Best Sticker Removal Method for Painted Body Panels?

[Jchaffin20]

Picked up my 2020 AT4 today and love it! One thing that the CarMax pics couldn’t highlight was the super cool stickers on the hood ridges (one side says “5.3 L Performance” and the other side lost the L, and just says “”5.3 Performance”. 
 

I want to remove these poor choices, and hopefully all adhesive residue. Is GooGone the best? Any particular Bug N Tar brand? Am I destined to be out there with a razor for a while?

 

Thanks all!

Joe

[mafd2]

They can't be that "super cool" if you want them off.  No razor.  A little heat for the decal removal or leave it in the sun for a while and WD 40 with a microfiber cloth for the residue.  Works like a charm.  Body shops have an air rotary tool with a wheel glue eraser that works but can burn the clear coat if not careful or sometimes may require buffing.

[Jchaffin20]

14 minutes ago, mafd2 said:

They can't be that "super cool" if you want them off.  No razor.  A little heat for the decal removal or leave it in the sun for a while and WD 40 with a microfiber cloth for the residue.  Works like a charm.  Body shops have an air rotary tool with a wheel glue eraser that works but can burn the clear coat if not careful or sometimes may require buffing.

Sorry, sarcasm doesn't translate well in text - they're not super cool

 

Thanks for the pointers, I will get cracking on that!

[OnTheReel]

Heat gun (not too close or for too long) and peel. Since one piece already fell off and they aren’t old, they should come off really easy and most likely residue free. Main thing is minimizing any sort of scrubbing you have to do on the paint. Black is not forgiving.

[mafd2]

23 minutes ago, Jchaffin20 said:

Sorry, sarcasm doesn't translate well in text - they're not super cool

 

Thanks for the pointers, I will get cracking on that!

I hear ya bud .  Even if most of the residue comes off with the decal there will probably be a glue outline.  WD40 (original) works perfect and won't damage the clear.

[Jchaffin20]

10 minutes ago, mafd2 said:

I hear ya bud .  Even if most of the residue comes off with the decal there will probably be a glue outline.  WD40 (original) works perfect and won't damage the clear.

Gosh I hope I can get this 1-year-old hood back to normal. The previous owner also installed an awful AVS Hood Protector that has a giant crack in it. I'd like to pull that off as well, but I know it's got a bunch of residue-heavy adhesive strips on it that will likely leave a mark also  

[Enough]

3M General Purpose Adhesive Cleaner. Available at Ace Hardware and Home Depot. Very mild but stays "wet" and soaks into adhesive residue. Make sure the truck is cool and out of the sun no matter what you use then wash thoroughly and wax when you are done.

 

I've seen Goo-Gone eat plastic and ruin painted surfaces. If I use it at all it's on bare metal or glass and even then I prefer the 3M Adhesive Remover. 

 

The 3M is safe on Gel-Coat and plexiglass too.

[CXXX]

55 minutes ago, Enough said:

3M General Purpose Adhesive Cleaner. Available at Ace Hardware and Home Depot. Very mild but stays "wet" and soaks into adhesive residue. Make sure the truck is cool and out of the sun no matter what you use then wash thoroughly and wax when you are done.

 

I've seen Goo-Gone eat plastic and ruin painted surfaces. If I use it at all it's on bare metal or glass and even then I prefer the 3M Adhesive Remover. 

 

The 3M is safe on Gel-Coat and plexiglass too.

I've used this for 30 years on many, many things, can't live without it.  Once you you use the heat and peel method, there will likely be an "outline" of the letter. The 3M adhesive remover will cut that right off. 

Our family has nick named it The Secret Sauce!