How to remove sticker residue from paint?

[JerryBob]

Originally Posted By: stephen9666
Automotive bug and tar remover.

That's what I used when removing my dealer stickers. I researched it online. That's what a lot of people recommend and it worked great for me.


I've also used this method, preceded by a hair dryer on LOW to soften it up first.

 

[Bud]

WD-40

 

[Tdbo]

Originally Posted By: Bud
WD-40



Plus one.

 

[Kestas]

All of the above plus mineral spirits and alcohol. Line 'me up and see which works best.

 

[RooflessVW]

Originally Posted By: Merkava_4
GooGone. I'm constantly amazed by the amount of people who don't know how to clean stuff. Must be the new generation of kids they call the "millennials."


You won't catch Goo Gone, acetone, or any other solvent near my car's finish, and I'm one of those new-fangled millennials. Maybe wisdom doesn't come with age after all.

 

[Rick in PA]

I had a kid's bike with large stickers all over the frame, that I wanted to paint. In the end, lighter fluid worked the best.

Another interesting thing to use is peanut butter. I've used that with success on some smaller stickers. It seems the oils in the peanut butter are good at removing adhesive.

 

[kc8adu]

its the peanut oil.
the peanut butter carries it and keeps it on the area you want to clean.
Originally Posted By: Rick in PA
I had a kid's bike with large stickers all over the frame, that I wanted to paint. In the end, lighter fluid worked the best.

Another interesting thing to use is peanut butter. I've used that with success on some smaller stickers. It seems the oils in the peanut butter are good at removing adhesive.

 

[Wheel]

WD-40 or baby oil.

 

[Robenstein]

Originally Posted By: rooflessVW
Originally Posted By: Merkava_4
GooGone. I'm constantly amazed by the amount of people who don't know how to clean stuff. Must be the new generation of kids they call the "millennials."


You won't catch Goo Gone, acetone, or any other solvent near my car's finish, and I'm one of those new-fangled millennials. Maybe wisdom doesn't come with age after all.


So you don't wax your car? Guess what is used to dissolve waxes like carnauba to make them applicable? Solvents.

 

[Bgallagher]

Originally Posted By: MacWest
Never use acetone . always use the most mild first. I always use rubbing alcohol it takes longer but it wont damage the paint. If that wont work Zep orange cleaner will. Mac


+1 IPA works wonders at taking stuff like that off. Works well with tree sap as well. Plus it is safe to use on the vehicle surface.

 

[ryanschillinger]

Just did this on a family members car with mineral spirits. Removed sticker residue and sap before a quick polish and wax.

 

[Oregoonian]

+3......on GooGone. Its a great and mild product.

 

[DAC17]

Used Goo Gone on a friend's Outback that had two areas of sticker residue. Came right off. With a good coating afterwards, good to go.

 

[69GTX]

I removed the rear stripe/decal off my 1969 Super Bee with a mixture of baby oil and rubbing alcohol, and a hair dryer. It had been on there for years and came off slowly over about 1-2 hours. Softening it with the heat is critical. That decal covered around 5 square feet. Residue from a small decal should be no problem.

 

[Malo83]

Originally Posted By: Tdbo
Originally Posted By: Bud
WD-40



Plus one.


Plus two.

 

[mjoekingz28]

Equals three?


I'll take whats behind door one!

 

[PolarisX]

I keep a can of this, but honestly it smells and behaves just like Goo Gone, just easier to apply.

Turtle Wax Sticker and Label Remover

Also what age is considered a millennial now? I assume it doesn't mean anyone born after 2000 but something broader.

 

[Kira]

Gotta chime in (late) on the warning over acetone. It, and lacquer thinner, are super solvents and super aggressive to paint.

They are the "nukes" in the finishing world. Good 'n strong but still friendly when compared to the 2 above is denatured alcohol. It is the solvent in Goop (and other) hand cleaners.