Factory side decals
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Factory side decals
Im not sure why, but my 06 ranger, when I bought it came with long, grey flame like decals running the whole distance of the truck. At first I thought, "well I can live with it" but now I really cant stand them and want to remove them.
My glossy, solid black, unscratched beast has perfect paint, and I really dont wanna mess up the clear coat and or scratch the paint, so can anyone tell me:
Whats the best way to remove LARGE decals? I test stripped a tiny corner piece, and sure enough it broke off with less than a fingernail tip ammount, and left glue behind.
I hear people say that using a hair dryer and GOOF-OFF (ARE YOU KIDDING ME??) will work, but that seems like more of a dulling agaent to STRIP clear coat than a cleaning agent.
Any ideas or professional tips would be great, I plan on removing them this sunday. Thanks!
Rob
My glossy, solid black, unscratched beast has perfect paint, and I really dont wanna mess up the clear coat and or scratch the paint, so can anyone tell me:
Whats the best way to remove LARGE decals? I test stripped a tiny corner piece, and sure enough it broke off with less than a fingernail tip ammount, and left glue behind.
I hear people say that using a hair dryer and GOOF-OFF (ARE YOU KIDDING ME??) will work, but that seems like more of a dulling agaent to STRIP clear coat than a cleaning agent.
Any ideas or professional tips would be great, I plan on removing them this sunday. Thanks!
Rob
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Originally Posted by rangerdex
Factory side decals
Using a hair dryer or heat gun (very carefully!) will soften factory stickers and allow them to be removed easily in one piece. If the aftermarket flames are vinyl, this method should work well on those too. Goof Off, alcohol or adhesive/wax remover formulated for auto paint will clean up any leftover adhesive.
#7
Originally Posted by rwenzing
I doubt it. Ford didn't offer factory flame stickers on any 06 Ranger. They were dealer installed if you bought the truck new or maybe customer installed if you got it used.
Using a hair dryer or heat gun (very carefully!) will soften factory stickers and allow them to be removed easily in one piece. If the aftermarket flames are vinyl, this method should work well on those too. Goof Off, alcohol or adhesive/wax remover formulated for auto paint will clean up any leftover adhesive.
Using a hair dryer or heat gun (very carefully!) will soften factory stickers and allow them to be removed easily in one piece. If the aftermarket flames are vinyl, this method should work well on those too. Goof Off, alcohol or adhesive/wax remover formulated for auto paint will clean up any leftover adhesive.
The only truck I remember coming w/ flames was the Troy Lee edition Mazda pick-up. Looked kind of cool when they first came out.
#8
ok you have to be patient when doing this tho lol go get a hair dryer and a putty knife plastic preferably i used metal i didnt scratch my paint just took some time to be extra carefull and go get some oops and a old T shirt and dab n go with the oops while scrubbing all the left over glue it works =D i just did my acouple weeks ago
#11
You can buy plastic razor blades if you need to use something, or a piece of the lid from an ice cream container. No metal though too easy to make a mistake.
Any auto parts store would have solvent made for use on paint, but if you get the glue at the right temp and pull it off at the right speed the glue should mostly come off. You won't want to scrub much on shiny black paint or you may see the tiny scratches... use a soft cotton cloth and be sure to wax at least where the vinyl was. You should be able to remove it without a trace with a little patience.
Any auto parts store would have solvent made for use on paint, but if you get the glue at the right temp and pull it off at the right speed the glue should mostly come off. You won't want to scrub much on shiny black paint or you may see the tiny scratches... use a soft cotton cloth and be sure to wax at least where the vinyl was. You should be able to remove it without a trace with a little patience.
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