how i spent an hour today - Taking Sticker Off Door

  1. Frequent Poster Joined: Aug 2008 Birmingham (Northfield/Longbridge) Posts: 684 Red Saxo VTR with VTS Rim's & MG ZR 2.0 TURBO
    #1
    Finally took one of my tacky stickers off one of my doors, after driving round for months with it peeling off. What do people think...shall i buy a new sticker of leave it as the paint? thanks.

    This is one side with the sticker



    This is the other I done today




    and these are the profesional tools i used to do the job not lol

  2. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jun 2007 Chesterfield Posts: 8935 Ibiza Cupra 204bhp
    #2
    haha good job, i must get round to doing mine soon
  3. Saxperience Addict Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 11423
    #3
    You used a metal spatular to scrap the sticker off?
  4. Infrequent Poster Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 102
    #4
    I think they look better when the pillars are black

    but if its peeling off i suppose theres no harm in taking them off
  5. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.
    #5
    Better without stickers.


    Steve.
  6. Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2008 oxfordshire Posts: 190 97 Saxo VTS
    #6
    i'm going to do the same as mine are peeling too, there's a bloke on ebay that does carbon fibre replacements. thats what i'm planning to put on mine.
  7. Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2008 Republic Of Linwood.. Posts: 855 green phase 1 vts
    #7
    how long did it take? did you have to take the window rubber off?
  8. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Apr 2008 Exeter Posts: 4738 Seat Ibiza 1.9 TDi
    #8
    id say better without the sticker mate. Its a nice colour your car and you dont want to hide it.
  9. Established Member Joined: Sep 2008 Bognor Regis, West Sussex Posts: 1388 1.1 Desire
    #9
    yer looks much better without
  10. Established Member Joined: Sep 2007 Bedfordshire Posts: 1354 saxo vtr
    #10
    with defo, looks smoother in a way
  11. L-plater Joined: Aug 2008 Blyth Posts: 31 Currentley Vts Mk1, Previous Corsa GSI Escort X
    #11
    looks good. was looking for a job to do this weekend, off they come then.
  12. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Sep 2007 Someones Bumhole Posts: 5721 Mk2 16v Desire
    #12
    i rekon they look atlot better without the stickers. good job
  13. Scotland Joined: Jul 2005 Edinburgh Posts: 9556 Saxo 1.6i 16v VTS, 2 Classic Minis
    #13
    They are a total pain in the ass to get off, have had to do mine since they were bubbling too!
  14. Frequent Poster Joined: Aug 2008 Birmingham (Northfield/Longbridge) Posts: 684 Red Saxo VTR with VTS Rim's & MG ZR 2.0 TURBO
    #14
    only took about an an hour for a careful job ally_vts and you dont have to take the rubber off if you heat it right it just peel off from under the seal
  15. Established Member Joined: Apr 2008 Bridgend Posts: 1098 Golf GTI 1.8 turbo
    #15
    Got to do this to mine too, it's peeling off and looks crap.
  16. Established Member Joined: Oct 2008 Workington, Cumbria Posts: 1025 2001 mk5 Fiesta ZS
    #16
    Think mine will be getting debadged and this done this weekend thanks for the info duude
  17. Frequent Poster Joined: Aug 2008 Suffolk Posts: 759 MK1 VTR
    #17
    They look so much better with stickers off, but they are an arse to get off well stuck on there, and do need a good clean to get rid of the glue thats left behind, worth it tho
  18. Established Member Joined: Oct 2008 Workington, Cumbria Posts: 1025 2001 mk5 Fiesta ZS
    #18
    If they are really hard im gonna pay a bodyshop tech to do mine. I hate getting glue n tar poo off paintwork. Patience isnt my strongest point. lol
  19. L-plater Joined: Aug 2008 Grimsby Posts: 57 Citreon Saxo VTR 1.6 ltr 8v : -Full MAGNEX stainl
    #19
    Do you Scrape all the Tar Glue stuff under with that Spatular ? . . . Dose it scratch any paint work ? . . . ,, And is T - Cut any good to use ? . . .
  20. Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2008 Republic Of Linwood.. Posts: 855 green phase 1 vts
    #20
    nah t-cut wont take it off, use some pertol on a rag ( not too much petrol ) and it will disolve the majority of the glue
  21. Established Member Joined: May 2008 Leeds Posts: 1515 Saxo VTR. Suzuki Swift GLX, Pug 206.
    #21
    I used white spirits to take the tacky of mine then just polish after looks a treat.
  22. Infrequent Poster Joined: Aug 2008 Isle of Wight. Posts: 235 1) EastCoast 1.1 Saxo 2) Ford Focus 1.6 16v
    #22
    Looks much better without it imo
  23. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2007 Chesterfield Posts: 5469 Ecoboost
    #23
    Mine just peeled off. Took ten min max for both sides. Then just tcutted all the sticky stuff off. Sorted.
  24. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2008 Liverpool Posts: 7393 Black Corsa C SRi
    #24
    certain colours look better with them, some better without them.
    silver imo looks much better with the stickers on. mine are a really thick textured material thts quite hard rather than shiny vinyl, is that standard or not?
  25. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 31279 Citroen Saxo VTS, S60 D5
    #25
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Peejous View Post
    You used a metal spatular to scrap the sticker off?
    imagine if he pressed or slipped to hard and.... Scraaaaatch
  26. Established Member Joined: Oct 2008 Workington, Cumbria Posts: 1025 2001 mk5 Fiesta ZS
    #26
    I gave mine ago weekend ago, didnt go too well. It was cold and windy, and the little barstewerd would come off, so i got cold fingers and went back inside. hahah