Still 3M adhesive remover, or denatured alcohol?

Last time I did this the lower face label came off nicely, but the mirror flap was a freaking mess.

Anyone had fail safe method work well on either side?

Thanks.

 

Eric,

How about putting on a euro visor set and avoiding the whole mess?

Not sure about cost though...

 

If I went with Euro leather, it's over $800. Not worth the trouble, and no need to replace the vinyl ones. I did this in my '04 years ago with chemicals....just wondered if anything's changed since.

 

$800? Jeez. What about taking it to a local upholstery shop?

 

Agreed...give it a shot!

 

Eric, yes I did the same. You can go even a little more agressive and use paint thinner and cut it down with 50% water. When I wiped mine down the vinyl bubbled out a little but the next day was perfect and you could not see a thing or smudge, no cloudy haze, nuttin'. Probably Goo-be-gone will work too.

 

here is the procedure I used

 

can you post, don't want to join yet another forum.

 

here is what the link says

In our modern litigious world, manufacturers have learned that they must advise the users of their product of everything that might hurt them by using the product no matter how stupid it is, so when the users do hurt themselves, blame the manufacturer, and demand compensation, the manufacturer can say they warned them. Thus everything these days from cars to coffee cups have warning stickers of some sort on them. So it is with airbags, and every car owner in the US is blessed with stickers on the sunvisor telling them to be careful.

If you are like me, I got the message a while ago, and don't need to be reminded every time I pull down the sunvisor.

So I decided to take the stickers off, and wanted to share my method of how I did it. The method I am describing will work with any sticker that is applied to a plastic or vinyl surface with the heat laminated decal process. This is what is used for the Porsche airbag warning label stickers.

What you will need:
91% Isopropyl Alcohol – Common rubbing alcohol available from your local drug store.
3M General Purpose Adhesive Remover
Some paper towels
Vinyl Protectant such as Meguiars NXT Cockpit Shine
Sunvisors




Time to remove the 2 stickers from a sunvisor: less than 30 minutes.

Process:

1. While this process can be done with the sunvisors in the car, it is best to remove them and do the removal on a flat surface. To remove a sunvisor, no tools are required. Simply twist and pull the sunvisor off of its pivot arm. It will slide right off.




2. It is best to remove the vanity mirror and light assembly from the visor. This is because the alcohol can run down inside the sunvisor, and if it is left there, it can discolor the plastic. I also put a piece of paper towel inside the assembly to catch excess alcohol.



3. Take a piece of paper towel and fold it to the size the sticker that you are removing. Wet the paper towel with the alcohol and place it on top of the sticker and let it sit for at least 10-15 minutes. Keep the paper towel wet, but not too wet that the alcohol runs off of the paper towel.




WARNING: Don’t use any solvent stronger than Isopropyl Alcohol. Stronger solvents will discolor the vinyl and plastic that the sunvisor is made of!

4. After 10-15minutes the sticker decal will have softened, and is ready for removal. Using your fingernail, gently loosen the sticker on one end, and start pulling it off. Patience is the key here. Take your time, and gently pull off the sticker in one piece. If it starts to tear, and is still sticking to the sunvisor, back off, put the wet paper towel back on, and let it soak some more. You are doing it correctly when you can pull off the sticker in one piece.




5. After you have the sticker off, there will be a gummy residue left on the visor. Use the 3M General Purpose Adhesive Remover to get rid of that residue. When you can rub your hand or a rag over the sunvisor and it does not stick to it, you are done with that side.





Because the decal is applied with heat, there is some distortion of the embossed grain on the vinyl side of the sunvisor. This will leave a faint outline of where the sticker was. Polishing the vinyl can minimize this outline.

6. Next do the other side, same process.





7. After you have removed the decals, and have cleaned the surface of residue, polish the visor with the Vinyl Protectant.





8. Put the vanity mirror back in the visor, and slide the sunvisor back onto its pivot rod.

Step back and admire your work clapping.gif

 

I've used Zippo Lighter Fluid Before... Works pretty well.