My missus did me a favour and washed the Prado at the local carwash place grrrrrr.... :x she ended up blasting off parts of the factory decals with the pressure sprayer.... double grrr :x :x
Those affected, the larger decals near the rear windows "3600 twin cam blah blah blah", have had some of the print section removed and left the clear bottom of the sticker on the car (the top side of which is slightly sticky), some of the print remains on other parts of the sticker. It's as if they're a double layer sticker with the print part stuck onto another clear backing which is stuck to the paint on the car.
I've checked with Toyota and you can get replacement stickers. I'd like to replace them but am unsure of the best way of removing the stickers without removing the paint or causing damage.
I've done some searching on the net and have seen such things as using a hairdryer to make the sticker gum tacky and then using anything from solvent based cleaners, WD-40, Prepsol, metho and shellite to help it along as well as using a plastic scraper where needed.
I've already discounted the option of using an eraser disk. I figure there has to be a "safer", less abrasive method to use.
I'm not so concerned about cleaning up residual goo after getting the actual sticker off (that should be easy), it's the getting the sticker off that seems to be the tough part. Whilst lamenting over the mess I tried just lifting one with my finger nail to see how well stuck down they are... they're stuck down good! Pity the top layer isn't stuck as well as the part actually stuck to the car.
Just wondering if anyone has had to remove FACTORY stickers (not paper based stickers, bumper stickers etc) on any car. Any stories of success or otherwise would be greatly appreciated.
Those affected, the larger decals near the rear windows "3600 twin cam blah blah blah", have had some of the print section removed and left the clear bottom of the sticker on the car (the top side of which is slightly sticky), some of the print remains on other parts of the sticker. It's as if they're a double layer sticker with the print part stuck onto another clear backing which is stuck to the paint on the car.
I've checked with Toyota and you can get replacement stickers. I'd like to replace them but am unsure of the best way of removing the stickers without removing the paint or causing damage.
I've done some searching on the net and have seen such things as using a hairdryer to make the sticker gum tacky and then using anything from solvent based cleaners, WD-40, Prepsol, metho and shellite to help it along as well as using a plastic scraper where needed.
I've already discounted the option of using an eraser disk. I figure there has to be a "safer", less abrasive method to use.
I'm not so concerned about cleaning up residual goo after getting the actual sticker off (that should be easy), it's the getting the sticker off that seems to be the tough part. Whilst lamenting over the mess I tried just lifting one with my finger nail to see how well stuck down they are... they're stuck down good! Pity the top layer isn't stuck as well as the part actually stuck to the car.
Just wondering if anyone has had to remove FACTORY stickers (not paper based stickers, bumper stickers etc) on any car. Any stories of success or otherwise would be greatly appreciated.
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