how to take off the side decal

white venom · 04-29-2007, 03:24 PM

i just got a black top installed and the side decals that say mustang is an ugly brown color. lol does ne one have any ideas on how to get it off? caue it wont just peel of. maybe a heat gun?

Chubstang · 04-29-2007, 07:27 PM

is it vinyl?

white venom · 04-29-2007, 07:30 PM

yes i think so. i tried using a blow dryer and and i peeled of a little part but it leaves junk behind it and stuff. im assuming goof off would work?

jlw2387 · 04-30-2007, 11:45 AM

You have a white car so your in a good postition to do this, most colored cars, especially older ones that have sat outside, will have fade marks. My ranger came with some homo tan flames and I was lucky that they were cheap and peeled right off. In your case, use a blowdryer on a hot day. Try to remove the leftover gunk with goo be gone. If you still cant get it..... suck it up and take it to a detail shop. Are you gonna replace your stripes with black ones?

white venom · 04-30-2007, 01:34 PM

yeah i tried using a blow drying just to take off a little piece.. it worked but took like 20 min just to take off a little piece. nah i dont want anything on the side.. but if it looks super bad i might get the steeda decals. not sure..if i took it to a detail shop how much you think they would charge me ? thanks bro. appresciate it.

mygt500 · 05-05-2007, 08:57 AM

Just use a blow dryer and heat the decal. Then pull up a corner and continue to use the heat source to cont pulling off the decal. After that goo gone will get any and all adhesive and then proceed to polish and wax the whole car and you are done. Thats what I did in the past and will in the future if I need to. It should look great!

kenv · 05-06-2007, 05:51 AM

You can also get a heat gun for like $15 from a place like Harbor Freight. Just keep moving the gun back & forth so it dosen`t melt the decal, & it should come right off. I tried using the wife`s hair dryer to get decals off a car, it took forever, & she was a bit ticked at me when it burned out

. As stated above, you can then use Goofoff, or WD-40 to loosen/remove the glue