DIY: Road Tax Disc/Sticker Removal Made Easy

By NYC 9 hours ago

A must-have but sometimes a headache to maintain

To some of us, one of the most daunting events of owning a car is the time to replace the road tax sticker. Here’s a quick fix on how to perform the job without too much hassle.

Not only does the design of it make it easily broken-apart on removal, the remaining glue residue can be a nightmare to rub off before sticking on the replacement.

There is however a couple of methods to ease the pain and here is one of them:

Tools:

• hairdrier or professional heat gun
• anti-rust with toilet soap solution
• rag or tissues

Method:

1. With the hairdrier or heat gun on a an extension cord, start by heating up the corner of the sticker that you would start peeling

Heat up the sticker with a hairdrier

2. Carefully and slowly peel off the sticker from its edge. The heated section should easily come off together with the glue residue.

3. Pay special attention at areas where it is designed to tear.  Once torn, it will take more effort to remove that torn section. Giving it another round of hairdrier treatment might help prevent this.

Some of the many parts designed to tear

4. In case some leftover glue residue remains after the whole sticker is off, spray some anti-rust onto a piece of rag. Rub onto the spot until it is completely removed.

5. Lastly wipe the area with some soap solution and rinse it until its clean and dry. It is then ready for the new road tax sticker.

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