getting stickers off?

[weston]

whats the best way to get stickers off? i normally use nail varnish remover but it takes alot of rubbing. i cant be bothered with that, need something that takes that sticky stuff straight off...any ideas?

[Jazzchimp]

Adhesive has a low melting point so a hairdryer will loosen them otherwise we use Swan lighter fluid  at work (I'm a creative and we mount stuff up a lot)

[weston]

stickers come off easy, its the residue of sticky gunk that it leaves that i need to get off

[Jazzchimp]

lighter fluid - trust me

[weston]

right, im hobbling to the shop

[BrianP]

meths works pretty good for the residual gunk too.

bp.

[dordymush]

when we had our van sales pitch
we always used to use petrol on a cloth for getting the sticky off the vans when we pulled the lettering off.
it used to just wipe off.

[harris]

yes as said above petrol or white spirit .hair dryer to get sticker of then the glue snotty job

[supameanie]

well fitting and removing stickers was my trade for 14 years.... and the best thing to use is iso alcohol,
which isnt the sort of thing u have in ur kitchen cupboard...however petrol and thinners work well...
but it is always advisable to do a test patch first....

[Bananaman]

Petrol, with gloves on 

[Rombloke]

Petrol, with gloves on 

whilst smoking a fag....

Dave

[Jazzchimp]

DON'T SMOKE!!!!! and well ventillated space comes to mind!!!!

or you'll be tripping with the green monkey men!

[weston]

DON'T SMOKE!!!!! and well ventillated space comes to mind!!!!

or you'll be tripping with the green monkey men!

that sounds good to me

[greentoad]

Hi Weston

As said before really, but a couple of other items are quite handy.

I use boiling hot water as this gets most of the gunk off with the stiker. If the sticker is broken or very tight it's best to use a plastic filler spreader (as this does not scratch). Then it's either petrol, thinners, or panel prep depending on the item.

This is how I removed stickers from rare and exspensive vintage and classic cars, when working in the trade, and use the same techique on bikes.

Hope this helps.

J.

[oberonspacefruit]

green toad you are always so polite, consice and neatly set out with your posts that i am may start a poll for voting you in as the english gentleman of radbmx.

[selfpreservation]

does exactly what it says on the tin (with the invigorrating sent of oranges)

[weston]

does exactly what it says on the tin (with the invigorrating sent of oranges)

where do you but that & how much?