Date:         Tue, 9 Jan 2001 00:13:05 +1200
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject:      Re: Decal Remover?
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>Yes the hair dryer will work Bill.
>However, the heat of the hair dryer will not remove the glue.
>After the stripe is removed Bill, you have to go back over the area
>where the stripe was, and loosen the glue with a solvent, and then rub
>it briskly with a rag, then polish where you have scratched the paint.
>Guess what?


In my experience the glue comes off with the decal. This may not happen
with some decals using different adhesives, however.

Even if it does come off, there's often a bit of adhesive which over time
has oozed out from under the decal, and will remain as a black raised
outline. Easy to deal with...alcohol. Don't use 2-propenone (=acetone)
without testing it on the paint first...tried this on my 75 Passat
(repainted). Took the paint right off.


Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin, New Zealand
VW & mollusc nut
1984 VW Caravelle (currently SVX engine; waiting for a Porsche trans)
1985 Mitsubishi Galant Sigma 2.0 (FWD), for sale
1986 CE80 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX diesel (extaxi)
1989 CE96 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX diesel wagon
1989 CT170 Toyota Corona Select 2.0 diesel (taxi)