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l008com · 05-30-2016, 02:03 AM

I just pulled the plate off our old family boat's trailer. This plate should have 30 years worth of registration stickers on it. (the "16", going all the way back to about "87" or so). I'm probably going to get the new plate since this one is so beat up. And of course that will come with a new sticker. BUT for old-times sake, I'm wondering if theres any way I might be able to dissolve the glue, but not the stickers, on this plate? It would be pretty neat to get them all off and separate! The glue on these things is pretty permanent though, and the stickers quickly get nice and brittle. But maybe theres something I can soak the plate in? I'm getting a new one so I could soak this one as long as needed.

rebelyell22 · 05-30-2016, 02:12 AM

wallpaper steamer. Iron might work

ChrisBlair · 05-30-2016, 06:30 AM

I tried something similar with a California plate, to expose the right year for my car. I was going to put it on for car shows as a gag.

More trouble than it was worth. But you can do it, even if you use a razor blade and patience.

68rssscamaro · 05-30-2016, 06:45 AM

Get a new plate. The paint is all cracked on that one.

h422694 · 05-30-2016, 07:33 AM

Most of the stickers have score marks in them. They are designed so they cannot be removed without major damage. Prevents theft.

jrhagen · 05-30-2016, 07:50 AM

Odds are, no.

ChrisBlair · 05-30-2016, 07:59 AM

Except that I have done it...

Gary24 · 05-30-2016, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by 68rssscamaro

Get a new plate. The paint is all cracked on that one.

Read much?

jrhagen · 05-30-2016, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by ChrisBlair

Except that I have done it...

Odds are, key phrase.

68rssscamaro · 05-30-2016, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Gary24

Read much?

My opinion was exactly what I said, go get a new plate...Not sure what you mean by your comment.

OP: you will never be able to remove each registration sticker. They are made to say void with lines in it once you try to remove them.

MGD · 05-30-2016, 10:22 AM

Use a Lighter torch and heat up the rear of the plate where the stickers are, little by little.
Use a razor blade and scrape the very first sticker of the softened paint.

90503 · 05-30-2016, 01:58 PM

I'd leave the stickers piled on....That speaks to the true art and history of the plate...Sort of a badge of honor, gives it character...lol...

Try to separate them?....Probably not worth the hassle....

Good luck. If you really want to separate them, I'd try soaking it in Goo-Gone....

ChrisBlair · 05-30-2016, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by jrhagen

Odds are, key phrase.

Plenty of folks more dextrous than me. Oh I wouldn't give the task to an armless man or a cockerspaniel, or even to the average ham fisted passer by, true.

kmarshall2121 · 05-31-2016, 10:02 AM

stickers also become brittle, they will more than likely break off into pieces trying to separate them...

05-30-2016, 02:03 AM	#1
l008com Drives: 2013 1LT Crystal Red/Beige Manual Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Stoneham, MA Posts: 735	Can I Remove Registration Stickers Without Damaging Them? I just pulled the plate off our old family boat's trailer. This plate should have 30 years worth of registration stickers on it. (the "16", going all the way back to about "87" or so). I'm probably going to get the new plate since this one is so beat up. And of course that will come with a new sticker. BUT for old-times sake, I'm wondering if theres any way I might be able to dissolve the glue, but not the stickers, on this plate? It would be pretty neat to get them all off and separate! The glue on these things is pretty permanent though, and the stickers quickly get nice and brittle. But maybe theres something I can soak the plate in? I'm getting a new one so I could soak this one as long as needed. __________________ FS: 245/50R19 Snow Tires

05-30-2016, 02:12 AM	#2
rebelyell22 Drives: 2011 SIM 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Tupelo, MS Posts: 5,902	wallpaper steamer. Iron might work __________________ 2011 2SS/RS built 8/24/10

05-30-2016, 06:30 AM	#3
ChrisBlair Buick 455 Fan Drives: 1970 Buick, 2012 1SS LS3 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Boston MA Posts: 5,957	I tried something similar with a California plate, to expose the right year for my car. I was going to put it on for car shows as a gag. More trouble than it was worth. But you can do it, even if you use a razor blade and patience. __________________

05-30-2016, 06:45 AM	#4
68rssscamaro Camaro: A Legend Reborn!! Drives: SOLD: 12 2SS/RS LS3 45th Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: NY Posts: 743 View My Garage	Get a new plate. The paint is all cracked on that one. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

05-30-2016, 07:59 AM	#7
ChrisBlair Buick 455 Fan Drives: 1970 Buick, 2012 1SS LS3 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Boston MA Posts: 5,957	Except that I have done it... __________________

05-30-2016, 07:33 AM	#5
h422694 Drives: '16 Z06 7 Spd, 2024 High Country HD Join Date: May 2015 Location: Kansas City area Posts: 442	Most of the stickers have score marks in them. They are designed so they cannot be removed without major damage. Prevents theft.

05-30-2016, 07:50 AM	#6
jrhagen Banned Drives: Camaro Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: USA Posts: 2,701	Odds are, no.

05-30-2016, 10:22 AM	#11
MGD Drives: 16 Camaro SS Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Menifee Posts: 820	Use a Lighter torch and heat up the rear of the plate where the stickers are, little by little. Use a razor blade and scrape the very first sticker of the softened paint. __________________ Interior: Adrenaline Red. SS/2SS, M6, NPP, Sun Roof, 8" Nav. Black 5 Spoke Wheels.

05-30-2016, 01:58 PM	#12
90503 Drives: 2011 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Torrance Posts: 14,430	I'd leave the stickers piled on....That speaks to the true art and history of the plate...Sort of a badge of honor, gives it character...lol... Try to separate them?....Probably not worth the hassle.... Good luck. If you really want to separate them, I'd try soaking it in Goo-Gone....

05-31-2016, 10:02 AM	#14
kmarshall2121 Drives: 2012 45th Anniversary Edition Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,618 View My Garage	stickers also become brittle, they will more than likely break off into pieces trying to separate them...