Removing old RNLI stickers.

[graham]

Anyone have any tips to removing old RNLI stickers from a glass boat window?

For some reason my boat came with a collection going back several years and the older ones are really stuck on solidly .

 

[Concerto]

A hot air gun should soften the adhesive and white spirit should remove any residue of adhesive.

 

[veshengro]

Warm them up carefully with a hot air gun or Hair drier and they should peel off easily. If any stickyness is left behind you can either use purpose made adhesive remover or if you are a cheapskate like me...WD 40

Beaten by seconds...

 

[ash2020]

Heat gun's too much. You'll likely crack the glass if it's old. Hair dryer then.....

 

[LiftyK]

Isopropyl alcohol works well and is usually cheaper than proprietary sticky label remover.

 

[VicS]

A window scraper that takes a razor blade or a Stanley knife blade ( Window Scraper | Toolstation ) will make short work of any which have been on for so long that they cannot easily be softened with a hair drier or hot air gun.

 

[Refueler]

Vehicle Inspection centres over here have a metal scraper blade that fits the hand ... its used to remove the Holographic Inspection sticker that is put on inside of windscreen to show vehicle has passed its inspection.
Those stickers are incredibly hard to remove ... but that scraper does it without any scratch in the glass in seconds. Not even any need to clean of adhesive.

But metal scrapers - need to be careful as a blunt or poor scraper can easily cause scratches in the glass. It must be sharp and straight clean edge blade.

 

[Boathook]

I've found lighter fluid good at removing the 'glue' remains once the majority of the offending sticker / label has been removed.

 

[KompetentKrew]

Heat gun's too much. You'll likely crack the glass if it's old.

I'd deffo do that. Just reading the suggestion made me flinch.

 

[Clancy Moped]

I've found lighter fluid good at removing the 'glue' remains once the majority of the offending sticker / label has been removed.

+1 its exerlent on for sticky price lables on plastic/glass/ etc.

 

[Seashoreman]

I've found lighter fluid good at removing the 'glue' remains once the majority of the offending sticker / label has been removed.

I've been trying to buy lighter fluid recently for another application. Seems very difficult to find a stockist.
Maybe petrol lighters are not so popular these days?

 

[Boathook]

I've been trying to buy lighter fluid recently for another application. Seems very difficult to find a stockist.
Maybe petrol lighters are not so popular these days?

I think I purchased my last tin at poundland of all places. Another option is a corner stores type shop.

 

[Praxinoscope]

There's a product called Goo Gone which is great for removing sticky residue.

 

[graham]

Thanks for all the replies . Will try lighter fluid or sticky stuff remover first then razor scraper .not keen on any form of heat on glass.

RNLI allways use quality stuff even the window sticker glue !

 

[Concerto]

Thanks for all the replies . Will try lighter fluid or sticky stuff remover first then razor scraper .not keen on any form of heat on glass.

RNLI allways use quality stuff even the window sticker glue !

As you have glass, I expect it is toughened glass. On my Fulmar, my glass windows are marked with an emblem showing it is toughened glass.

"Toughened glass is made by heating annealed (float) glass uniformly through a furnace to temperatures exceeding 600 C. The annealed (float) glass is then transferred to the quenching chamber of the furnace where it is rapidly cooled." Glass Processing - How Is Tough Glass Made | Tough Glass

I very much doubt you would reach a temperature a quarter of 600C with a hot air gun if you tried. You only need to warm the stickers to soften the adhesive and would only be in the range of 50 to 60C.

 

[bitbaltic]

T-cut works very well for this. Scrape off what you can with fingernails and t-cut off whatever’s left. Done this several times over the years with dealer stickers on the back window of cars.

 

[Boathook]

Thanks for all the replies . Will try lighter fluid or sticky stuff remover first then razor scraper .not keen on any form of heat on glass.

RNLI allways use quality stuff even the window sticker glue !

Use the scraper first as fluids will struggle to get through the 'plastic' surface.