How to remove decals?

VEE EIGHT

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• Jul 20, 2009

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I bought the car with some cheapy flame decals on it and I want them off. After calling around, the cheapest quote I received from a body shop was $200to remove them. Is there a way to remove them yourself? I've heard that there is a chemical that basically dissolves the decals? I'd much rather spend that $200 on something else

 

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ABizzLe

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Jul 21, 2009

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• Jul 21, 2009

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Rapid Remover Adhesive Remover? I think it's just like taking off emblems. Heat them up, remove, and spray the adhesive remover? You can always try google

This guy used a heat lamp and adhesive remover
YouTube - Removing Vinyl Graphics and Adhesive rapidtac.com

 

VEE EIGHT

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• Jul 21, 2009

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LOL I just removed them all and it looks 100x better

 

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ABizzLe

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• Jul 21, 2009

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Sweet. How did you do it?

 

V_Eight

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• Jul 21, 2009

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Fingernail (since you don't have the special plastic razor blade) then goo gone. Done it this way on thousands of different decals.

 

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3m Woodgrain and Stripe Remover. Spray it over them, wait a min, and they slide right off after that. No scratching away with fingernails and easy clean up too.