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Best way to remove plastic window stickers from glass?
I have a plastic window sticker on my back window glass that I want to
remove. I considered using wd40, oil, acetone etc, but since the sticker is plastic, it can't soak through to disolve the adhesive. I am also considering using a razor but I am concerned about scratching my window. What is the best/easiest way to remove the plastic-film window stickers from glass? Thanks |
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> wrote: > I have a plastic window sticker on my back window glass that I want to > remove. > I considered using wd40, oil, acetone etc, but since the sticker is > plastic, it can't soak through to disolve the adhesive. I am also > considering using a razor but I am concerned about scratching my > window. > What is the best/easiest way to remove the plastic-film window > stickers from glass? Thanks use a razor blade, it wont cut the glass but be carful not to cut any weather seal around the edge. once you have most of it off and just the adhesive is left then acetoene or whatever will take it off |
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Roughly 2/3/04 12:26, Joe Blo's monkeys randomly typed:
> I have a plastic window sticker on my back window glass that I want to > remove. > I considered using wd40, oil, acetone etc, but since the sticker is > plastic, it can't soak through to disolve the adhesive. I am also > considering using a razor but I am concerned about scratching my > window. > What is the best/easiest way to remove the plastic-film window > stickers from glass? Thanks Use GooGone or similar orange peel based remover. Be careful not to get it where you don't want it, as the stuff was originally popular as an industrial grade graffiti remover. If this is a glass window, you won't scratch it with a razor blade. Best tactic is to put just a bit of the remover along the edges and then gently scrape with the razor blade. As the edge moves along, add a few more drops of remover. -- Boys are stupid, throw rocks at them... |
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Joe Blo wrote:
> I have a plastic window sticker on my back window glass that I want to > remove. > I considered using wd40, oil, acetone etc, but since the sticker is > plastic, it can't soak through to disolve the adhesive. I am also > considering using a razor but I am concerned about scratching my > window. > What is the best/easiest way to remove the plastic-film window > stickers from glass? Thanks 1. I doubt very much you could scratch the glass with a razor blade - but be careful about any defroster lines on the glass, those scratch fairly easily. 2. years ago a recommended way to remove the formerly popular stickers on rocker panels was to apply heat to soften the glue, working backward a section at a time. As another poster commented, use a razor blade to get the process started. You may end up with some adhesive on the window, which you can remove with solvent after the sticker's gone. HTH |
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