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Removing baked-in stickers

  • 27-09-2011 7:42am
    #1
    JaneHudson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 342 ✭✭


    I stuck some stickers to my back window and after a couple of years they faded and I can not get them off. The sun has baked them into the glass.

    I have tried scraping at them but I'm only damaging the window if I use force.

    Is there some home remedy that gets plastic stickers off without damaging the window? I have experimented with vinegar, laundry detergent, windowlene, vodka, but I'm not sure if any really worked.

    Thanks.


Comments

  • #2
    TestTransmission
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,106 ✭✭✭✭TestTransmission


    Nail varnish remover should do the job


  • #3
    listermint
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,216 ✭✭✭✭listermint


    Hair Dryer, heat them up and a plastic scraper to scrape it off.

    Also JML sticker remover in heatons is a good one, People also recommend a small dip of petrol on a cloth.


  • #4
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Hair dryer to heat the adhesive, then peel/scrape off.


  • #5
    omb0wyn5ehpij9
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,095 ✭✭✭✭omb0wyn5ehpij9


    biko wrote: »
    Hair dryer to heat the adhesive, then peel/scrape off.

    That's what I would do. For the stubborn stuff that won't move, I normally spray polish and/or bug and tar remover on it, and leave for a few minutes as it usually loosens it a bit


  • #6
    Henry Ford III
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 17,861 Mod ✭✭✭✭Henry Ford III


    biko wrote: »
    Hair dryer to heat the adhesive, then peel/scrape off.

    Yep. A drop of solvent will remove any old residual glue.


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  • #7
    2qk4u
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,163 ✭✭✭2qk4u


    Use petrol to remove the glue, it removes tar and stains from paint too.


  • #8
    STForSale
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 374 ✭✭STForSale


    WD40 is all you need, works a charm.


  • #9
    Tabnabs
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,790 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tabnabs


    TestTransmission wrote: »
    Nail varnish remover should do the job

    Cheap ass own brand nail polish remover is exactly the stuff to use. A paint scraper blade will take the top layer off and the acetone in the nail polish remover will do the rest.


  • #10
    JaneHudson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 342 ✭✭JaneHudson


    Fantastic! Thanks boardsies.


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