Got some center cap decals the replace the completly faded originals on my SS1 wheels. My question: How to remove the old decals which seem to be 'petrified' after 40 years?

 

One thing I've tried that seems to work (takes a lot of patience) is to use a hair dryer and heat the thing up until the glue behind the decal turns liquidy; then gradually remove the decal. It takes a lot of patience, though - just heat them up, one at a time, until you can lift each decal.

Randy C.

 

Thanks Randy, I'll give that a try.

 

Either I'm not generating enough heat or I have a lack of patience (or both). May have to try an industrial-strength heat gun because they are not budging! I've tried a sharp knife to try and get under the edge but it's just 'peeling' up tiny pieces off the edge of the metal decal. I may have to unbolt the center cap and drill a tiny hole to 'push' it out from behind but I would hate to have to resort to that. Anybody else have any ideas?

 

I used one of these when I did mine....
Worked just fine.

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It really takes lots of heat. It might work better if you could remove the center caps and heat them from the back side. That's about all I can offer.

Randy C.

 

Mike - the last time I replaced those on a set of caps I just put them over the existing emblems...they were so thin you could not tell...and you already know the old ones aren't going to fall off on their own. I think I might have used a little thicker glue underneath but as I said, you couldn't tell afterwards and it sure was a lot less trouble than what you're going through.

 

Thanks Scott! That's EXACTLY what I ended up doing (with a smear of adhesive on the back in addition to the sticky backing) and they look perfect!