Bloody rim stickers

i really dislike the way bike manufacturers have to slather everything with logos and crappy stickers.

my new wheels have big stickers on that i cannot remove with my nails like i normally would. the rims are black anaodised so i dont want to take anything sharp to them.

ill use white spirit as normal to get the gunk off, but thats neither here nor there if i cant get the bloody sticker off.

any tips/advice on how to do this without making my new rims ugly?

You're already on track with the white spirit. Rubs some in over the sticker before you even try peeling.

soft hands and patience

Mayonnaise. Seriously. Gets stickers off loads of stuff.

Seriously seriously?

I use sudocream.

Oops wrong thread.

hot soapy water for 20 minutes, then peel off then white spirit or surgical spirit. Always works for me.

hair dryer... heat em up and they will slide off

acetone.

lighter fluid, rub it on to an edge of the sticker for a bit and should peel up.

thick bleach

rhino cum - it's a right fucker to get hold of mind

acetone.

that will strip off everything colourwise completely wont it? it's in nail polish remover for that purpose.

wire brush

you dont anodise your nails...

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc3vcXp_7O8&feature=related

we made one of those once...

well, we filled a super soaker with red diesel an fired it at a bonfire.

The best stuff is Isopropyl Alcohol, or rubbing alcohol. Available OTC from any chemists for a few squids.

I'll see your emu oil & raise you marmot oil. My animal loving ex bought some of this in Austria for the cute picture of a marmot on the front. She was not o pleased when I translated the ingredients.

http://www.natur-mehr.de/uploads/RTEmagicC_Murmeltiersalbe.jpg.jpg

you'll also need white wine to removed the strain cause by the red wine too.

do you think that removing sticker will help to prevent bike theft in a minor way? for example, your bike is not advertising (as much) how much you spent on it?

WD40 also works a treat and all those other lubes

do you think that removing sticker will help to prevent bike theft in a minor way? for example, your bike is not advertising (as much) how much you spent on it?

Of course

Kim and Aggie used baby oil to get stickers off a floor...

... might be worth a shot. Plus its always good stuff to have around ;)