Best way to remove stickers from a truck???

[Griff]

Hey guys, anyone got any suggestions on removing truck company stickers off the truck??

[Twilight Flyer]

A belt sander?

8)

[One]

Haha, TF!

You can park in the sun and let the stickers get warmed up, then they are easy to peel off with your fingers. A creditcard or fingernails come in handy. You can warm them up better by using a blow-dryer or heat gun. Dont burn your fingers. Gluey residue can be removed with 3M adhesive remover- great stuff! Depending on how much peeling you have to do, figure as much as an hour per side.

Good Luck

[Roadhog]

I use an eraser. You can get one from an Auto body supplier. They attach to a drill. Right angle drills are easiest to work with. It will scrub off the sticker and not harm the paint.

The paint is often brighter under the sticker, as the rest of the paint around it has faded. So, some compound buffing helps unify the appearance some.

[Malaki86]

You can also use a GOOD hair dryer or better yet a heat gun. They also make chemicals for removing the vinyl graphics but it can be a pain.

What I usually did when removing the old graphics was to use the heat gun to soften up the glue & vinyl, peel it off, then use the adhesive remover afterwards. It worked out pretty good, but if they're very old at all you won't have it finished in 5 minutes. Just keep working at it.

I worked in a sign shop for a couple of years, so I have a little experience with this.

[Griff]

A belt sander?

8)

To be honest a belt sander wouldnt do much damage to this old 90 freightshaker.

[Fozzy]

A belt sander?

8)

To be honest a belt sander wouldnt do much damage to this old 90 freightshaker.

Yep, heat gun and patience is the best way. After that a good soaking with WD40 to remove the adhesive..

[Roadhog]

A belt sander?8)

To be honest a belt sander wouldnt do much damage to this old 90 freightshaker.

hahahaha...'90 Freightshaker! :shock: ...why didn't you say so to begin with.
I'd like to amend my response.

...Paint over it with a $1.99 "rattlecan."

[dieselpower]

I read in one of those truckers magazines a few months ago about WD-40. It explain how you can use this stuff in numerous ways and one of the ways it talked about was removing stickers from vehicles. I used some to remove a logo off the door of my cab and it worked very well. It did not harm my paint and the stickers came right off. So in short use WD-40 you will not regret it.

[BIG JEEP on 44's]

The shop removes the inspection stickers with a small propane torch they just apply for a second to heat the adjhesive...I have removed stickers left on trucks by previous drivers with a lighter it's quick and easy.

[headborg]

I was going to say to remove Placards ...you can spray Starting Fluid on them then light it with a cig lighter.....let it burn a little while then they scrape right off......makes a ugly black stain on the paint though.

[Mr. Ford95]

We use a heat gun, looks just like a hair dryer and basically is. Once we heat the sticker enough, it peels right off with your fingers but watch it, it's hot stuff. To finish getting all the sticky crap off and so you see no ghost lines, we use degreaser and a rag to wipe it all off.

[BIG JEEP on 44's]

I was going to say to remove Placards ...you can spray Starting Fluid on them then light it with a cig lighter.....let it burn a little while then they scrape right off......makes a ugly black stain on the paint though.

Many of the million milers at Werner would use Crack pipe heat to remove placards... :wink:

[USMC Vet]

I was going to say to remove Placards ...you can spray Starting Fluid on them then light it with a cig lighter.....let it burn a little while then they scrape right off......makes a ugly black stain on the paint though.

Many of the million milers at Werner would use Crack pipe heat to remove placards... :wink:

ROFLMAO, Big Jeep always comes through with a good one.

[Howard]

Use lacquer thinner on sticker ,then start on a corner pull or scrape off.Then use to old glue off

[Fredog]

Hey guys, anyone got any suggestions on removing truck company stickers off the truck??

best stuff ever made, made by the makers of wd40.

[Mr. Ford95]

GooGone does a good job of getting the left behind junk off.

[happyhookin]

I use an eraser. You can get one from an Auto body supplier. They attach to a drill. Right angle drills are easiest to work with. It will scrub off the sticker and not harm the paint.

The paint is often brighter under the sticker, as the rest of the paint around it has faded. So, some compound buffing helps unify the appearance some.

I swear by these things, much easier than any other method I've tried. 3M makes them, they can be ordered at NAPA.