How to remove sticker and preserve?

Keigo · Post by **Keigo** » 07 Jun 2007, 23:29

Hi, I want to remove the stickers showing below in the image and want to preserve it

its stick on aluminum surface~ I try blow with a hair dryer~ it don't budge...

Any idea how I should I do it without harming the surface or the sticker~

or just give up and leave it?

Thanks~

Post by **Stuart** » 08 Jun 2007, 10:25

Hair dryer should work. Set it to hot, and blow for some time. Then take one of those blades from a Stanley knife and carefully--and slowly--lift the sticker from the surface, all the while keeping the dryer blowing on it. You might burn your fingers, but it should work alright. Usually works better from the back of the surface, but I've done it before from the front as well.

Keigo · Post by **Keigo** » 08 Jun 2007, 10:59

let me try again tonight with the hair dryer~

Thanks man~

Ike · Post by **Ike** » 08 Jun 2007, 12:10

remember that once removed you might have trouble removing the glue that stays behind. Some are pretty nasty silicone and plastic mixes.

But schase's idea should work 100%.

Edit: nice lappie btw...

Post by **Anakha56** » 08 Jun 2007, 12:12

make sure lappy is off otherwise she might over heat

/me stating the obvious...

SBSP · Post by **SBSP** » 08 Jun 2007, 12:18

What ever you do dont try a head gun, "Heavy duty hair dryer" to be used for what you want to do.

On my old Golf 1 i had pink and purple "sissy looking stripes" from front to back.

And used a on of those heat guns (Dont know the real name), and burnt the paint to a brown colour"

Keigo · Post by **Keigo** » 08 Jun 2007, 12:49

Ike wrote:remember that once removed you might have trouble removing the glue that stays behind. Some are pretty nasty silicone and plastic mixes.

But schase's idea should work 100%.

Edit: nice lappie btw...

I am not too worry about the glue~
already have a solution for that~ with a pentel rubber~ it comes right off~

the only thing concern me is the blade part~ hope I don't scratch it...

Thanks~ is not a bad lappy~ but for ppl think to buy G1...
please stay away~ it don't have ZBD policy on this model~

Anakha56 wrote:make sure lappy is off otherwise she might over heat

/me stating the obvious...

Will do~

SBSP wrote:What ever you do dont try a head gun, "Heavy duty hair dryer" to be used for what you want to do.

On my old Golf 1 i had pink and purple "sissy looking stripes" from front to back.

And used a on of those heat guns (Dont know the real name), and burnt the paint to a brown colour"

Thanks for the heads up~
so what happen to the golf?
u send in for a respray?

po10cy · Post by **po10cy** » 08 Jun 2007, 17:18

SBSP wrote:What ever you do dont try a head gun, "Heavy duty hair dryer" to be used for what you want to do.

On my old Golf 1 i had pink and purple "sissy looking stripes" from front to back.

And used a on of those heat guns (Dont know the real name), and burnt the paint to a brown colour"

hahahah thats pretty funny, made me laugh, thanks!

Keigo · Post by **Keigo** » 08 Jun 2007, 22:10

ok.. finally done~ took around 30min~ and took some photos and burned my right thumb by the hair dryer...

Use the Hair Dryer to blow the sticker and use a blade through it~
and figure it out is more easier to go through by heat up the blade than blow againest the sticker it self.

All sticker off~

Hello~ my pental rubber pen~

All cleaned~ nice and shiny~

This four little sticker going into my collection~

now... all need to do is wait for my right thumb stop hurting from heat of the hair dryer~

Mortal_Wombat · Post by **Mortal_Wombat** » 09 Jun 2007, 00:09

Woah dude, I never knew a pental rubber pen can get rid of the glue stickers like that leave behind.

Keigo · Post by **Keigo** » 09 Jun 2007, 00:46

Mortal_Wombat wrote:Woah dude, I never knew a pental rubber pen can get rid of the glue stickers like that leave behind.

it rubs off~ but not right away~ it require a little more time than taking off the sticker~

the rubber roll the glue in to little pieces and is not sticky~

Mortal_Wombat · Post by **Mortal_Wombat** » 09 Jun 2007, 02:02

Ha yeah, I've tried removing stickers from stuff before, but it always leaves that damn glue behind. I never thought of just using a rubber.

WoolyBadBaba · Post by **WoolyBadBaba** » 09 Jun 2007, 09:18

Hello~ my pental rubber pen~

Genius 8O

And nice idea to preserve all them stickers...

lancelot · Post by **lancelot** » 09 Jun 2007, 18:00

Always use a rubber, live healthy!

Post by **Anthro** » 09 Jun 2007, 18:04

Bwajhaahah
Good one lance
*was that spam* ?