How to Remove Bumper Stickers

[demwing]

You know why, you just need to know how:

• Spray the sticker with a lubricant (such as WD40, or the Sticker Lifter product featured below) and try to peel it off. If this doesn't work, proceed to step two.

• Wet a rag in boiling hot water and soak the area where the bumper sticker is for 30 seconds or more. Similar to removing wallpaper from your home. Try and peel it off. If unsuccessful, continue on to the next step.

• Soften the adhesive with heat from a blow dryer. Start to peel off a corner of the sticker while continuing to apply heat, or gently scrape off the sticker with a rubber spatula or a putty knife with its metal blade wrapped in duct tape. Do not use a razor blade; it can scratch paint and bumpers.

• Wipe the remains of the sticker away with a soft, lint-free rag dampened with rubbing alcohol.

• Buff the bumper or panel with a polishing compound and a fresh coat of wax to complete the job.



Good luck, see you in 2012!

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. And after that send them to the WH

[demwing]

4. What a nasty little idea!

Thanks ever so much, think I'll use it :evilgrin:

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. Hey I sent my mug and T-shirt there today

with a long letter.

[otohara]

39. I Gathered All Memorabilia

from the convention, my pass, the pictures, the newspapers, magazines.

I don't want to spend money send it - I may just drive it all down to Michael Bennet office - he was all for extending Bush tax cuts for 1 - 2 years.

[Sherman A1]

2. I never put any bumper stickers on my autos, but

Thanks for posting. It's good information to have.

[emilyg]

3. Thanks. Will do but

will keep my Clinton one. The rest can go.

[DearAbby]

5. !

:thumbsup: Good having fellow Americans helping other Americans. Thanks!

[slay]

7. Thank you!

mine are coming off tomorrow. See ya in 2012 with a better candidate this time hopefully! :hi:

[Arkana]

8. You just reminded me to find an Obama 2012 sticker. Thanks!

I'd rather have a President who knows when to stand on principle and when to get results than to constantly pick fights when people's livelihoods are teetering on the brink.

[demwing]

10. Thanks for the bump!

See you in 2012!

[cowcommander]

9. Any oil-based substance will work to remove stickers

I use baby oil to remove price tags from items that are sensitive to scratches. Just put enough on the sticker for it to be absorbed and wait a bit, then simply peel off.

[Lucky 13]

11. Final step: mail sticker back to source.

Demand refund.

[Foo Fighter]

31. And threaten to take them to court for fraud if they don't comply. n/t

[onehandle]

12. LOL!

funny.

[Kennah]

13. In today's economy ...

... just call the finance company. They'll remove the bumperstickers, the bumper, and the whole damn car.

[sarcasmo]

14. Kick back to the top.

[Webster Green]

15. Cheap plastic putty knives are a good tool for scraping.

Paint thinner and acetone can also come in handy. There are a lot of different adhesives used on stickers.

[demigoddess]

16. I have a magnetic 'bring our troops home' ribbon

I'm still waiting to take that one off. Been years now.

[lonestarnot]

19. Hoy boy, an admission that I wouldn't make.

[Name removed]

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[demwing]

21. On the contrary, I don't WANT to save the administration

I rather think I want to replace the damn thing

See you in 2012!

[Ikonoklast]

23. Thought as much.

But, you won't see me.

[demwing]

25. We'll see you in 2012

One way or another.

[Ikonoklast]

24. Thought as much.

But, you won't see me.

[demwing]

26. I don't care about the administration. I care about the country, and the people

The president can go capitulate with the Republicans all he wants, after 2012 he can damn well do it with his own dime, on his own time.

Not on mine. Not anymore.

[demwing]

28. Dupe Error /nt

[demwing]

29. Dupe Error #2 /nt

[lumberjack_jeff]

47. Nuke it from orbit. n/t

[TK421]

52. "It's the only way to be sure"

[NorthCarolina]

18. WD-40 is all you need.

Or a hand held hair blower and some cooking oil on a rag to get any remaining adhesive off.

