View Full Version : Car dealership decal removal


nanaki
12-18-2004, 11:29 AM
What's the best and safest way to remove that crap that dealerships put on the back of your car? I hate giving dealerships free advertising. They should be paying me to do that. I want those decal letters off!

Wings65288
12-18-2004, 12:45 PM
maybe a blow dry it em off

88_5.0
12-18-2004, 05:54 PM
there is this stuff in a bottle called goo gone try that it's pretty good at gettin sticker glue off

ceyko
12-18-2004, 05:58 PM
Yup, the heat will certainly help.

red2k1gt
12-18-2004, 07:24 PM
hair dryer and careful peeling

Dan04COBRA
12-18-2004, 08:12 PM
Heat gun/hair dryer will work fine! If you get any glue left over, goo gone will work.

me alot fast than u
12-18-2004, 08:15 PM
I always make them pull it off before

Dan04COBRA
12-18-2004, 08:31 PM
They have to ask your permission to put them on your car anyways, usually it's in fine print somewhere on the paperwork, they can be fined $200 LOL

red2k1gt
12-18-2004, 09:37 PM
im gonna have to remember that if i ever get to buy a new car lol

mdvaldosta
12-19-2004, 03:14 AM
ORIGINAL: Dan02GT

They have to ask your permission to put them on your car anyways, usually it's in fine print somewhere on the paperwork, they can be fined $200 LOL

doh! really? then fuxors [&:] mines still on there I never bothered to take it off [:@]

Dan04COBRA
12-19-2004, 06:32 AM
Tis' true. Even goes for the license plate cover thingamabob. It happened with a Mercury Sable we bought, my Father specifically told them not to put any decals or anything on the car and they did anyways. He filed a complaint at the DMV and the dealership called us crying about their $200 fine and asked why we didn't bring to car back to have them removed [8D]

YinYangStang
12-19-2004, 12:00 PM
like everyone has said, use heat to get it off. You may be stuck with some goo on the paint, it's not a problem. Goo Gone works, but I prefer this grafitti remover called Goof Off. I have used it several times on my car with no problems.

95stang5.0
12-19-2004, 02:53 PM
GOOF OfF- is the best thing to use!!! i love it. It works on everything i have tried it on..

YinYangStang
12-19-2004, 03:09 PM
ORIGINAL: 95stang5.0

GOOF OfF- is the best thing to use!!! i love it. It works on everything i have tried it on..


hehe, just be careful like it says on the bottle, if you use it to wipe down soft plastics, it will wipe off layers of the plastic..

Acer2428
12-19-2004, 04:32 PM
Peel w/ fingers... The scrub HARD w/ a sponge w/ soap and water to get the glue off...worked for me!

Buzz
12-22-2004, 04:06 PM
I used a hairdryer to heat it up, then just peeled it off. I used some gas on a shop towel to remove the remaining glue, then waxed it.

Fallstar01
12-22-2004, 04:14 PM
ORIGINAL: Dan02GT

Heat gun/hair dryer will work fine! If you get any glue left over, goo gone will work.

I G Joe
12-22-2004, 04:44 PM
my moms car had a advertising on the back we just pealed it off outselves.

YinYangStang
12-22-2004, 05:04 PM
I got my car from beach ford, they put a decal the size and shape of the ford emblem on the back, opposite of the ford emblem. It was awful...first mod to my car was removing it ;)

2004and1966
01-01-2005, 10:26 PM
WD-40 takes off glue too!

Jimmz
01-01-2005, 10:37 PM
Mine didn't come with one but if it were me I'd take it to the dealership and have them take it off. I think that would be the safest way!

UT04GT
01-01-2005, 11:36 PM
if it hasn't been on there long the rinse, peel, and scrub works. That's what I did to mine about a month after I bought it

optimusa4
01-04-2005, 04:31 AM
Use warm to hot water or a hair dryer to soften the adhesive. Then carefully use your finger nail to peel off. Goo-Gone works great for any residue. Depending on how long the dealer sticker has been on the car, i.e. washes/waxing/sun exposure, you may want to rub the area with HD Cleanse and then wax. Using Goof-off or gasoline is over kill and can cause hazing or etching of the clear-coat. Scrubbing hard will scratch and will be more evident on darker colors. If you plan on de-badging your GT logos, soak the adhesive with goo-gone and then use fishing line to shave it from the surface of the body panel. Some have had good luck with dental flosh. Heat and more goo-gone will clean up the remaining residue.

DeViouS
01-04-2005, 04:58 AM
if pealing it w/ ur finger and using a hair dryer doesnt work just have someone point the dryer @ the emblem and use fishing wire to get under it;)