What's the best way to remove old water slide decals.

[GTs58]

Any other recommendations? I too have some pesky waterslides that are tough as nails.

What are they on? Just curious.

 

[New Mexico Brant]

What are they on? Just curious.

1897 Hendee & Nelson Silver King bicycle. Yet to be unveiled because of the waterslides

 

[GTs58]

1897 Hendee & Nelson Silver King bicycle. Yet to be unveiled because of the waterslides

Do you think they might’ve possibly been overcoated? Varnish maybe? Shellac? do you have any denatured alcohol and Q-tips? Sounds like you’re gonna be doing a trial and error until your shelf is full of products.

 

[piercer_99]

50 years? Aint no water slide decals then..you meant the original silk screening?

82 years and counting, water slide.

 

[babycalfs]

I came here looking for some help to get a pretty stubborn decal off but I didn’t know what kinda decal it actually was. Sucker was stiff tho. I ended up using a torch to heat it up then just scrapped it off with a paint scrapper. Goo-Gone and a scotch brite pad took the sticky glue off that was left behind.

 

[Hoagie57]

I came here looking for some help to get a pretty stubborn decal off but I didn’t know what kinda decal it actually was. Sucker was stiff tho. I ended up using a torch to heat it up then just scrapped it off with a paint scrapper. Goo-Gone and a scotch brite pad took the sticky glue off that was left behind.

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Not a decal that's a sticker.

 

[GTs58]

I came here looking for some help to get a pretty stubborn decal off but I didn’t know what kinda decal it actually was. Sucker was stiff tho. I ended up using a torch to heat it up then just scrapped it off with a paint scrapper. Goo-Gone and a scotch brite pad took the sticky glue off that was left behind.

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I usually refer to a waterslide as a decal and with something that has a glue backing it would be called a sticker.

Looks like @Hoagie57 beat me to it.