I can't remove my Forester's window stickers !

[chester]

This may sound like a very stupid question but how
can I remove the two small stickers on my Forester's
left rear window ?

These are the stickers which tell you about the car's
emission level as compared with an average new vehicle
and the ability of the bumpers to withstand low-speed
collisions.

I've tried using my finger nails, a razor blade and
paint thinner but have only managed to removed just
a little bit of the edges so far. I didn't wnat to
push too hard with the razor blade because I didn't
want to scratch the glass window.

I've thought about using a heat gun but don't know if
this can damage the glass or other parts nearby.

Thanks in advance for your suggestions.

 

[Andrew Morris]

Go harder with the razor blade.... or get the dealer to take them off at
the first service... I've NEVER had a car shipped with these stickers...

 

[Alan]

The dealer is supposed to remove them.

 

[Mike B.]

Be careful, the sides are tined? Usually it is inside the glass tinted, not
add on.

 

[H. Whelply]

I have them on my new Forester, also. I think it says on one or both that
they're to be removed only by the owner.

 

[Shane Brittle]

Rub eucalyptus oil on them - works every time.

 

[Bart]

Even regular vegetable oil might helpl...I have used vegetable oil to help
get labels off of jars, so it might work on your window sticker as well..

 

[Tony Hwang]

Hi,
Tried finger nail polisher remover(Acetone)?
It should work.
Tony

 

[null]

I use a hair dryer and a razor blade on window stickers. For stickers on
the vehicles paint a hair dryer
and a fingernail work fine. You may want to pick up a razor blade scraper
holder. This will give you
more leaverage and won't turn you fingertips white.

 

[Nutrition]

Warm them with a hair dryer, same as getting the stickers off a new
motorcycle

 

[TransFixed]

Even regular vegetable oil might helpl...I have used vegetable oil to help
get labels off of jars, so it might work on your window sticker as well..

I second that, vegetable oil works wonders on all kind of labels.
Especially if you have the kind that comes in a spray can (not kidding).

- D.

 

[ed]

Warm it with a hair drier, not heat gun (too hot), but warm up the whole
glass first, then concentrate on the stickers.
Ed B.

 

[chester]

Thanks again for all the suggestions.

I just had a chance to remove them last night
and it took me over an hour using a combination
of heat (hair dryer), thinner and a razor blade.

It was the razor blade that did most of the work.