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ORIGINAL: billthegoat

The job is done. I stopped at the local NAPA to buy a body shop eraser tool. They knew what I was talking about but they didn't have one. So, I went with the hair dryer and razor blade widget and the Goo Gone because I'm not the most patient person in the world. Some parts of the decal that hadn't delaminated I could lift off with just the hair dryer treatment. The other delaminated parts of the decal were too thin and not sturdy enough to pull on without immediately breaking. The Goo Gone worked very well removing the adhesive residue and didn't hurt the clear coat/paint in the slightest. It ended up working pretty darn well, actually. I did end up nicking the paint a couple times with the razor, but big whoop, another couple scratches to add to my prodigous door ding/dent collection. I wouldn't recommend the razor if you have a brand new or near pristine paint job (which I did not). I took the opportunity to go over the whole body and fill in all the paint chips I have collected over 11 years with some touch up paint and it looks pretty darn good. No noticable line at the decal borders either, but it's clean and I have I feeling if I were to drive down a dusty country road it might present one, especially since my body color is "Lamp Black". Thanks for all the suggestions. I should have tried the fishline just to see how it worked out, but I was dealing with a 7" wide decal that ran down the whole rockpanel on both sides, so it might have been a little unweildy. Thanks again!

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