Removing dealership decal without paint damage?

[Zed79]

Heat, plastic razor blades, Googone if needed stay out of the sun with he googone and wash rise with a car wash soap right away. will take off wax and sealants.

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[Oscarcat]

Any suggestions on removing the dealer decal without messing up the paint?
Thanks!

Try using WD 40 as a solvent. [shake can before use] I use it to remove road tar and it has never affected my paint. I touch up with wax after.

Spray WD 40 on a couple of times and let it sit. Then try to find a loose edge. Sometimes an old credit card makes a good scraper but lube the adjacent paint with WD 40 to reduce friction. Wax the entire tailgate after removal.

Unless you have the steady hands of a surgeon, I would not risk using a razor blade. Too easy to gouge the paint. That will be worse than leaving the sticker on.

 

[LSchicago]

Hot day like today it will peel right off with your finger nail.

 

[Pops_Maverick]

When I buy a new vehicle I politely tell my salesman that I don’t want any dealer stickers on my vehicle. On the 22 Mav I bought before my current one, they had already put a sticker on the truck and it was already starting to peel. It was an easy call to tell them to remove it.

One time when I removed a sticker myself I used a real thin razor blade; it worked just fine.

I also make it a point to respectfully request the dealer place no badges on my new vehicle when I prepare to take delivery of a new vehicle. I've seen some pretty atrocious badges, some even penetrating the sheet metal.

 

[davedogg]

Wow. All you guys taking the truck to a dealer to remove a sticker. Do you take it to the dealer when the low fuel gauge turns on?

 

[atomguy245]

Peel it off with your fingernail, then wipe some goo gone on the residue to clean the area. Simple

 

[PNWMaverick]

Use 3M's remover. Test in an inconspicuous location before actual use. I have used this to remove entire branding vinyl from vehicles.

3M Adhesive Remover. Autozone and the like also carry this option.

EDIT:

Try and avoid any power tool, scraping, or scratching options - like with a fingernail. The Maverick paint is incredibly thin and soft. If you lack the experience running a powered option it is easy to burn right through it.

 

[CajunMick]

That must be the worst dealer decal I ever seen!

He’s a cowboy in Texas.

 

[CajunMick]

That must be the worst dealer decal I ever seen!

Every vehicle I own the decals come off. They not paying me to advertise.

 

[shrek]

Every vehicle I own the decals come off. They not paying me to advertise.

I totally agree. I tell the salesman that I am working with to remove any and all dealer type branding; including the license plate surround bracket. If they say well its already on the vehicle I state "Well if you want to leave it there I charge $200.00 for advertising" Then they say "Well how do I know you will leave it there once you leave the lot?" I say right back to them "If My word is NOT good enough for you; I can easily take my business else ware; I have to trust you; but you don't have to trust me?"

That usually gets them to take it to the body shop where they remove the advertising. But I did get a VW once (Worst car I have ever owned BTW) and the sales manager gave me 200.00 in cash when I said I don't do free advertising; Guess what? That License plate Bracket and the decal were always clean and stayed there till I sold that POS. Every time I went in for service (Which was a LOT) I would go see the sales manager and say "Hey, Shes back for service; and the Advertising is still on her" He'd just laugh. But Hey for 200.00; I am a man of my word.

 

[45caldan]

I also got lucky as mine just pulled right off in the sun after taking it home first day.

 

[Shakesbear]

Wow, that is a terrible decal. Did u try a fingernail?

Tommy Vaughn is in Houston. Been around for very long time Soften it up with some goo be gone and hit it with one of those high pressure wands in the car wash bay.

 

[Mdmac]

Any suggestions on removing the dealer decal without messing up the paint?
Thanks!

Hello,
I ALWAYS remove the Dealer Decal because I'm not giving them fee advertisement. You can use a blow dryer and heat it up to help remove the glue or I took mine off with my fingernail and then used Goo Gone to remove the residue left on the Tailgate. Don't use any metal or you will take off the paint. Good Luck

 

[klutch14u]

Rubber wheel FTW, it's what body shops use.

 

[Uncle Fatso]

Earlier this afternoon I utilized my precision crafted index fingernail to lift the corner of the dealership’s ugly decal, then gently pulled on it and it came off in three pieces. The little dab of adhesive goop left was easily removed with WD40 and a rag. Then a quick Turtle wax application. Took less than 5 minutes.

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