getting the side decals off the panels

[dieselboy]

ive sourced myself a heat gun from a friend, and im working myself up to go and strip the side stickers off the car.

does anyone have any advice before i strip the paint off as well? i will probably do it next weekend~ish

cheers!

[KERRSURF]

Why are you stripping the paint off?

[KERRSURF]

I'd leave it on mate.

[dieselboy]

haha funny!

[MattF]

Don't heat one place for too long. You only need to soften the adhesive, nothing more.

[JUDWAK]

i used a steamer for wall paper
and hot water
keep very hote water away from ya trimm tho its sends it white

[dieselboy]

hmm. now a steamer would be a good idea!

if only i hadnt lent it out to someone 3 years ago

thanks for the advice!

[TobyJug]

I just used hot water....

[Growler]

I'm thinking a hair drier would be better and less likely to damage paint work

[KERRSURF]

I used the trees at drumclog, not 100% effective but lots of fun.

[Scorpion]

Do NOT use a heat gun that is normally used for paint stripping, it will do just that! By the time you get the heat on the sticker long enough it will have a chance to blister the surrounding paintwork.

As suggested a hairdryer on the hottest setting does the trick. You can always use a caramel disc on really stubborn bits.

[steve s]

hi mate yes get em off looks like a boy racers car with em .i used trina's hair dryer to get mine off if you dont get them hot enough then it brakes n if you get it too hot they streach .my isuzu stripes were a pig and had to get a caramel wheel but the surf was easy

[Bogus]

I'm thinking a hair drier would be better and less likely to damage paint work

Its a 2nd gen.

Bogus

[darkdezigns]

hair dryer,and patience lol,if not caramel wheel if yr worried drive down sun mornin i'll help u do it here

[oneidadan]

This stuff is brilliant at getting stickers off:
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/51059/...emover%20200ml
you can get it from wilkos and halfords too