Removing stickers from cars,?

Question

My car had some pretty cheesy go faster stripes on it when I bought it. I managed to get them off with no damage to the paintwork but it's left a sticky residue behind. How do I shift it without causing any damage?

Answer 1

There is 2 options for this , the first is to put a small amount of petrol onto a cloth ( wearing gloves ) rub the cloth over the glue and it will remove the glue ( the petrol will evaporate so it will not set alight )
the 2nd option is to use WD40 in the same way but this is a slower process and a bit more messy as the glue go`s like gooey and is a nightmare to clear up !

Answer 2

For god sake do not use tooth brush's on a car paint top coat or paint. Or use the solvents like in Goo Gone. Some solvents are ok, but when in doubt use the products made for auto paint like Bug & Tar - but even then use them sparenly and DO NOT RUB and RUB to remove gunk. Let it sit for a moment and very gently rub to the least extent possible. I understand your car's paint may not be the best or brand new, but there is no point in making it worse.

You can use solvents like Goo Gone, if you would like a flat finish on those sections when done, but otherwise you would use a POLISHING COMPOUND (sold at all car care stores). It's one step above wax to buff out mild traces of gunk or scratches. If you just have a beat up 1970's Gremlin or Pinto a few flat spots would look right, but not on any finish that still has a top coat and some shine. Don't believe everything a commercial says, just because Goo Gone is ok for household chores, doesn't mean it's cool for anything and everything.

Bug & Tar would be more for sticky grime, polishing compound would be more for scratches or "powdery" grime, but don't move hard adheshives around like sand on paint.. Chances are polishing compound is more what you need because you probably did quite a bit of scratching to take off the decals. But if you have ever had your nails buffed, you will understand how to use the compounds, buffing and waxing. You have to have substaintial paint left or preferably a top coat left for any hopes of getting some shine though.

Never ever use brushes either, after a few years you will have all those ugly dulling swirls in your paint, and that are especially noticeable in the sun light. You may not have the best finish now, but why make it any worse?

People also need to learn the proper way to wash a car to maintain the gloss of top coats etc. Maybe this is just my beef, but I come from a family that has a body shop, and decent paint care kind of got in my blood.

Answer 3

I actually do this as part of my job so this WORKS!

Citrus based 'Tar and Glue' remover works great, but as it's not readily available the next best thing is unleaded petrol - it does NOT damage the paintwork. Or, use methlated spirits to clean it up.

Always apply any fluid on a cloth & don't pour or spray on.

Once you're done - buff it up with T-cut to get rid of the 'shadow' that's left.

Answer 4

For most things there seems to be two things to try.
1) Methylated Spirit
2) White Spirit
If neither of those will shift things from ball point ink to glue them Huston you have a problem!
RoyS

Answer 5

T Cut Colour Restorer

http://www.focusdiy.co.uk/invt/771139

The original colour restorer for car paintwork
The unique formula restores the original colour and lustre in seconds by removing oxidation ingrained road grime tar spots and dried insect

Answer 6

look at a "goo gone" bottle. I have used goo gone to take the stick off of a lot of things, I am pretty sur eit wouldn;t dameg your car. It works great

Answer 7

WD 40 and a fingernail brush

Answer 8

rain x works great for removing sticky from windows try that and it wont hurt the paint

Answer 9

try a product called goo gone but test a small spot first to see if it dosent damage your paint

Answer 10

Have you got any nail varnish remover, this can work but do try a bit on a small unoticable area first, and make sure you wipe it off quickly