[Foo Fighter]

32. LOL! A picture is worth a thousand words.

BTW, I don't know who the person in the pic is (you, perhaps?) but whoever it is, he has a good chance of getting my vote in 2012. If it's you, just PM me your platform. ;)

[lonestarnot]

20. I thought about it, then I remembered how much these fucking rePIGLICONs hate the sight of it here,

so I'm leaving mine just for that reason.

[Erose999]

40. You can cover it with any number of stickers they will hate more. I just added a "Turn Off Fox"

sticker to my truck recently. I've only gotten positive comments on it so far, but I live in a pretty liberal area.

The "Alan Grayson for President 2012" is a good one too, and if you place it directly over your Obama sticker you won't even have to worry about removing it.

http://evolvefish.com/fish/TLS-stickers.html

[BlueIris]

22. Here's a great place to get new stickers, political and otherwise:

http://www.northernsun.com/n/s/scan/fi=products/st=db/sp=closeout%3A%3Aresults/sf=closeout/se=1/op=eq/sf=category/se=Stickers%20-%20Bumper%20Stickers/op=rm/co=1.html

ETA: Well, some of these might interest our posters. Some, not so much.

[Codeine]

27. My Obama/Biden sticker ain't goin' anywhere. nt

[undeterred]

All I have is a Feingold 2010 sticker and I'm leaving it on.

I'm in mourning.

[demwing]

34. this may cheer you up...

[undeterred]

30. All I have is a Feingold 2010 sticker and I'm leaving it on.

I'm in mourning.

[wildflowergardener]

33. Not easy when it's so cold

I just removed my Obama and Yes we did bumper sticker. Sad to do it. My republican co-workers will probably think I removed them for different reasons.

I just wish it wasn't 20 degrees outside. I finally got them off - the oil did help make them less brittle but not perfectly.

I still like Obama - just really really disappointed. Sometimes I think it will be nice to just be anonymous - no stickers at all - will keep it that way for awhile. I just can't get excited about politics anymore. We fought and fought to get the majority and while it's better than the alternative, it just doesn't matter when the majority won't fight for what they believe in.

If the congress fights against this maybe I'll still have some hope. I was a big Obama supporter from the beginning, but now sort of think maybe Hillary should have won - I guess no telling if she would have fought more - somehow I think so.

I hope he proves me wrong in the future.

[bertman]

35. I've been contemplating removing mine for about a year, but left it on

just to piss off the wingnuts. Today sealed the deal for me. Mine's going to Pennsylvania Avenue via U.S. mail.

Thanks for the tips.

REC.

[spin]

36. Sending removed bumper stickers to the White House ...

might make a point.

[demwing]

37. Lets start something here...

Let's get out the word to as many resources as possible. Tell your friends, tell your family, tweet it, post it on facebook, email it across the country!

Let's send 1,000,000 old Obama Bumperstickers to the Whitehouse! Send a Mesage to Obama that you tare tired of "Abstract Ideals" - starting with his phoney Hope and Change.

Peel it off and mai it to:

President Barack Obama
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest
Washington D.C., DC 20500-0004

[spin]

42. Thanks for the address! (n/t)

[disillusioned73]

38. I just use that thin flexable magnet material...

and avoid all of this - but thanks for the info.

[Erose999]

41. You can also just cover them up with better sticker. "Alan Grayson for President," perhaps?

http://evolvefish.com/fish/TLS-stickers.html

[bvar22]

43. Step 6

Mail the gunky debris to the White House:

The "Hope & Change" Guy
1600 Pennsylvania Ave
Washington DC

[lame54]

44. Just slap a W sticker over it

[demwing]

45. The only way you'll find a W on my car

Is if its from Germany, and preceded by a V

[lumberjack_jeff]

46. Nevermind. It's stuck back in the ditch. n/t

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

48. Slam into the bumper at full speed.

[Paper Roses]

49. Wish I hadn't thrown my sticker away, I would have gladly mailed it. n/t

[Fruittree]

50. I'll keep my bumper stickers - thank you...

[roody]

51. I rejoice that I never put that one on.

[BlueIris]

54. Same. My only sticker now is a rainbow triangle

to promote tolerance and equality.

[Catherina]

53. Thank you! My best friend was just asking how to do this. n/t