Sticker residue

[Big Bad Boris]

My daughter bought a new (used) car today. Somebody had clearly put a sticker with Paw prints on the petrol flap. The sticker has been removed but left some of the backing adhesive still on the paint. Any tips on how to remove this without damaging the paintwork by scraping etc

Also given how sad we are on here, I will give 5 bonus Z4 for points for anyone that can identify what car it is (it’s not. BMW).

 

[Smartbear]

You can actually buy a product called “sticky stuff remover” which works very well, in the absence of that you could try some petrol on a cloth :?
Rob

 

[Anonymous]

Take the cap off, leave it in warm soapy water 2-3 hours, rub it off with your fingers

 

[Smartbear]

Take the cap off, leave it in warm soapy water 2-3 hours, rub it off with your fingers

With a username like yours, i bow to your superior knowledge
Rob

 

[Big Bad Boris]

Thanks both,

I concur it’s hard to argue with “sticky” in this instance..

I assume the cap will be simple to remove so I will try the soapy water trick first. If it doesn’t work I will get some sticky stuff remover and use that, we may lose one member In the process... sorry “sticky”

 

[Zed Baron]

Hi,
methylated spirit, surgical spirit or glue and tar remover.

 

[Argyll Andy]

My daughter bought a new (used) car today. Somebody had clearly put a sticker with Paw prints on the petrol flap. The sticker has been removed but left some of the backing adhesive still on the paint. Any tips on how to remove this without damaging the paintwork by scraping etc

Also given how sad we are on here, I will give 5 bonus Z4 for points for anyone that can identify what car it is (it’s not. BMW).


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Spray with WD40 and wipe off, a mechanic showed me years ago when I’d stuck a window up late at night as an emergency repair with duct tape and couldn’t get the tape residue off.

I’m not guessing on the car, that’s be cheating

 

[Nictrix]

The flap looks like a Peugeots

 

[Anonymous]

Take the cap off, leave it in warm soapy water 2-3 hours, rub it off with your fingers

With a username like yours, i bow to your superior knowledge
Rob

Strange,,,,, I seem to attract these kind of responses , the name is the result of eating about £20 worth of stickies en route between the Danish border and Rendsburg,,,,,, £20 in 1977 was apparently a lot of stickies

 

[Smartbear]

Take the cap off, leave it in warm soapy water 2-3 hours, rub it off with your fingers

With a username like yours, i bow to your superior knowledge
Rob

Strange,,,,, I seem to attract these kind of responses , the name is the result of eating about £20 worth of stickies en route between the Danish border and Rendsburg,,,,,, £20 in 1977 was apparently a lot of stickies

And there’s me thinking it came from your prowess at cleaning glue marks left on car panels
Rob

 

[obewan]

+1 For WD40

 

[enuff_zed]

With a username like yours, i bow to your superior knowledge
Rob

Strange,,,,, I seem to attract these kind of responses , the name is the result of eating about £20 worth of stickies en route between the Danish border and Rendsburg,,,,,, £20 in 1977 was apparently a lot of stickies

And there’s me thinking it came from your prowess at cleaning glue marks left on car panels
Rob

Well I need to wash my mind out then!
I had a much more sordid reason in my head.

 

[Big Bad Boris]

My daughter bought a new (used) car today. Somebody had clearly put a sticker with Paw prints on the petrol flap. The sticker has been removed but left some of the backing adhesive still on the paint. Any tips on how to remove this without damaging the paintwork by scraping etc

Also given how sad we are on here, I will give 5 bonus Z4 for points for anyone that can identify what car it is (it’s not. BMW).


852DB6A5-CAE8-4E82-88E1-22DACFF0440B.jpeg

Spray with WD40 and wipe off, a mechanic showed me years ago when I’d stuck a window up late at night as an emergency repair with duct tape and couldn’t get the tape residue off.

I’m not guessing on the car, that’s be cheating

Yes it would- we used to call that insider dealing back in my working days

 

[Big Bad Boris]

The flap looks like a Peugeots

Not a Peugeot, but you are on the right lines....need a model too for the full 5 Z4 points.

 

[enuff_zed]

Renault Clio??

 

[Argyll Andy]

My daughter bought a new (used) car today. Somebody had clearly put a sticker with Paw prints on the petrol flap. The sticker has been removed but left some of the backing adhesive still on the paint. Any tips on how to remove this without damaging the paintwork by scraping etc

Also given how sad we are on here, I will give 5 bonus Z4 for points for anyone that can identify what car it is (it’s not. BMW).


852DB6A5-CAE8-4E82-88E1-22DACFF0440B.jpeg

Spray with WD40 and wipe off, a mechanic showed me years ago when I’d stuck a window up late at night as an emergency repair with duct tape and couldn’t get the tape residue off.

I’m not guessing on the car, that’s be cheating

Yes it would- we used to call that insider dealing back in my working days

Good you’re sorted and you can get back to the proper job in hand

I hope you get the residue problem sorted

 

[Big Bad Boris]

That will be 5 Z4 points to Mr enuff zed, a good spot sir......

 

[Big Bad Boris]

p.s. that isn’t her car, in case you are wondering if I’d cleaned the petrol cap already!!

 

[Nictrix]

 

[enuff_zed]

Citreon C4

Aaarrrgh! Two posts up there's a picture of it!

Keep up at the back