Any tips on how to remove this effectively
 

Heat Gun on Low settings, do not place in one spot too long. It will soften up and peel. Use gloves it will be hot.

Then follow up with 3M adhesive remover.

No heat gun, hair dry work??
Will let you know
Thanks.

Nope....splurge on a Makita heat gun.....good tool to have.

Be careful with that thing. It'll set certain materials on fire (ask me how I know!). They are great but there's times a hair dryer with higher volume and lower heat is good too.

for the limited use i need a heatgun for i picked up one at harbor freight for a few bucks. it's worked great for the last couple of years.

Depending on the paint you can use an adhesive removing solvent. If it is a two part paint which is mostly used these days, you can remove old adhesive with methyl ethyl ketone, MEK. If you have a hand rubbed lacquer finish, stick with the heat gun and patience.

Mineral oil (butcher block) and coconut oil work surprisingly well on removing a variety of adhesives. Worth a try if you have some on hand.

++++++++++++++++on HFT gun!!!

Also... Olive oil is worth a try.

Another plus for the HF heat gun. Cheap, but they get the problem done. I did my entire vinyl wrap project with a HF heat guns :)

Good luck removing - those things are so tedious to remove.

Yep! a big can of worms.
 

I've got quite a bit of time into this so far. Hair dryer on hot, and a plastic scraper. I though the adhesive would be quick to remove but that's no walk in the park either. Goo gone did nothing. 3M adhesive remover at least softens it up so it can be scraped, then rubbed off. It took me 3 hours to learn how to do the first 4 inches, 1 hour for another 4 inches, and 1.5 hours to get the remainder off. Adhesive part, I've got 2 hours in. Should be able to get the rest off in 1-1.5 hours. The other side should take considerably less time, the trial and error part are done.

Need to be patient with the adhesive remover solvent. Can't just dab it on with a paper towel and rub. Need to pour the solvent on the adhesive and let it sit for a while to allow the solvent to penetrate the sticky stuff before starting to scrape on it.

2nd. In fact, I'd recommend gently heating the adhesive first, then using the solvent.

I'm still recommending a Makita on low. A beyotches hair dryer will NOT do the job.

Only thing that worked for me was the heat gun at a low setting, followed by 3m adhesive remover and plastic scraping tools. 3hours a side at least.

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I hope my other side takes 3 hours. I did my 84' and my 94' 964. Both peeled right off. This is a real job. Nothing like my first two. I think I have a technique down now.

I use Wurth or Carborundum rubber graphic removal "erasers". A rubber disc chucked in a drill and used at low RPM.
Heats/melts/peels the film in one shot.

A PITA job no matter the approach.

I charge $400.00 to do this job on 993's. Remove old film, clean adhesive residue, Polish the quarter panel and install new film. Takes about 2 hours a side just to remove.

Right side is worst because the oil tank heat bakes the film more.

Happy peeling...

Cooper

I read about those big erasers on a drill. Sounded like a good idea. You deserve good money to do this. I'm over this once it's finished!:)

Google "Toffey Wheel".

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Have you used the 'toffee wheel', Peter???

WD-40 works well as an adhesive remover in some cases. Worked great removing decals from my bike.

I have. I used it on a hood I had bought for an old Ford I was restoring. It had a racing stripe on it. Worked very well.

But it does take patience and you can very easily stuff up the paint underneath.

The trick is to be gentle and let the wheel do the work. Just ease it on and don't let any part of the paint heat up.
If you get grit on the wheel it will wreck the paint!

Lot's of suggestions, and I'm sure they all work if performed as recommended and with patience.

If your paint is high priority, I'd begin with the most conservative and least risky solution. If necessary, move on to the next option and so on.

Best wishes,
Sherwood