Best way to get dealer stickers off?

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Hawkzilla
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I used the hair dryer and credit card trick this weekend and it worked great. There was a left over dull spot of residue, but I waxed it out a couple times real good and now you can't tell it was ever there. Thanks guys!
Kizashi SLS CVT Azure Gray Metallic
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TheHolyGhost
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Did you debadge the car too, or just take off the dealer ad?
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jimmerz
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WD-40 should be ok too.
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gentle_ben
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A local graphics company does all the work on my race vehicles, and they are constantly removing stock graphics in their line of work. I asked them what to use and they said they use hot water in a spray bottle. They mentioned that using a hair dryer or heat gun can work, but if you do it too much you end up making the decal brittle and it will break or tear off instead of peeling. If there is some residue leftover, just use a microfiber cloth and some rubbing alcohol.
mysuzyK
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I took mine off as soon as I got it home. they just put them on ,with the after the sale detailing.
they just rubbed off, maybe this would help any newly purchased car. but after the dry it could be much harder..
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AlexRuiz
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The hot water suggestion sounds good.
You can also try an APC diluted 3:1 or so.
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