This might take a while.
Back when little Suzie was in elementary school, you didn’t mind telling the world via a bumper sticker that you were a proud parent of an honor roll student. But, now Suzie is all grown up and just finished college, and you want to take that bumper sticker off of your car — don’t worry, Suzie won’t mind!
If you’ve ever tried to peel a sticker off of your new or used car before, you know it’s not an easy task, especially if it has been on there for a few years. Before you try to just rip it off, there are a few options you can try that should get any sticker off of your car:
Lubricant
WD-40 is a popular brand of lubricant that I recommend, and it usually doesn’t take much of the stuff to get the job done. Spray a healthy coating over the surface of the sticker and let it soak in for a minute or so. Try peeling up one of the corners or edges and see if you can slowly peel the sticker off. If it starts to work at first, but then it doesn’t, add a little more WD-40.
Here’s a video that shows another technique using WD-40 by spraying it behind the sticker as you remove it and it seems to work pretty well:
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3z4l1ylMcs
Hot Water
If the lubricant doesn’t work and the sticker is being stubborn, try taking a small cloth towel and boiling it in water. Pull the towel out with tongs or something similar so you don’t burn yourself, and then soak the sticker for up to a minute. Try peeling the sticker off and this usually does the trick if the lubricant didn’t help. Another tip I have would be to use a clothing steamer if you have one available, but steam from about six to eight inches away from the sticker and get progressively closer.
Hot Air
This third option usually pulls up the most difficult stickers, so grab a blow dryer and run it over the sticker to try to soften the adhesive. Then peel away the sticker with something rubber like a putty knife or a spatula, but avoid any metal items that might scratch your paint.
By now your sticker should be off and you want to clean any remaining adhesive with some alcohol and wax down the bumper afterward if you’d like to.
