Magnetic sign is stuck to my van! HELP!

[Integrity.PSI]

Has anyone had experience removing a magnetic sign from an autmobile after it has baked on?

I bought a cargo van for my rig, and I have a black magnet adhered to the side of it. I can post pics if it would help. What can I do?

Thanks,
Scott

[Integrity.PSI]

Any ideas?

[StainlessDeal]

I've never seen this happen before. I guess the question is what process caused the adherence, and do you mind messing up the paint or sign?

Post some pics, what have you tried so far?

Will a low pressure tip on the pwer get a corner loose without messing things up?

Maybe a plastic scraper and a shot of some mild solvent?

Maybe you could warm it up with a hot water wash, and then use ice or dry ice to pop it off.

I'm getting out there now.

Just park next to some three year olds, and tell them to leave the sign alone. It should be gone in an hour.

[Lightning Gene]

Originally Posted by Integrity.PSI

Has anyone had experience removing a magnetic sign from an autmobile after it has baked on?

I bought a cargo van for my rig, and I have a black magnet adhered to the side of it. I can post pics if it would help. What can I do?

Thanks,
Scott

plastic scraper and wd-40

[Thad]

Originally Posted by StainlessDeal

I've never seen this happen before. I guess the question is what process caused the adherence, and do you mind messing up the paint or sign?

Post some pics, what have you tried so far?

I just got some mags for the wife's minivan and they told me to take them off at least once a week and wash the signs and van or they would bake on.

[R L S]

They will bake on. When we used mags I would wax very heavily the area the mag was going to give my paint a bit more protection.

[CCPC]

Hair dryer? Maybe if you heat it up it will soften up and release.

[Integrity.PSI]

I will try the wd40, hair dryer (or heat gun) and a plastic scraper all tomorrow. Hopefully together they may work. Here are the photosas well.

[Integrity.PSI]

Originally Posted by StainlessDeal

I've never seen this happen before. I guess the question is what process caused the adherence, and do you mind messing up the paint or sign?

Post some pics, what have you tried so far?

Will a low pressure tip on the pwer get a corner loose without messing things up?

Maybe a plastic scraper and a shot of some mild solvent?

Maybe you could warm it up with a hot water wash, and then use ice or dry ice to pop it off.

I'm getting out there now.



Just park next to some three year olds, and tell them to leave the sign alone. It should be gone in an hour.

I love the idea of three year olds. That is great. I added the pics, and will try heat tomorrow. I have tried hot water and 3000psi. It just bubbled under the magnet and shot the water back at me. I will try heat, plastic scraper and wd 40 as the solvent tomorrow.

Thanks!

[Beth n Rod]

Hmmmmm....maybe one of the fleet washing guys knows? Where is Scott Stone?
Beth

[HotShot]

Maybe try sticking another magnet to it??? I use 2 magnets together to put plastic up on a hood sometimes and they stick together....I don't know it's worth a shot I guess.

[the_GUNN_man]

I had them on my truck and they baked on. Took some of the clear coat with it on the way off.

[Integrity.PSI]

I got em off. I scraped them with a metal scraper (The plastic ones didn't work) then cleaned the residue off with goof-off 2. It removed the gray metal marks from the scraper as well. I am sure it took off some clear coat as well. Thanks for the help everyone.

Scott

[StainlessDeal]

Glad to hear it worked out for you.

Is it fair to say that we should remove our magnetic signs now and again? Or did they bake on in a matter of days?

[Integrity.PSI]

Originally Posted by StainlessDeal

Glad to hear it worked out for you.

Is it fair to say that we should remove our magnetic signs now and again? Or did they bake on in a matter of days?

I purchased this van from a friend and he said it was 2 years that they were on. The sign companies recommend removing them weekly for cleaning. I am sure that they say weekly as overkill to remove their liability. I bet monthly would be fine.