Body stickers

[Arjy Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close Arjy]

I have purchased a 2008 prado d4d and the the rear side 3000 turbo intercooler stickers are faded.How would i be able to remove thses old ones without damaging the paint.Thanks

[Davros Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Davros]

Hair drier and plastic scraper.

[Arjy Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close Arjy]

Good idea,thanks Davros

[Whitey1 Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Whitey1]

Are they just faded or cracking as well. If they're cracking then it'll be really hard to remove them without damaging the paintwork.
Are you going to be replacing them with new ones? You'll find the paint underneath will not ne as faded as the surrounding paintwork so if you dont replace them you'll be left with a mark there.

[Arjy Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close Arjy]

Yea they are faded really bad but still seem to be in one piece.I will replace them with new ones as well.What i cant work out is why they faded so much in only 3 and a half years.Maybe he washed the car with too strong a detergent

[Whitey1 Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Whitey1]

Always parked in the sun probably. Where are you located?

[Arjy Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close Arjy]

Western nsw

[Rainman Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Rainman]

Something called a Caramel Wheel is what you need apparently. Never seen one and dont know where you get them but I've heard thats what is used to get old stickers and other substances of paintwork without damaging it.

[Madkore Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close Madkore]

What about orange oil or the like? I have used it successfully around the house to remove sticker glue - not sure if it is safe to use on vehicle paint but...

[MidLifeCrisis Out of control poster! Find all posts View Profile Close MidLifeCrisis]

Something called a Caramel Wheel is what you need apparently. Never seen one and dont know where you get them but I've heard thats what is used to get old stickers and other substances of paintwork without damaging it.

These are fitted to a low speed drill. They are amazing and work really well removing this type of crap. The name comes from the smell they make when used which makes using them nice as well. In fact used one last saturday to take off the sticky pads on the rear door where the spare used to mount. (try peeling those bad boys off without damaging your paint)

[Whitey1 Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Whitey1]

Yep I agree. We use them all the time at work for removing stripes and the double sided tape that holds mouldings on. Takes them off in no time.

[jimmy91 Member Find all posts View Profile Close jimmy91]

Have used a caramel wheel before on a air tool. Worked pretty good just don't apply too much pressure let it do its thing. Go ask a pant and panel shop they should do it for next to nothing.

[schnitzel_german Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close schnitzel_german]

tea tree oil works a treat....

[MidLifeCrisis Out of control poster! Find all posts View Profile Close MidLifeCrisis]

My sticker came today. It is the white version of this:

[MidLifeCrisis Out of control poster! Find all posts View Profile Close MidLifeCrisis]

Had the following sticker made up and now its available for all to buy:

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/160858728...ht_1957wt_1037