How do you get the bloody Defender sticker off!

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Originally Posted by 87County

All of the above suggestions are probably fine and I only add this because it hasn't yet been mentioned.

We wanted to remove some of that after-market stick-on pin-striping from a S3 and the only method that was really useful was high-pressure water jet (a really high pressure commercial machine with a honda motor that we rented from Coates Coates Hire - equipment hire )

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Wow! And the paint and panels survived amazes me what with quality of land rover paint and spraying :-)


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Originally Posted by Reads90

Wow! And the paint and panels survived amazes me what with quality of land rover paint and spraying :-)


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we were getting it ready for repainting - didn't cause any dents though :) - used at an acute angle along the "hip-line" of the S3 guards, doors & tub panels

I took my Commodore into a hand car wash place. They used a pressure cleaner. They cleaned it so thoroughly, they washed the dirty paint off. Only the dirty bits.

Go the heat gun or hair dryer. If you want a respray, go all the way with Vlad's advice.

I did this recently. Prepwash was the best stuff for removing all the goo left behind.

Orange/citrus cleaner did nothing.

Nathan

You guys that have done it, did you notice a difference in paint shade once you pulled it off? Mines white and paint is nice and shiny

Just did it, and indeed, heat is your friend!

you can use those heat guns or hair dryers, or, you can wait until it's ridiculously warm, park your truck in the sun, and the stickers took about a half hour to peel off using nothing but fingernails and patience!

Afterwards, I could still see where the stickers were, I could even read "DEFENDER" that was until I got the cut & polish out... now I have shiny doors with no trace of the old stickers!
Good Luck!

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Originally Posted by fender22

You guys that have done it, did you notice a difference in paint shade once you pulled it off? Mines white and paint is nice and shiny

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Cut and polish did the trick. Can't really tell except for my front door where a previous owner had resprayed AROUND the sticker!!! :mad: Why would you do that!?!?

I did this using boiling water from the kettle.
Just pour the water on as you pull it off. Took no time really. Long part was waiting for the kettle to boil. Small bits of glue were left on here and there which i got off using the missus nail polish remover.

My car is alpine white and i had no discolouration once all the stickers were off.

Cheers Marty

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Originally Posted by martyjoy

I did this using boiling water from the kettle.
Just pour the water on as you pull it off. Took no time really. Long part was waiting for the kettle to boil. Small bits of glue were left on here and there which i got off using the missus nail polish remover.
My car is alpine white and i had no discolouration once all the stickers were off.

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Hi Marty

Welcome aboard to the forum.

DIY sticker removal your way seems to be the go.

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Originally Posted by Reads90

Wow! And the paint and panels survived amazes me what with quality of land rover paint and spraying :-)


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Tree sap took the paint off my roof!!
and I concur with the hair dryer - works a treat if you're patient - get it hot and pull gently - easy peasy :)