cpeyton113

I have an 03 fx4, and the fx4 stickers on the bed are starting to crack, which doesnt really concern me, but around the edge of the stickers is a line of black where the sticker peeled off, and it doesnt come off at all. It feels smooth. Is it residue? Or is the paint possible damaged? I want ro remove the stickers to put new ones. Is there anything i can do to remove the lines?

02_Black_On_White

Wow this is the first time I've ever seen anything like this. Has the truck been repainted? It almost looks like the decal shrunk leaving behind the adhesive from the original size. I would say tape off a square around them and use an adhesive softener like goo be gone and see if you can work away some of that. But about any way you go about this you'll have to risk damaging the paint IF intact that is the paint.

cpeyton113

Its never been repainted. I guess I'll just use a heat gun to take them off and see what happens after that

cpeyton113

Fingers crossed, it might be just the residue baked on the paint. It looks like it wants to come off when i put a fingernail to it. Ill have to try something to put on it to try and get it off. Anything thats safe for paint?

cpeyton113

Theres got to be an easier way to get the cracked clear part of the sticker off than just heating it and scraping it off with my fingernail. Thats a pain in the rear end.

Carcrazygts2

Goo Gone will remove it easily. Then just buff it out before the new stickers go on.

02_Black_On_White

What he said. Goo be gone is magic. Only residue remover I'll let get close to my paint.

Fordfan2006

Take pictures and measure if you want the new ones in the same spot..

cpeyton113

Wanna bring this thread back up. I need suggestions on how to remove the black "residue" from under the fx4 stickers. I feel like its baked into the paint. Would polishing compound work, or would i need to have it high speed buffed?

Red-Ford

Did you try goo gone? If you did, then I would try a rubbing compound. Past that, heat it up with like a hair dryer (don't get it too hot, you don't want to burn the paint) and start rubbing it off with your fingers. Lightly scraping with a credit card or something like that may also help.