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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 07:12 PM
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Decal removal

Am patching a hole near the "4X4" decal on rear quarter panel of my '93 F250. Is there a way to easily remove this decal, so I don't have to burr it off and re-paint the whole area?
 
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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 08:51 PM
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3M (and probably others) make rattle cans that will soften it up so you can use a plastic squeegee to scrape it off. There will then be the glue to remove, with another rattle can spray to remove it. If you have a heat gun (similar to a hair dryer, but hotter) you can soften them up with it and skip the first rattle can, but you'll still need the second one to remove the glue.

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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 10:43 PM
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Heat gun worked like a champ. Not even any residue. Thanks!
 
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Old Jan 27, 2004 | 11:23 PM
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What about removing pint striping, will the heat gun do the same thing? and is there any danger of burning the paint?
 
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Old Jan 27, 2004 | 11:53 PM
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I should think it would work fine; I didn't come even close to heating the surface to the point where the paint was at risk.
 
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