how do I remove ugly decals

Alright I am sure I am not the only one that dissagrees with the decals that came on the mid 80's decals. i just got my truck and it is brown with one of thies decals on it. I want to remove it to paint the truck but cant remove the sticky residu. I found out that razorblades take off the decal but cant get the sticky residy off. I tried, bulldog, fingerpolish remover. goo gone, grinders (but this makes the panals uneven). and sand paper. does any one know of a method that workes based on experience thanks. Neil <img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_confused.gif" alt=":?" title="Confused" /><!-- s:? -->

hahaha i did that same stuff i think walmart has adhesive remover you can use i just stripped the paint off and the adhezive came off to

wax and grease remover available from paint shops ,a lot of work but it works ,my truck had eleven stripes per side when i bought it now it has none i only wish i could get my photos to come up on site i could show every one

you can sand it off, just take a couple minutes, or i use a paint remover called Aircraft Remover....that stuff works like magic, you can buy it in a spray can or in a bucket...just put it on, wait about 10 min, then scrape it off, it will take all the paint and everything off down 2 bare metal!!!

usually bug remover will remove adhesives like that. can be rough on paint if your not careful though.

my new bed has one of those on it and i asked the a guy at work how to remove it (he is a body and paint guy) he said a heat gun it removed all of the decal and most of the glue i then just rubed the glue with my tumb and it came off

thanks for all your input. I just tried the 3M wax and adhesive remover and that didn't really work but I am off again for more goodies to remove this garbage. thanks again Neil

i need to take off my graphics also, im just worried about the paint being an uneven white where the graphics used to be. think that'll be a problem?

yes their is a difference between the oxidized paint and the paint under the decal. my mazda is brown (now the whole thing is primer grey) and that might make a difference rather then white but it was really freshley painted looking under the decal and oxidized as he!! everywhere else. I went to an industrial finishes place and got adhesive remover in a spray can for $6 a can and it only took one. goo gone, 3M wax and adhesive remover in a flask like can both dont work. sanding took for ever for a square inch. my friend used an electric sanding pad and took off everything even paint but left small scratches every where which need to get filled in. so I still recomend the adhesive remover I believe it was 3M brand the can was white and red. but before you use it scrape off the decal with a razor blade, I got mine from a house paint shop for $0.50. good luck to everyone who tries to do this its a pain.