Colorado Police Protective Association Decal

[David C Kumpf]

Dewitt Harrison wrote:
> The bummer is that this sturdy decal is firmly plastered
> across several defogger
> stripes, negating the razor blade option. It's also been
> cured in the Colorado
> sun for about three years now. It's almost like a 20 mil
> layer of epoxy at this
> point. So far I've tried water based stuff like Simple Green,
> citrus oil
> cleaning stuff and an array of glue solvents such as Goof-Off
> and contact
> cement remover. I experimented a bit with heat. Heat seemed to soften
> the decal plastic somewhat but it takes a lot of heat and the
> damn thing is
> in a hard-to-reach place making scraping the softened stuff
> problematic
> and damage to window and/or interior trim an issue. Additionally, I'm
> concerned that the defogger stripes may come off almost as readily as
> the damned decal. Ideas? Thanks much.
>

OK, this is going to sound weird, but try peanut oil. I've found that it is
an excellent way to remove residue from many kinds of stickers & tape that
seem otherwise immune to even stronger solvents (paint thinner, etc.) Still
will require elbow grease, but often does the trick.

Dave Kumpf
dkumpf at optimetra.com