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Re: How do you remove decals?
« Reply #15 on: November 05, 2010, 10:55:50 AM »
That, and Citristrip are the stuff's I would love to import to Europe as I can see a huge market for it being environmentally safe etc.....

I do think that I saw a similar product last time I was at a hardware store, forgot the name though !

I get friends to bring Goo Gone back for me from the US. Great stuff, works really well and doesn't rip your nasal passage off when you use it like the local stuff does.

The canadian version has a huge skull and crossbones on it warning about it's danger, the US has none. Go figureā€¦

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Re: How do you remove decals?
« Reply #16 on: November 05, 2010, 11:31:32 AM »
I get friends to bring Goo Gone back for me from the US. Great stuff, works really well and doesn't rip your nasal passage off when you use it like the local stuff does.

somehow i've got the feeling that i saw this stuff at someone's place just yestersay ;)

anyway, there's also goo off which is supposed to be a great product as well, so perhaps your friends could bring a box of everything with them for all the forum guys here 8)
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Re: How do you remove decals?
« Reply #17 on: November 05, 2010, 02:28:39 PM »
I found this in a local store's website, called E21 and described as "removing decals and the remaining glue".
http://www.commed.addel.hu/detailproduct.php?productid=429043&PHPSESSID=ac3f84a66a98732ad14953a88a56a92d
I give it a try next week! ;D

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Re: How do you remove decals?
« Reply #18 on: November 05, 2010, 03:07:00 PM »
I found this in a local store's website, called E21 and described as "removing decals and the remaining glue".
http://www.commed.addel.hu/detailproduct.php?productid=429043&PHPSESSID=ac3f84a66a98732ad14953a88a56a92d
I give it a try next week! ;D

Hope it doesn't eat the plexi....

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Re: How do you remove decals?
« Reply #19 on: November 05, 2010, 03:19:57 PM »
I get friends to bring Goo Gone back for me from the US. Great stuff, works really well and doesn't rip your nasal passage off when you use it like the local stuff does.

somehow i've got the feeling that i saw this stuff at someone's place just yestersay ;)

That was Google Gone. It erases your search history for dodgy items.

anyway, there's also goo off which is supposed to be a great product as well, so perhaps your friends could bring a box of everything with them for all the forum guys here 8)


That's a bigger bottle I think. Also don't want them to end up in Guantanamo for bringing bomb ingredients onto planes :)



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Re: How do you remove decals?
« Reply #20 on: November 05, 2010, 03:46:07 PM »
Also don't want them to end up in Guantanamo for bringing bomb ingredients onto planes :)

wasn't that supposed to be closed already? :P
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Re: How do you remove decals?
« Reply #21 on: November 05, 2010, 04:02:48 PM »
I've just removed a load of stickers from a batch of laptops I'm selling off. I used isopropyl alcohol and it got rid of the glue / residue a treat!

The only thing you may have to be careful with, is that I was doing this directly on plastic with no print / artwork underneath. No hint of a sticker having ever been there now though.

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Re: How do you remove decals?
« Reply #22 on: November 16, 2010, 02:20:25 PM »
Finally I had time to visit the local store for some italian stuff:


First attempt, the Joust begins ;D ;D ;D:



Hmmm... we are almost there, let's give one more shot to it! :spaceace:


And the final result:


It's completely disappeard within a minute, just a bit brighter in the area where the decal protected it from scratches. ;D
Thanks for all your help, I found the perfect material for this kind of job and it costs only 3 eur! ;D

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Re: How do you remove decals?
« Reply #23 on: November 16, 2010, 02:25:03 PM »
Very good !

the color fade is always after many years , but not bad at all !

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Re: How do you remove decals?
« Reply #24 on: November 16, 2010, 02:41:11 PM »
It's completely disappeard within a minute, just a bit brighter in the area where the decal protected it from scratches. ;D

Give the whole marquee a going over with Novus 2, it'll make the difference less obvious (in a good way).

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Re: How do you remove decals?
« Reply #25 on: November 16, 2010, 03:38:24 PM »
Finally I had time to visit the local store for some italian stuff:


that is some damn cool stuff, let's see if i can find it over here!
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Re: How do you remove decals?
« Reply #26 on: November 16, 2010, 06:54:54 PM »
great job :)

love the scratch card being your id :)

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Re: How do you remove decals?
« Reply #27 on: November 16, 2010, 07:11:08 PM »
great job :)

love the scratch card being your id :)
That's my brother's old Id, perfect for this job! ;D
You should make a visit at his place sometimes Pascal, there are some treasures waiting for you there! ;)

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Re: How do you remove decals?
« Reply #28 on: November 17, 2010, 08:55:42 AM »
yeah, i'll phone him at lunch time ;)

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Re: How do you remove decals?
« Reply #29 on: November 17, 2010, 10:36:02 AM »
Impressive. Now it will fit perfectly on my Joust.

Excuse me, your Joust !  ;D ;D ;D ;D