I had the silk-screen type and removed them using lacquer thinner.

1. Removed visors from car and took to work bench.

2. Used paper towel to soak labels with Lacquer Thinner until they started to bubble up.

3. Used an old (well worn, no sharp edges) putty knife to scrape of label.

They came off clean.

 

Wow great tips, i will be using acetone and googone thanks to all the suggestions in this thread that sounds like the best

 

Hey guys, Mine had the "silk-screen" caution labels and I removed them with "OOPS" and a paper towel. Put the OOPS on the towel and rub. You will have to repeat adding OOPS and changing to a clean spot on the towel, but mine came right off. I took the visors out and did it on my workbench. Took about 20 minutes total including R&R of the visors. Clean as a whistle too, no discoloration, odor, or other side effects. Can't tell they were ever there.

 

That sounds like the best *solution* yet.

If you're like me and never tried the stuff before, here's a link I found with a photo of a can of Oops:

http://www.cornerhardware.com/produc...04&PID=1368627

 

Yup, that's the stuff. It's available anywhere they sell paint.

 

I haven't tried it, but on the PT cruiser, the accepted practice is to heat the sticker with a hair dryer and once the adhesive is hot, pull the sticker off slowly. And if the adhesive doesn't come off - nail it with the goo-gone. I would recommend against Goof-Off. That stuff is junk compared to goo-gone in my experience. It smells aweful and doesn't work nearly as well.

 

The point being that there seem to be two versions of these warning labels. One is a sticker, the other silk-screened (painted) onto the visor. Better determine which one you have before toasting the visor. The "OOPS" works on the silk-screened version. See my previous post on this thread.

 

I did it today.... Just used "Goof Off", took approx 45 mins for each one and an arm workout and a half! Really have to stay with it and it looks brand new with NO DISCOLORATION!

 

I had the silk screen version and I had to use volitile chemicals which probably took 2 years off of my life from the fumes. I wish I would have heard and tried this "Oops" stuff first. Oh well.

-JiM

 

I just did this today- I bought some goo-gone, and found some old acetone based nail polish... and after 10 minutes of rubbing I wasn't seeing any results. I also tried paint thinner, which also did nothing.

Finally, I looked under my tool bench for other solvents and chemicals, and decided to try some brake parts cleaner. Bingo! This stuff ate through the silkscreened ink with about 2 minutes of rubbing with a wadded up paper towel, and did no damage to the plastic. It also has very little smell to it while using it, and zero smell after it's wiped off (just to be sure I got it all off, I used a couple of alcohol wipes on them)... and they look great now!

If anyone wants details, the stuff is called Pyroil Brake Parts Cleaner. Just be sure to wear gloves- this stuff found a cut on my finger and stung like hell.

-Sean

 

I have the stickers that seem to be like an iron-on - impossible to peel off like a stickers. After reading all of the previous posts - I settled on the Brake Cleaner approach. Whoever posted that is a life saver. I took an old rag and simply sprayed the brake cleaner directly onto the stickers with the rag acting as a shield from overspray. They came off in only about 30 seconds, with very little rubbing and no smell.

It would have been ideal to take the visor's out of the car, but they are hardwired into the roof for the visor lights. I didn't know an easy way to remove them so just went at it with them in the car.

 

Glad it worked for you... that stuff is a helluva solvent. As for getting the visors out, it does look like they're hardwired, but if you pull on the wires just a bit, a white wire connector pops out of the roof and you can disconnect them.

-Sean

 

I went to a local instant sign shop and they gave me 2 small squares of light grey vinyl that I cut to size and applied over the warning label. No mess, no smell, no buzz, etc.

 

You say 'no buzz' like that's a good thing???

 

I did the same thing:D

 

I didn't want to lose the 'factory effect' so I made up some of my own hee hee!

 

I use the brake cleaner approach today to remove these warning stickers. Makes the interior look a lot cleaner. Amazing how something so little can make such a difference. Would highly recommend using the brake cleaner. Simple and effective.

Thank you.

 

Dan, I wish I'd known about the brake cleaner approach when I took mine off. Goo gone and Acetone took ~15 minutes per visor, and while it worked well, it was a PIA. Worth it.

I also have to say - the silk screened type stickers SUCK!!!

Ok, I feel better now... :D

 

Ok, so I have only had it for 5 weeks and never thought about the stupid stickers other than thinking they were ... well stupid.

Now I have to go get them off as soon as I can. Just thinking about them not being there will drive me crazy until they are gone.

Off to the store for brake cleaner.

 

i had the silk-screened version, gun scrubber took it right off! hehe!

 

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Same here... Anybody know a good place to buy the brake cleaner??

Thanks in advance!

Mateo

 

Any auto parts store carries it... also probably find it at WalMart, Target, etc. My Pyroil stuff came from Discount Auto Parts IIRC.

 

Went to a couple of stores, then called around and no one in St. Louis carries Pyroil Brake Parts Cleaner as far as I can tell. I tried another brand of brake parts cleaner, it didn't work. So I used the oops stuff, it took about 15-20 minutes each one but they did come off and no odor problems. I removed the visors from the car. This was the most labor for the least bang mod yet, but still worth it.

 

Didnt't have any brake cleaner layin around. Found a can of carb cleaner in the trunk of my mustang. Stuff worked like a charm.

Total time of 20min (accurately clocked) to get screwdriver, go downstairs, get cleaner, remove visors, remove stickers, clean visors, my hands and reinstall visors

Had the "silk-screen" type methinks. Was kinda cool, it just melted the sticker/silk-screen right off.

Lo0ks awesome ... its the little stuff that counts.

 

Thanks to all for the tips. Took off the visors and soaked a paper towel with carb/choke cleaner spray. Placed over stickers (silk screened I think). Waited about a minute and started rubbing. Viola! They came right off!! Total time invested about 10-15 minutes for both visors. Again, many thanks for some tried and true tips.