Re: removing decals

From: Brent Watson (ldavid@snet.net)
Date: Sat May 30 1998 - 10:13:14 EDT


Steve wrote:
>
> >If this is done anytime after about the 6 month to a year mark in the
> >trucks life, the sun will have affected the paint enough that there will
> >be a "shadow" of the decal permanently left behind in the paint.
>
> Don't know if this will work for everyone, but.... I just removed the
> decals on my 97 Sport CC, bought last July. The decal part came off
> without much trouble, 88 degrees here when I did it, but the adhesive,
> well.... I tried using WD40, then some rubbing compound. An hour later
> I had the Dakota Sport off the passenger door. :( Then I tried some
> Meguiar's Body Scrub. Using that I was able to get the drivers side
> decals and the Dodge on the tailgate off in less than an hour. I found
> that using just a back and forth motion worked best with an occasional
> removing of adhesive from my cleaning cloth. The decal area was smooth
> and clean with no shadows that I could see. But then I don't park my
> truck out in the sun much either. I didn't have any swirls to start
> with so I don't know how this would affect those that do.
>
> However, there was one downside to this method. I found it was a three
> beer job on the first decal, and only a one beer job on the other two!
>
> Steve
> jsm@gwrra.org
> Lou-a-vull, KY
try sticker-shock i bught mine at auto-zone it works really well



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