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Remove signwriting from car window?

clairev
clairev Posts: 169 Forumite
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I am trying to remove some signwriting from inside our car window - help! It is taking ages to scrape off and leaves a horrible residue. Please could anyone out there advice if I could use white spirits or similar?:confused:
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  • Brooker_Dave
    Brooker_Dave Posts: 5,196 Forumite
    clairev wrote: »
    I am trying to remove some signwriting from inside our car window - help! It is taking ages to scrape off and leaves a horrible residue. Please could anyone out there advice if I could use white spirits or similar?:confused:

    Acetone or thinners are your best bet.
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  • chalkie99
    chalkie99 Posts: 1,618 Forumite
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    Use a hair dryer to gently heat it and soften the adhesive between the lettering and glass.

    It should peel away quite easily and any remaining adhesive residue can be removed with white spirit, nail varnish remover, etc.
  • clairev
    clairev Posts: 169 Forumite
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    Thanks you two! Your'e certainly on the ball this morning - will go and get hairdryer and me nail varnish remover and get the job I've been putting off done NOW! Thanks again
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  • KeithP
    KeithP Posts: 41,296 Forumite
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    Claire, please let us know... did it work?
    I.e. were those suggestions any good?
  • tomstickland
    tomstickland Posts: 19,538 Forumite
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    Heat plus various solvents works. I actually ran a blow torch quickly over some plastic lettering and most of it peeled off. Could be risky though.
    Happy chappy
  • goldspanners
    goldspanners Posts: 5,910 Forumite
    hair dryer and then thinners works on everything, i remember i done a full van once, hair dryer to get the stickers off and then lightly rubbed thinners over the gum left over,then polished it all up afterwards,looked as if the decals had never been on it,and they had been there for 5 years.

    it should be much easier on windows though.
    ...work permit granted!
  • RichyRich
    RichyRich Posts: 2,091 Forumite
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    WD40 removes the vinyl lettering stuff.
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  • Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers!
    Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers! Posts: 2,579 Forumite
    Lighter fluid works perfectly for this.
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