I've been removing a few stickers off my S8 this weekend and all but one have come off nice and easily just by heating up with a hair dryer and peeling from one corner. However there's a nurburgring sticker which just doesn't want to part company with the bodywork. It's just coming off in very tiny pieces and I'm concerned about scratching the paintwork. I'm about to pop out and get some label remover, will that do the trick or is there something else I should be trying?

There were a few suggestions in your other thread - http://briskoda.net/forums/styling-car-care/removing-sticky-residue-dash/107580/ - but some label remover sounds like a good plan.

Have you tried the boiling water suggestion?

I started a new thread as this was a more specific problem. I missed the boiling water post but will try that now.

Boiling water didn't work.

White spirit should do it.

Some people say a cut lemon does a good job

Tar remover should help to break it down! I'd not use boiling water or white spirit if it were me?

Heat guns are good but you have to be very careful!

If you use tar remover remember to re-polish the area afterwards!!!

Hope this helps....

White spirit should do it.

Are you ok to get whiter spirit on the paintwork? That's something I've always wondered :P

Nail polish remover may do the trick, I used it on the bike to remove the factory "Always wear a helmet" stickers etc, the wife was not happy, but it got the stickers and the residue off without problems and then I polished and waxed up the area afterwards.

I'd give Auto Glym Tar Remover a go.

Wouldn't want to be trying white spirit on my car paintwork tbh

I'd give Auto Glym Tar Remover a go.

Wouldn't want to be trying white spirit on my car paintwork tbh

That's what i use & although it is solvent based it is a safer bet IMHO than white spirit etc?

Just remember to let it soak in & do it's intended job of breaking the glue/tar etc down rather than spraying it on & then rubbing it? A gentle wash of the area followed by some polish should do the trick!

Cellulose thinners will get it off in no time. Just remember to wash it all off after.

I bought some label remover today so will give that a try tomorrow, if one of the above suggestions is bound to get it off, my only concern is what else some of them might strip off at the same time.

white spirit will only remove wax if there is any on the car. it wont harm the paint work at all

Petrol on a rag is good

Just wash off afterwards and re-polish

I did all my rubstrips this way:thumbup:

white spirit will only remove wax if there is any on the car. it wont harm the paint work at all

Agreed, be sure to wash off though

I removed stickers from mine at the weekend and used AG intensive Tar remover.

Took a bit of working, but it eventually removed the glue.

Anybody got a good tip for removing a dealer applied sticker from the inside of the tailgate window. The concern I have is damaging the rear demist heating element.

Anybody got a good tip for removing a dealer applied sticker from the inside of the tailgate window. The concern I have is damaging the rear demist heating element.

I used the mrs's hairdryer on mine and a plastic ice scraper, worked a treat. The dealer sticker was not a solid one peice item (like the brisky sticker) it was individual stickers for each letter.

no damage to the heating element and it works fine.

I've always had success using IPA (not India Pale Ale:)) also known as Iso-Propyl Alcohol or Isopropanol. I believe it's one of the main constituants of spectacle cleaner, or CD cleaner. It is mostly used in the Engineering Industry, as a degreaser. It is also available at your local motorcycle shop under the trade name "Silcolene FST", for adding to fuel tanks to stop carb icing. You may even be able to get it from your local chemists shop. Very good for degreasing plastics,ie dashboards, before you stick, say, a mobile phone holder on with double sided tape.

HTH

I've always had success using IPA (not India Pale Ale:)) also known as Iso-Propyl Alcohol or Isopropanol. I believe it's one of the main constituants of spectacle cleaner, or CD cleaner. It is mostly used in the Engineering Industry, as a degreaser. It is also available at your local motorcycle shop under the trade name "Silcolene FST", for adding to fuel tanks to stop carb icing. You may even be able to get it from your local chemists shop. Very good for degreasing plastics,ie dashboards, before you stick, say, a mobile phone holder on with double sided tape.

HTH

pro fst, brings back memories of my old zx9r c2, it lived on a diet of the stuff

I found IPA also great for cleaning glass with. Spot on.

Spray some WD40 on an old rag then gently rub it , i found that this gets rid of all the sticky crap left behind from un-wanted stickers

Tonight I've tried label remover, WD40, Nail Polish Remover and boiling water. All that it's achieved is the paint has been removed from the sticker so now I have a nurburgring shaped clear sticker on the boot. :(

So next time I need some glue, must remember to buy German

Try posting on detailing world someone on there might have a better idea of a way of shifting it, the only thing I can think of is something like body solvent or tardis.