Nismo 
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Whats best for this? Is it something like G4 Compound or something along that lines? 
 
What can I buy and where? anything on the shelf in Halfrauds? Got a sticker on the back bumper which i have tried peeling off but its when and truly stuck so what do i use heat gun or something? and i have another sticker that will come off but will leave the gluey stuff. 
 
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Steve 
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
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is the top of the sticker off but just the glue remaining? if so just use white spirit
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Whittie 
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I used nail varnish remover on a polish cloth, awaits detailing freaks to say OMG... but it worked fine and didn't damage paintwork in anyway.
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3CorsaMeal 
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OMG @ the nail varnish remover technique. 
 
I'd use whitespirits in a spray bottle and a rag
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Ben G 
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petrol or white spirit. will be fine. just wash off straight after.
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Nismo 
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quote: Originally posted by Steve 
is the top of the sticker off but just the glue remaining? if so just use white spirit 
   
 
One sticker will be the top of it, the other just doesn't want to come off? 
 
I've read up and it seems boiling water and a heat gun, or wd40 are another option.
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big eck 
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quote: Originally posted by Whittie 
I used nail varnish remover on a polish cloth, awaits detailing freaks to say OMG... but it worked fine and didn't damage paintwork in anyway. 
   
 
Snap. I just washed and polished it straight after and no damage at all.
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Dave 
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Tardis usually gets rid of anything sticky.
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Corsa_Sport21 
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Petrol, WD40. 
 
Hair dryer 1st to soften it.
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Mertin 
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Autosmart tardis, says on the tin for tar and glue. 
Or im sure another brand of tar remover would work
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ed 
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Auto Glym bug and tar remover is pretty good at getting stuff like that off too.
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Root 
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quote: Originally posted by Whittie 
I used nail varnish remover on a polish cloth, awaits detailing freaks to say OMG... but it worked fine and didn't damage paintwork in anyway. 
   
lol detailers would throw shit at me. I used razor blades to remove the badges/residue. Only a few very light scratches
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3CorsaMeal 
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Tardis is pretty much white spirits, even says so on the tin. Just 6x more expensive.
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Steve 
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yeah all this shit you pay a fortune for, never bought tar spot remover, or glue remover in mylife white spriti does it all and its 99p for shit loads  
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Corsa_Sport21 
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quote: Originally posted by Root 
quote: Originally posted by Whittie 
I used nail varnish remover on a polish cloth, awaits detailing freaks to say OMG... but it worked fine and didn't damage paintwork in anyway. 
   
lol detailers would throw shit at me. I used razor blades to remove the badges/residue. Only a few very light scratches 
   
 
I do that too with the razor blades. Works well as long as you don't press down too hard and don't go through the lacquer.
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Steve 
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removing badges, the most simplest way is to use a piece of cotton like a saw will come off in 10 seconds or less
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Corsa_Sport21 
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Still leaves the glue underneath though.
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Bonney 
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At work they use wallpaper steamers and that tardis stuff to remove stickers, Works a treat!
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Prey 
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white spirit is safe. nail varnish remover is acetone - which DOES dissolve paint lol - only a microscopic amount if you're quick and careful but it will do damage if you're not. 
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Ludacris Turbo 
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I used hot water to remove the actual sticker then used a decent polish to get rid of the glue. Took all of 5 mins!
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