Removing vent visors

[Ceezer]

My wife's Tahoe has some vent visors on her Tahoe that were painted and put there from the dealership but now, 6 years later, they're cracked, broken, and losing their coating. I'm trying to get them off but the adhesive tape is killing me. I tried some decal/adhesive remover that usually turns glues to jelly but frig... I tried a plastic scraper, a metal putty knife, and a razor blade but I worry about slipping and scratching the paint.



Would a hair dryer be successful?

 

[BigJimZ28]

use fishing line to saw off the vent visor(dental floss works also)

then use your decal/adhesive remover (I like wd-40)

then just wash polish & wax!

 

[Ceezer]

I thought about the fishing line but couldn't find any. I did manage to get one of them off after much prying/trimming but even then I still couldn't get the adhesive off. The spray alone isn't working like it usually does, and even spray & scraping was minimally effective.

 

[BigJimZ28]

I assume there is "foam" on the tape?

if so try to scrape it off then

spray some wd-40 on a rag and hold it there

it will disolve it (could take some time )



good luck

 

[Five Star]

Direct heat should loosen up the majority of the adhesive. Use a hair dryer on high.



then you can remove the residual glue with decal remover

 

[kurtdaniel]

Direct heat should loosen up the majority of the adhesive. Use a hair dryer on high.



then you can remove the residual glue with decal remover

ive tried this and it worked..:thx

 

[kurtdaniel]

Direct heat should loosen up the majority of the adhesive. Use a hair dryer on high.



then you can remove the residual glue with decal remover

ive tried this and it worked..ive used a hair blower to heat the adhesive then with a little force I pulled out the vent visor..