How I removed the rice stickers/decals
18-Aug-2003, 10:59 AM
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How I removed the rice stickers/decals
I thought I'd share a tip with everyone.
My Civic came with a rice sticker (not 'P-Tech', thank God) plastered across the windshield. I had to remove it as it was giving me more performance than I could handle.
Here's what I did, which took me no time at all.
I bought a paint scraper from a dollar store, the one that uses replaceable x-acto knife style blades. It doesn't scrape and slides nicely under the decal to remove it.
To remove the remaining sticky bits left over, I mostly used an SOS pad with some water. I occassionally used the scraper on larger sticky areas, and pushed at different angles to get rid of them.
My Civic came with a rice sticker (not 'P-Tech', thank God) plastered across the windshield. I had to remove it as it was giving me more performance than I could handle.
Here's what I did, which took me no time at all.
I bought a paint scraper from a dollar store, the one that uses replaceable x-acto knife style blades. It doesn't scrape and slides nicely under the decal to remove it.
To remove the remaining sticky bits left over, I mostly used an SOS pad with some water. I occassionally used the scraper on larger sticky areas, and pushed at different angles to get rid of them.
18-Aug-2003, 11:07 AM
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hair drier will will make it fall right off with your fingers...or blast it with a pressure washer... then use bumper sticker remover to finish it off, then clean with glass cleaner....thats what i did, worked nice and easy
18-Aug-2003, 03:33 PM
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With a SHARP razor, you don't need a hairdryer..........trust me.
If you use heat, the glue on the sticker will become soft, then it will stick to the razor even more.....then you'd have to keep clean the blade.........(pain in the *** imo).
No need to use heat.
If you use heat, the glue on the sticker will become soft, then it will stick to the razor even more.....then you'd have to keep clean the blade.........(pain in the *** imo).
No need to use heat.
good idea
18-Aug-2003, 05:26 PM
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Anyone remember the flowers on my car and how long it took me to take the stickers off...hehe!
All I used was goo gone, no exacto knife but a toothpick to get at the corners and not scratch my paint.
All I used was goo gone, no exacto knife but a toothpick to get at the corners and not scratch my paint.
24-Aug-2003, 04:14 PM
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It took me 7hrs to remove them - individually one at a time.
Shinzo did an amazing job though putting them on - he's the best!
Yeah, Bruno for a daily driver it was too flashy - I'll try sumthin' different next show...LOL!
Here's how my car looks now:
Shinzo did an amazing job though putting them on - he's the best!
Yeah, Bruno for a daily driver it was too flashy - I'll try sumthin' different next show...LOL!
Here's how my car looks now:
24-Aug-2003, 04:30 PM
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Still liked it better with the flowers. 
Next time ask Mike to use the low tack 3M stickers.......if you plan to remove them later, this type of sticker is MUCH easier to take off.
It costs a bit more I believe, but it will save you time and agravation later.
Next time ask Mike to use the low tack 3M stickers.......if you plan to remove them later, this type of sticker is MUCH easier to take off.
It costs a bit more I believe, but it will save you time and agravation later.
24-Aug-2003, 04:53 PM
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Originally posted by Cosmic Girl
It took me 7hrs to remove them - individually one at a time.
Shinzo did an amazing job though putting them on - he's the best!
Yeah, Bruno for a daily driver it was too flashy - I'll try sumthin' different next show...LOL!
Here's how my car looks now:
It took me 7hrs to remove them - individually one at a time.
Shinzo did an amazing job though putting them on - he's the best!
Yeah, Bruno for a daily driver it was too flashy - I'll try sumthin' different next show...LOL!
Here's how my car looks now:
one thing you should have removed is your front plate...LOL...traitor....LOL
