Sticker Removal on Front Cap

Question

I have a 10 year old Jayco TT that I plan to sell. I put about twenty smallish 'places we've been' stickers on the fiberglass/gel coat front cap that I would like to remove. Some have completely or partially peeled off and left a hard residue.

The entire cap isn't in perfect shape having been used and stored outside for almost 11 years, so I don't want to try to buff out the area where the stickers are since that would make it too obvious. Also the large Jayco name and logo could be a problem.

Does anyone have any experience or ideas on how to remove the residue from these stickers? Naptha might work, and paint thinner, alcohol and acetone are possibilities but I don't want to damage the fiberglass and make it worse. The exterior of the trailer isn't in great condition, but I definitely don't want to make it worse.

Thanks in advance!

hathalm · Answer

I’m not sure removing them is the best idea. The sun may have affected exposed areas differently from those covered, so you may well see the spaces of the stickers, even when off.

Removing is easy, however. I’ve removed some HOV lane stickers from plastic bumpers of cars, by using a hand-held hair dryer and plastic scraper. I work the sticker with fingers, at the same time, but overall the heat melts the glue underneath. When I get the sticker off, there is a glue mess beneath, and I wasn’t very successful with that.

i’d be careful if using a solvent to remove glue residue, as I’d worry about The paint underneath.

i’d just leave the stickers on. Let the next owner remove them, or not.

a lesson for all of us is to not put stickers on in the first place.

way2roll · Answer

I agree. The RVs clear coat is likely more delicate than the adhesive used in the sticker so any solvent strong enough to remove it could damage the clear coat. And no matter what method you use, the end result will scream " there used to be a sticker here" or worse, look like you're covering up a repair. It's a 10 year old TT. Any buyer isn't really going to care about stickers.

lwiddis · Answer

That lesson won’t be learned but we can try.&nbsp;

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