How do you remove a bumper sticker from a car without damaging the paint?

Question

I have a political bumper I would loooooooove to put on my car until the election, but I wouldn't want it on after that.

Can it be removed without damaging the paint?

It's a bumper sticker supporting my Libertarian candidate for governor in Ohio, Bill Peirce, btw.

Answer 1

I usually put bumper stickers on a magnetic sheet and cut around and it remains on my vehicle until I choose to take it off. In the event that your vehicle is fiberglass then you could put it on your window.Bumper stickers remove with a blow dryer and it loosens the glue. Hope this helps.

Answer 2

Well if you can, don't put it on the paint. Maybe back-tape it to the inside of your rear window? If you still opt for the paint, try this method: Don't peel the plastic backing completely off the entire sticker, just peel about an inch or so off both ends, and leave most of the backer on in the middle. Now stick it on using just the exposed ends. After the election, carefully slide a thin screwdriver or a putty knife behind the area the backer is still on (in the middle). Slide the tool to either side and gradually pull the sticker off the car. If you still have some residual "gum" or sticker left on the car, any auto parts store will carry products specifically designed to remove bumper stickers (I don't remember the name of it.) Good luck to yourself & Mr. Peirce! :)

Answer 3

okay, first of all. How long has the sticker been there? If it has been there long, it's possible that the rest of the paint has faded a bit, and if you remove the sticker, it may closer to the original color than the rest of the car. But if that isn't a consideration, try a hair dryer, but protect the surrounding paint with cloth or heavy weight paper. Slowly pull the sticker back while using the hair dryer (take your time) and then use bug & tar remover to get rid of the rest of the adhesive.

Answer 4

Don't put it on the car. It WILL screw up the paint.
Put it on the window. If it's on glass, it will come off easily. Trust me, I've had many, many stickers on my cars over the years. I change them every few months, when I get bored, find better ones, the existing ones fade, etc.

Put it on the back window and when you are ready to remove it, get a square razor blade, start in one corner of the sticker, and scrape away. It should peel off in big pieces and be off in just a few minutes. Then, if there's any glue left over just Windex it and scrub and it will come off pretty easily as well. The whole process takes about 10 minutes. Vinyl stickers remove the easiest, the ones printed on clear plastic are harder to remove.

Answer 5

Use a hair dryer to lift the sticker and weaken the stickyness and Goo-gone or WD40 to remove the residue.

Personally, I think the WD40 is better for the paint. The Goo Gone really screws up your skin so I can only imagine what it does to the finish on levels that you can not see.

Answer 6

just use some heat after the elections pull the thing up to the house or the garage and use a blow dryer and a plastic scraper to remove the sticker then some tar gone or goo gone for the glue

Answer 7

They have magnet ones but the sun will still change the color of the paint around the bumper sticker.

Answer 8

Put in on a window. Or if you must heat up the glue to take sticker off then Goo Gone to remove excess glue. Pls do not do this to your car.

Answer 9

My sister got off a bumper sticker with goo gone once.

Answer 10

My personal believe is to put those stickers on your windows, it is easy to get off later. If the sticker is vinyl, try using a hair dryer to soften the material and pull it off when soft