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AndyTunn



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New Zealand 2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 SW Stornoway Grey
Decal removal
Hi, I'm trying to remove the DEFENDER decal from the back of my car. I'm using the "heat and peel" method but it's taking for ever. After 30 mins or so I'm now the owner of a "DEFENDl" !! I'll be here all night at this rate. Confused

Does anyone have any tips for removing decals?
Post #450270 29th Aug 2015 7:37am
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Nevillerover



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United Kingdom 2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Sumatra Black
My usual method is to boil a kettle and pour it over the sticker then use meths or white spirit on residual glue. It's your call tho, I can't guarantee anything.
Post #450273 29th Aug 2015 7:58am
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Rallymental



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Razor blade or Stanley blade?
Post #450276 29th Aug 2015 8:09am
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GREENI



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Hair drier works well, plus a good chemical to remove the glue. A blade is useful to start off, then heat and peel.
Post #450278 29th Aug 2015 8:18am
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Mike_B



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Rallymental wrote:
Razor blade or Stanley blade?


On the bodywork of a defender?!

Heat gun, patience, then Autoglym tar and glue remover.

As an aside, On plastic moulded decals, like the defender wording on the bonnet, fishing line is a good method of reomving the plastic, before attacking the adhesive pads left behind..
Post #450295 29th Aug 2015 9:23am
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McGeordie



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As others have said, heat gun or hair dryer, get it nice and warm and work from a corner and peel back at a shallow angle..I did mine and it didn't all come away in one piece, so when it breaks, apply more heat to the next section and so on, you should get it in about 10-15mins.
Please don't try anything else, even if you don't slip...the risk of damaging your paint work is too great.
Post #450298 29th Aug 2015 9:44am
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YOLO110



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Re: Decal removal
AndyTunn wrote:
Hi, I'm trying to remove the DEFENDER decal from the back of my car. I'm using the "heat and peel" method but it's taking for ever. After 30 mins or so I'm now the owner of a "DEFENDl" !! I'll be here all night at this rate. Confused

Does anyone have any tips for removing decals?


This will be so frustrating for you, but I literally peeled mine off last week with absolutely zero prep or effort! But it had only had 8 weeks to 'set' from new!

Hairdryer works well mate... just take is slowly. Anything that is left can be removed with acetone and a clean rag. Thumbs Up YOLO... You Only Live Once...
Post #450311 29th Aug 2015 10:31am
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K9F



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No prep for me neither. I just raised the end with a Stanley knife blade and very carefully and slowly peeled it off. Looked a bit bare afterwards so a few months later I replaced with the raised lettering.


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Post #450332 29th Aug 2015 12:36pm
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Superchippy



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3M make an adhesive remover however always be careful with solvents on paint work, do a test on some hidden paintwork.
Post #450380 29th Aug 2015 5:23pm
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Superchippy



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3M make an adhesive remover however always be careful with solvents on paint work, do a test on some hidden paintwork.
Post #450381 29th Aug 2015 5:24pm
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LR90XS2011



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ditto with the hair drier, white spirit for the glue remnants DEFENDER 90 TDCI XS,

I hope everyone is well and your land rovers make you happy
Post #450401 29th Aug 2015 6:57pm
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CDN38



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A plastic putty knife won't cut into the paint work, use it instead of any metal tools.

The best thing to use is heat, and patience. Once the sticker is off, adhesive remover or Acetone and lots of patience.
Post #450404 29th Aug 2015 7:12pm
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AndyTunn



Member Since: 10 Jan 2015
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New Zealand 2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 SW Stornoway Grey
Re: Decal removal
YOLO110 wrote:
This will be so frustrating for you, but I literally peeled mine off last week with absolutely zero prep or effort! But it had only had 8 weeks to 'set' from new!

Haha! I think that's the basic problem - mine has had 7 years of high-UV New Zealand sun to bake it on!

McGeordie wrote:
As others have said, heat gun or hair dryer, get it nice and warm and work from a corner and peel back at a shallow angle..I did mine and it didn't all come away in one piece, so when it breaks, apply more heat to the next section and so on, you should get it in about 10-15mins.

The largest piece that I've got off so far is about the size of a fingernail! It seems especially prone to breaking at the boundary of the grey letters and clear background.

CDN38 wrote:
A plastic putty knife won't cut into the paint work, use it instead of any metal tools.

I'm using a plastic trim removal tool to help - I didn't want to risk anything metal.

Ah well - back to the task this morning. I'm about half way there now. Thanks for all the tips folks!


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Post #450420 29th Aug 2015 7:50pm
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Macpaul



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I took the stripes off the side of my boat this year and found that warm, I could take a fair amount off in one go but overheat it and the plastic went brittle and snapped.

Maybe experiment a bit with the technique.

My boat's over 10 years old, so it was well baked on.

Best of luck! 2003 Td5 110 Hardtop
Now a 2013 110 USW too.
Post #450433 29th Aug 2015 9:08pm
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AndyTunn



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Finished! Thanks everyone for the tips and encouragement! See http://www.defender2.net/forum/post450465.html#450465 for the end result.
Post #450466 30th Aug 2015 4:18am
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