Removing transfers/stickers

[Andy in Germany]

I've got an ugly old Mountain bike that I use for commuting, and amongst other ucly features it has some bright yellow letters that I'd really like to get rid of There's a limit to the level of ugly I can tolerate).The letters seem to be stickers, not transfers, as I can feel the thickness of them. They don't seem to be under any varnish.

So far Turpentine substitute has had no effect, and heating the letters with a hairdryer made one corner slightly melted after a good five minutes of heat, but it then took the paint off with it.

Any other ideas? I wondered about Nitro thinners, also sold here as lighter fuel. I really don't want to go all out and sand the whole frame off -yet- as this is supposed to be a backup that I can take to higher theft risk places, not a pet...

 

[Dayvo]

Wet it with water and (and if you have one) use a hair dryer to steam them off.

 

[screenman]

Sounds like they are laquered over, even though it may not look like it.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Wet it with water and (and if you have one) use a hair dryer to steam them off.

As in pour water over them? Or submerge them? Heating seemed to take the paint off...

 

[Katherine]

Cover them with something else? Paint it over ?

 

[Dayvo]

As in pour water over them? Or submerge them? Heating seemed to take the paint off...

Should be enough with a wet sponge or a cloth.

 

[raleighnut]

One of the best uses of a jetwash but you need a good/industrial one. My Karcher does a great job of it.