Lee1977 6,640 #1 Posted November 4 Realy nothing wrong with the 1985 312-8 other then rusty metal and bad paint. So I'm taking it apart to remove and treat the rust and give it a full paint job. Haven't started on the hood yet, not looking forward to removing those 39 year old decails. Still haven't got all the glue off the fender I would leave them on but they have turned up along the edges, and faided. I have used heat on the decails and gas on the glue. Has anyone found a better method 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,486 #2 Posted November 4 37 minutes ago, Lee1977 said: not looking forward to removing those 39 year old decails. Still haven't got all the glue off the fender I would leave them on but they have turned up along the edges, and faided. I have used heat on the decails and gas on the glue. Has anyone found a better method Exactly what i do... just add patience... Blow dryer really slow... gas for the glue... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
c-series don 8,655 #3 Posted November 4 I use a heat gun for decal removal, and have found that with just the right amount of heat the glue will come off with the decal. Not enough heat and the decal will tear and is heard to remove. Too much heat and it leaves the glue behind. 3M makes a great adhesive remover too!! I’ve also tried to just repaint a tractor and then I can’t help myself from taking it further apart and then it becomes a full blown restoration!! 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 27,502 #4 Posted November 4 1 hour ago, Lee1977 said: Has anyone found a better method Charcoal lighter fluid or naphtha works well at removing glue. 3M gum wheels work well too. https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/p/d/b40065358/ 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brockport Bill 1,647 #5 Posted November 4 bought this tool used with drill motor on a video for auto decal removals -- i've used it a few times and works pretty well -- don't have the box or recall where i ordered? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lee1977 6,640 #6 Posted November 4 1 minute ago, Achto said: Charcoal lighter fluid or naphtha works well at removing glue. 3M gum wheels work well too. https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/p/d/b40065358/ I was using charcoal lighter fluid. It's going to be a bixxh, I can't conplain as I got it free. Sure hated lossing Bill one of my best friends. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skwerl58 702 #7 Posted November 4 You can get a specialty pad that straps it and doesn't damage the metal or paint. Just put in in your battery powered drill and pulls it off. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OoPEZoO 513 #8 Posted November 5 What Bill said......get an eraser wheel for your power drill or die grinder. Autoparts store or jungle site should fix you up. My buddy who owns a body shop let me borrow one once upon a time and it blew my mind how easy it was to remove decals/adhesive. In that specific case, I was removing original pinstripes and decals from a junkyard replacement door for a 1988 Subaru. It took everything off in a matter or seconds and didn't damage the paint. I've had one in the tool box ever since. For big decals, I would probably still start with the heat gun to get the sticker off, but the eraser should chew right through the adhesive that is left 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
