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Old Aug 26, 2009 | 01:01 PM
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I dont know why but on my tailight of my EK the guy I bought it from put a red sticker over it to make the entire light red, and I hate it! But it's so hard to take off, I feel like I am going to scratch the tail light, is there some sort of cleaner or remover I can use?

It's to the left of the little white piece.

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Old Aug 26, 2009 | 01:03 PM
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i dont htink it looks bad but it may look worse up close good luck
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Old Aug 26, 2009 | 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted by 1994delsolLS
i dont htink it looks bad but it may look worse up close good luck
You cant even tell it's a sticker unless you get REALLY close, but I want the tailight to look stock, I am just not a fan of too much red.
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Old Aug 26, 2009 | 01:09 PM
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only thing i can think of is getting some leverage (get a grip on the smallest peice of sticker by any means necessary)

heating it up witha ablow dryer or something, and peeling it off
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Old Aug 26, 2009 | 01:11 PM
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only thing i can think of is getting some leverage (get a grip on the smallest peice of sticker by any means necessary)

heating it up witha ablow dryer or something, and peeling it off
It seems like it is like a hard plastic sticker, it doesnt peel, it chips away. Im worried if I heat it it will damage it.
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Old Aug 26, 2009 | 01:45 PM
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goo gone works for stickers on tails
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Old Aug 26, 2009 | 01:48 PM
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a heat gun should be fine
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Old Aug 26, 2009 | 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by GSaura
goo gone works for stickers on tails
this, and a heat gun...
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Old Aug 26, 2009 | 04:46 PM
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I work with decals all day and I use a heat gun to get decals off all the time if it gets to hot let it cool down or it makes it sort of melt and makes it harder to get off.

if it is a few years old the sun baked it and it will only chip away and will take a lot of careful time to get it off. I would try not to use any blades to chip it off no matter what you will scratch it like hell.

I havnt tryed it but I heard if you spray amonnia or a cleaning spay with alot of amonnia in it on to the decal then put a trash bag over it and let it sit in the sun for awhile or use a heat gun through the bag it makes the adhesive peel a way from the car. something about it cant evaporate anywhere but through the decal. never tried it through.
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