Just picked up a new bed for my F150, Has anyone had to remove the 4X4 decals on the bed? Is the best way to hit it with a heat gun and a careful razor blade or should I sand it since it has to be painted anyway?

 

Its just a decal right? Then yea, a heat gun or a blow dryer even. And...i just use my fingernail, not a razor, i'm always scared i'll screw up and get the paint. But then again, you said its gettin re-painted so...yea, that'll work haha. But yea, heat gun'll get that right off

 

Use a hair dryer to heat the decal then use a PLASTIC putty knife from Lowes or Home Depot to carefully remove the decal. NO RAZOR BLADE. Then you can follow with citrus glue remover (Kmart, Walmart, Lowes, etc.) to remove the remaining glue. I would not use a heat gun because it can blister the paint and cause more work for you to prime, sand, and repaint the area. I have removed many decals from race cars.

 

hair dryer or heat gun , peel it off with yer finger , then clean off the glue with some denatured alcohol

 

WD-40 will remove glue as well! Make dam sure you don't have heat gun set to high!

 

so the decals are not held in place just glues on there? what about the side chrome pieces? are they just glued on?

 

i don't know where you live, but on a good summer day here in Georgia, I was able to pull my decals right off.