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Removing rear fender sticker ?

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by POPE125, Jun 22, 2019.

  1. Jun 22, 2019 at 4:49 PM
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    POPE125

    POPE125 [OP] Well-Known Member

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    Guys that have removed the rear fender sticker , what's the easiest way to remove it ?
     
  2. Jun 22, 2019 at 4:50 PM
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    tacotroy17

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    Heat
     
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  3. Jun 22, 2019 at 4:51 PM
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    bigmw

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    Goo Gone
    Edit: of course, with heat
     
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  4. Jun 22, 2019 at 4:53 PM
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    CRCs Reality

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    GooGone and elbow grease worked for mine (after peeling the sticker off).
     
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  5. Jun 22, 2019 at 4:54 PM
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    Bertw192

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    All the things!
    Careful with the heat. I'd use a hair dryer, not a heat gun. Paint can burn and blister.
     
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    whoispurplegoo

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    mine peeled right off without leaving any residue. i did it on a warm day.
     
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    Rockefelluh

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    Floss or fishing line. Didn’t even need heat for mine.
     
  8. Jun 22, 2019 at 5:09 PM
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    Ulfr

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    You can use a heatgun, just keep it on low and keep it no less than six inches from the paint. Put your hand near the sticker and if your hand is burning move the heatgun, this way you won't run the risk of the paint bubbling.
     
  9. Jun 22, 2019 at 5:10 PM
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    Thunder Fist

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    Like, so many.
    I used a hair dryer and peeled it off then hit it with some wd40.
     
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  10. Jun 22, 2019 at 5:18 PM
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    Rockefelluh

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    I was thinking the badge on the tailgate
    :facepalm:
     
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  11. Jun 22, 2019 at 6:00 PM
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    Shades_Of_Red

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    A few.
    Like others have stated, I used a hair dryer to get it warm then start at one corner and peel diagonally. It might come off in pieces. Then used goo gone or wd40 and a microfiber rag to remove the remaining adhesive.
     
  12. Jun 22, 2019 at 7:03 PM
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    Jessrin

    Jessrin Oh, okay...

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    I’ve been debating on doing this myself
     
  13. Jun 22, 2019 at 7:08 PM
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    El Duderino

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    Stuff, things, this, an ADS
    Easy pick it with your finger nail and pull. Also using the search function would have pulled up a few hundred of these threads already asked this very question.
     
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  14. May 15, 2020 at 5:24 PM
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    Holy fuck! Thought I was going to be a genius and power wash my sticker clean off and ended up going through some of the clear coat! What an idiot! Haha. Unbelievable. At least it's a truck and not a Porsche. Looks like the local paint guys will be getting some work. SHIT! Thought I'd share so you friends don't make the same mistake. But you probably wouldn't anyway because most of you are always smarter than me. Son of a bitch!
     
  15. May 15, 2020 at 5:32 PM
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    Soylent Green2012

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    So what exactly is this clear sticker the factory puts on the rear fender by the back door for anyway ?

    My driver side is decent but my passenger side it all cracked in pieces. I can't see any reason why it was put on there.
     
  16. May 15, 2020 at 5:34 PM
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    ZekeR7

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    It's to protect the paint from rocks. If it's all cracked in pieces and your paint/body is fine underneath it, then it did it's job properly
     
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  17. May 15, 2020 at 5:52 PM
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    OK thanks so I can remove it with heat as outlined above ? I have the heat gun and adhesive remover. Looks like heat got to it more than any rocks did.
     
  18. May 15, 2020 at 5:58 PM
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    t0nyvalenzuela

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    Here in Texas, I just waited for a day during summer when it got to 105 degrees and I just pulled them off. Quick, clean, no issues.
     
  19. May 15, 2020 at 5:58 PM
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    HighCountryTacoma

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    park in the sun, wait 15 minutes, peel it off.
     
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  20. May 15, 2020 at 6:12 PM
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    ZekeR7

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    Ya, just make sure you don't heat it too much. I would heat it, use goo gone, and start peeling.
     

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