Taking off Dealers Sticker

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Has any body taken the dealer sticker off their car? How do you do it?

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Gary
 
You just take it off?

Its usually a clear vinyl sticker that can be taken off like any other sticker that you've faced in your lifetime. Afterward you can you use a product like Goof Off or Goo Gone to take off the adhesive residue that's left behind.
 
Usually no. However if they are old it might help. A hair dryer is usually sufficient for this.
 
If its a vinyl sticker then some heat will help in its removel.

If its a badge type then some fishing line may be in order to remove.

Either way its not that hard and some adheasive remover may be needed to clean up the residue.
 
i just completly removed vinyl graphics on sides of two vehicles, im talking full length. i did start out with a little heat but then noticed it left more adhesive residue on the paint, than not heating it up fully. so i just heated the edge up to where i could catch it with my fingernail and pulled it off. yes it did break at times, but then i just started over again. after graphics were removed of course there was a lot of wax build up around where the graphic was. i then used plasti-kote wax and grease remover to rid of all the leftover adhesive that did not come off with the graphics. it took some rubbing but i got off all the adhesive. i could not even tell that the graphics were there and they were on for 2 plus years. i did proceed to use an aio and then topped with collinite.
 
Each time I bought a new car I told the guy that if there's a sticker on it when I get here I won't take delivery of it.

I got some funny looks, but no stickers. ;)

I don't see why anyone would give them free advertisement, or why they think we should.
 
dental floss works well for emblem style dealer badges, and a little 3M Wax/Adhesive Remover gets rid of any final sticky tape.
 
:dblthumb2:I agree with you 100% Silverstone. I never let a dealer put his sticker on my car, new or old.

That said, I have taken my share of them off and have had no problems. Never had to use heat, but just take it slow.
 
Silverstone said:
Each time I bought a new car I told the guy that if there's a sticker on it when I get here I won't take delivery of it.

I got some funny looks, but no stickers. ;)

I don't see why anyone would give them free advertisement, or why they think we should.
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Haha, I've always said the same exact thing :)


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yes,i take the striping/lettering of squad cars. its a pain,but its makes money.
 
Silverstone said:
Each time I bought a new car I told the guy that if there's a sticker on it when I get here I won't take delivery of it.

I got some funny looks, but no stickers. ;)

I don't see why anyone would give them free advertisement, or why they think we should.
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Isn't this the same thing with a brand on your monitor, phone, and almost everything else..
 
maximus20895 said:
Isn't this the same thing with a brand on your monitor, phone, and almost everything else..
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No. I don't mind if it says Audi or even Ford. I do mind when it has the dealers name. My monitor does not say Walmart on it.
 
You can use a solvent / auto magic has a really nice solvent product that will help you a lot.

And also there is an drill attachment of ruber / specially to remove all type's of decal's
i purchase mine at a body shop supply. Back in l.a

that thing work's fine / you can use either one
the auto magic solvent come's only in a one gallon / aluminum can. The no.#40 i think is the code for it
 
i work at a dealership part time as a detailer and when a car sells i pull the window sticker off and use a razor blade and scrape any remaining paper off the window. then i use some kind of glass cleaner spray on the window, and use the razor blade again and get all the glue. i have never scratched one window, you just have to make sure theres enough lubrication on the window
 
I just purchased a new Ford F-150 and it had 3 dealer badges, 1 1/4 high and 5" long, the ENTIRE back was 3m tape (something close perhaps). They do this to all their trucks. It was an ungodly mess even with fishing line due to the huge amount of tape used.
 
of course the vinyl stickers with the heat of hair direr removed but you need to peal them off with the assistance of your nails so that the heat may not burn your hand and peal them off from one corner then the other. slightly do it and you will find the the surface of your car not damaged by it hope it will be helpful to you best of luck dear.
 
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