Hi all,

Does anyone know the best way to remove a stuck on, and I mean stuck on rear number plate?

As I dont want to damage the paint

Thanks in advance,


Andy Rules are for the obediance of fools and the guidence of wise men

When your wife goes out, steal her hair dryer and heat the plate up starting at one corner and gently pull the plate away from the tailgate as it melts the glue and keep heating the rest of the plate as it comes away. Some use fishing wire or cotton and feed that behind the plate at the same time as heating the plate up and just the wire like a saw to cut through the sticky pad. Or if you have a heat gun use that but DON'T melt your plate

Hi,

Thanks for that,

Gawd knows what it is stuck on with as it is flush to the tailgate.

Will have to buy a hair dryer as the Mrs does not own one, bit of a as I dont have any hair

 Rules are for the obediance of fools and the guidence of wise men

Talk nicely to your neighbour and ask them if they have one you can borrow.

No, I will buy one, tell her its an early birthday pressie  Rules are for the obediance of fools and the guidence of wise men

Tesco, £8, that will do  Rules are for the obediance of fools and the guidence of wise men

Grab one corner and yank (plate not the Mrs), pliers if needed - the tape will give, the plate may not survive, getting the old tape off is a

Agree with the hairdryer - it's a good start.

Also worth applying some type of glue remover to soften up the tape that's holding it on. Look on eBay for Autosmart Tardis.

The final thing you need is some fishing line. Once you've heated the plate and applied the glue remover, then gentle 'saw' with the fishing line to separate the plate from the car. Then use the remaining glue remover to take off any sticky stuff left on the car

I'd avoid, just taking it off personally as the plate could shatter and damage the car. ON THE WAY: BMW F21 M140i
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Could you theoretically stick a new plate over the old one?

I only ask as I've private plates coming

S

Friend of mine has a bodyshop and the only way they have found to get the tape off is with some polishing wheel - decent plate tape is a , I have never found anything to dissolve the adhesive.

We used plastic spatular then a flapper wheel. Wurst make a product that removes glue/residue of tape without effort. 2x TDV6. SE and HSE. Both returned to sender with issues👀
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@ MAW - I soak some kitchen towel/tissue in AS Tardis and then press it onto the glue/residue. Leave it for 15 mins and it makes it a doddle to remove. You just need to make sure it's got enough contact time  ON THE WAY: BMW F21 M140i
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I do prefer the clean look of stuck on plates. I've been looking into getting some super strong Velcro and will try that when I finally get around to sticking my personal plate on my BM. ON THE WAY: BMW F21 M140i
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Beancounter_74 wrote:

@ MAW - I soak some kitchen towel/tissue in AS Tardis and then press it onto the glue/residue. Leave it for 15 mins and it makes it a doddle to remove. You just need to make sure it's got enough contact time

Will try that next time and save my thumbnails