Due to company name changes on one of my vehicles, I had some white vinyl lettering that had to be removed from glass. The lettering has been adhered for 3 years.
The last time it was changed, it was done so by a lettering shop who had scratched the glass by careless use of a razor. I decided to do this one myself! As a pro painter, I know how damaging a razor can be to glass.
Step one. To decrease the chance of any scratches, I spritzed the entire area with Meguiars Detailing Spray.
After the spritzing, I carefully lifted each letter edge with a new, sharp razor and slowly peeled each letter away from glass. The Detailing spray kept the adhesive backed letter from sticking to my fingers. Easy to dispose of.
Step two. I used a Meguiars Clay Bar to remove the remaining adhesive on the glass. There was plenty and it took several swipes before the clay removed the adhesive, but it got all of it off.
Step three. After the claying, I wiped the glass dry with a paper towel. I didn't want to waste a MF towel on adhesive.
Step four. I flooded the glass surface with Stoners Invisible Glass and let it soak for 1 minute. The shadow is still very visible.
After 1 minute, I scrubbed the glass with a Window Mop. It's sheepskin. Cost me a $1 at Big Lots. It says to use it dry, but for a dollar, I wasn't afraid to damage it. It's washable.
Step five. Wipe the glass dry again with paper towel. Apply another application of Stoner Invisible Glass, work in with MF cloth and towel dry with MF Waffle towel that ships with the Stoner Invisible Glass Kit from AGO. I also applied Invisible Glass Rain Repellent to the exterior of the glass.
Clean glass. No scratches. I saved $60.00 (that was the lettering shop quote).
Tools to accomplish this task.
Project time. 30 minutes. Savings $60. (I spent that savings on BOGO)
I hope this helps any of you when faced with the challenge of removing lettering from glass.
The last time it was changed, it was done so by a lettering shop who had scratched the glass by careless use of a razor. I decided to do this one myself! As a pro painter, I know how damaging a razor can be to glass.
Step one. To decrease the chance of any scratches, I spritzed the entire area with Meguiars Detailing Spray.
After the spritzing, I carefully lifted each letter edge with a new, sharp razor and slowly peeled each letter away from glass. The Detailing spray kept the adhesive backed letter from sticking to my fingers. Easy to dispose of.
Step two. I used a Meguiars Clay Bar to remove the remaining adhesive on the glass. There was plenty and it took several swipes before the clay removed the adhesive, but it got all of it off.
Step three. After the claying, I wiped the glass dry with a paper towel. I didn't want to waste a MF towel on adhesive.
Step four. I flooded the glass surface with Stoners Invisible Glass and let it soak for 1 minute. The shadow is still very visible.
After 1 minute, I scrubbed the glass with a Window Mop. It's sheepskin. Cost me a $1 at Big Lots. It says to use it dry, but for a dollar, I wasn't afraid to damage it. It's washable.
Step five. Wipe the glass dry again with paper towel. Apply another application of Stoner Invisible Glass, work in with MF cloth and towel dry with MF Waffle towel that ships with the Stoner Invisible Glass Kit from AGO. I also applied Invisible Glass Rain Repellent to the exterior of the glass.
Clean glass. No scratches. I saved $60.00 (that was the lettering shop quote).
Tools to accomplish this task.
Project time. 30 minutes. Savings $60. (I spent that savings on BOGO)
I hope this helps any of you when faced with the challenge of removing lettering from glass.
