a few small chunks of the one on my vehicle. I know of at least one person who tried brute force and the paint came off with the sticker.

 

[Eldorado2k]

Those stickers are nothing like those used in Hawaii. Their inspection stickers are about 2"x5" and they are stuck directly onto the rear bumper; usually the passenger side. Also, unlike the liscense plate stickers most places uses, the ones we're talking about are made from a much thicker, more durable material and the adhesive is far stronger than any sticker or decal I've ever encountered.

I really feel for RSurfer. I was never able to remove more than a few small chunks of the one on my vehicle. I know of at least one person who tried brute force and the paint came off with the sticker.

Oh ok, I think I know what you mean now. Sort of a similar deal to what hybrids get here in CA. I’m pretty sure this sticker on their bumpers allows them access to drive in the carpool lanes.

Luckily I dont have to worry about 1 of those stickers violating the bumper of my Caddy.lol.

 

[Desertnate]

You're on the right track, though that sticker appears to be a thinner material.

I just found a random picture of this poor BMW defaced by the dealer while still sitting on the show room floor (click to enlarge)

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[Rsurfer]

You're on the right track, though that sticker appears to be a thinner material.

I just found a random picture of this poor BMW defaced by the dealer while still sitting on the show room floor (click to enlarge)

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They have recently changed to one sticker, same size.