Getting Stickers off of a Trailer

[equusvilla]

How can I get the huge Exsiss sticker off of my trailer? I have tried windex and a razor. That got the last 's' off - but it took an hour and I scratched the trailer. My husband brought home some kind of solvent ...that did nothing at all. Any other suggestions? I would like to put our farm logo on the trailer right where this sticker is.

[eventersmom]

I don't have an answer but am looking forward to seeing the replies. We're dealing with the same issue!

[Lilykoi]

I know they use a propane torch and a scraper to get my safety stickers off. Maybe that would heat up the paint enough to scrape it off more easily.

[Alagirl]

blow drier or heat gun, but depending on the material and paint, be careful.

[LOVE*MY*NAGS]

I have had good luck taking sticky glue from bumper stickers off when sprayed/soaked with vinegar & water and heated with a hair dryer and gently scraped off.

[grinanride]

If you are not practiced a hair dryer is the safe method, use a not sharp scraper - then wipe well a few times with rubbing alcohol to get the glue residue - a heat gun is great but keep back from the surface and move it a lot so not to burn the suface
Risa
HappyTrailsTrailers.com

[sk_pacer]

Goo-Gone, smelly almost to the point of gag you but effective.

[Guin]

Another vote for Goo-Gone.

[pines4equines]

For regular, good quality bumper stickers, they should just peel off. Then wash the area with Windex or whatever to get any excess stickiness off.

For tougher stickers, we make a CAUTION HORSES trailer sign and to remove that, all are right about the hair dryer. Blow dry the sticker and use a plastic scraper to gently scrape the old sticker off. Then wash the area with Windex or other solvents as previous posters say.

Good luck!

[tazz001]

You may want to try automotive paint store...like the ones body shops buy their supplies from. They should be able to provide you with a decal removal product of professional strength. I have used it years ago to get decals of my hubbys big over the road truck.

[equusvilla]

Goo Gone is the stuff my husband broungt home and it did not work at all. It is good at getting the sticky stuff off - after you remove the sticker...but did nothing as far as helping to get the sticker off.

I will try my hair drier..this weekend if I have time!

[Jetiki]

My husband just had to get the decal off his work van to put a new on it. NOTHING not even goo gone got it off, what worked was a bit of gasoline, then immediately wash with soap and water. If you need his specific steps I'll get them this evening when he gets home from work, he has no cell signal at the job site.

Karen

[Fairview Horse Center]

Avon Skin So Soft ;)

[equusvilla]

My husband just had to get the decal off his work van to put a new on it. NOTHING not even goo gone got it off, what worked was a bit of gasoline, then immediately wash with soap and water. If you need his specific steps I'll get them this evening when he gets home from work, he has no cell signal at the job site.

Karen


Yes - please please please. Thank you so much!

[Jetiki]

From Hubby: Take Hair Dryer heat sticker 5-10 minutes until really hot, or let bake in sun for the day then use the hair dryer, peel off using plastic putty knife or finger nails, then use dampen rag with gasoline wipe over area to remove adhesive as needed then promptly wash vehicle. If adding new sticker dry thoroughly before applying new decal.


Karen

[tobruk]

We use a heat gun all the time. Follow up with a 3M product --Adhesive Remover. You can buy it at an automotive paint shop. Been using it for many years. No razors, you'll nick the finish, even aluminum.

[TikiSoo]

OK, I'm a professional.
Neutralizing sticky surfaces for use in the restoration industry, nothing beats Bestine solvent & thinner. You can find it for around $5 at any art supply store.
http://papercement.com/bestine.html
The active ingrediant is heptane, which completely "unsticks" adhesive. You can pour it over 100 year old pages of a book, separate them and when it dries the paper is left completely unharmed. I've used toluene (nail polish remover) and butane (lighter fluid) but they might harm the automotive paint.

[equusvilla]

Thank you everyone. I have Wednesday off of work..so I am going to try these ideas then.

[rugbygirl]

If the goo gone gets the sticky stuff, have you tried perforating the face of the decal to let the goo gone in behind? This is what people do for wallpaper, you get a tool that makes pinholes all along the surface, then douse with solvent.

I don't know if it will work, but it might be worth a try.

[Nancy!]

I have used lighter fluid and it works really well.