Dan Long
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There should be a round plastic connector a few inches from the visor that will pull apart. It's probably tucked into the hole and needs to be wiggled out.
Stickers on visors
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kevinbakon
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Thanks Dan, I got it.
However, it wasn't round, but rectangular.
It was wedged up there pretty good.
I assumed there was a connector, but I was hesitant about just pulling it out.
Your wiggling suggestion worked perfectly.
Well, I got my 70% I isopropyl and unfortunately it wasn't as easy as I thought it would be.
I was VERY slow & patient and even tried different soaking times for each corner.
Corner 1: I applied the alcohol with an old T-shirt / let soak for about half an hour / slowly started peeling until I saw glue being left behind.
Corner 2: Same application / 2 hour soak / less of a success
Corner 3: Same application, only I left the alcohol soaked rag on top over night with a light weigh-down / even less success
Corner 4: I poured the alcohol directly on the remainder of the sticker / waited until it evaporated & repeated / even less success
The end result:
Half of the sticker looks good
The other half has a nice thick layer of glue, which I am now meticulously picking at with tweezers. . . . I'm starting to like the sound of the reupholstering it.
My thoughts:
The successes in this thread seem to be 1st Gen owners, so either the years of heat helped with their experiences or they use a stronger adhesive on the 2nd Gen.
I used to sell carpet and when we would get new carpet labels there was this really nasty glue on the back of the labels. We would iron it on and if you weren’t careful, it would make a mess of the iron and everything near you. The reason I bring this up is because the glue seams very similar, just not as thick. Given my experience with the glue, if you were to use an iron or heat gun, you would only melt the glue into the fabric.
However, it wasn't round, but rectangular.
It was wedged up there pretty good.
I assumed there was a connector, but I was hesitant about just pulling it out.
Your wiggling suggestion worked perfectly.
Well, I got my 70% I isopropyl and unfortunately it wasn't as easy as I thought it would be.
I was VERY slow & patient and even tried different soaking times for each corner.
Corner 1: I applied the alcohol with an old T-shirt / let soak for about half an hour / slowly started peeling until I saw glue being left behind.
Corner 2: Same application / 2 hour soak / less of a success
Corner 3: Same application, only I left the alcohol soaked rag on top over night with a light weigh-down / even less success
Corner 4: I poured the alcohol directly on the remainder of the sticker / waited until it evaporated & repeated / even less success
The end result:
Half of the sticker looks good
The other half has a nice thick layer of glue, which I am now meticulously picking at with tweezers. . . . I'm starting to like the sound of the reupholstering it.
My thoughts:
The successes in this thread seem to be 1st Gen owners, so either the years of heat helped with their experiences or they use a stronger adhesive on the 2nd Gen.
I used to sell carpet and when we would get new carpet labels there was this really nasty glue on the back of the labels. We would iron it on and if you weren’t careful, it would make a mess of the iron and everything near you. The reason I bring this up is because the glue seams very similar, just not as thick. Given my experience with the glue, if you were to use an iron or heat gun, you would only melt the glue into the fabric.
Shaun Tucker
Well-Known Member
sounds like a frustrating waste of time for you! Any Gen 1 owners done this with different results? (besides Bill?)
Chris Kulbaba
Well-Known Member
I like the heat gun idea...
kevinbakon
Well-Known Member
I still think a heat gun would cause the glue to set into the fabric.
You’re taking a solid and heating it to a liquid.
The liquid will soak into the more porous.
A hair dryer may work a little better since its not near as hot.
A coworker recommended extremely hot water.
He's always had luck with water by itself.
Here's a different idea all together. . . .
I kind of like the idea of removing the sticker, not messing with the glue residue & replacing the sticker with an iron-on "Sport Trac" or "Adrenalin" sticker.
That way, when I choose to flip down the visors, I'd have my own custom look!
Something like this:
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I'd probably go with the outline only, filled in red.
What do you think?
The only obstacles would be:
Finding a sticker that would be UV resistant (possibly vinyl)
Finding glue that would not start to peel
Any suggestions?
You’re taking a solid and heating it to a liquid.
The liquid will soak into the more porous.
A hair dryer may work a little better since its not near as hot.
A coworker recommended extremely hot water.
He's always had luck with water by itself.
Here's a different idea all together. . . .
I kind of like the idea of removing the sticker, not messing with the glue residue & replacing the sticker with an iron-on "Sport Trac" or "Adrenalin" sticker.
That way, when I choose to flip down the visors, I'd have my own custom look!
Something like this:
[Broken External Image]:
I'd probably go with the outline only, filled in red.
What do you think?
The only obstacles would be:
Finding a sticker that would be UV resistant (possibly vinyl)
Finding glue that would not start to peel
Any suggestions?
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Les
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Did a google search, tons of listings on how to remove the stickers. You can also order different stickers and place them over the existing ones. The site listed below will give you an example of what is out there.
