I'm going to make a suggestion (not having tried it on a Westfalia
sticker yet). Freeze spray.

We use this on pinball machines to get mylar and decals off of pinball
playfields without damaging the (sometimes) delicate paint the mylar or
decals are covering.

Essentially what you do is get a can of compressed air, invert it so
that the liquid comes out instead of air and spray the liquid on the
decal. Be careful as the liquid is cold and could cause frostbite.
After spraying for a short while start lifting up the edge of the
decal. If it starts sticking again spray some more.

Note not all compressed air products will work. I've had good sucess
with "PerfectData's PerfecDuster" which comes in a blue bottle. I did
not have sucess with Falcon "Dust-Off".

This technique has one benefit in that if you are trying to PRESERVE
the decal (for later reuse) this is a good way to get it off in one
piece.

After removal of the decal I use Naptha to remove the remaining glue.

Again, please note I have not tried this on Vanagons.

On Monday, July 28, 2003, at 06:54 PM, Steve Delanty wrote:

> Any chemicals that work good on ancient sticker glue, but
> don't hurt the top?