I think I used a sharpened "putty knife" type scraper. But....

Try to leave some outline of the old (presumably OEM) sticker so you can
align new sticker to that.

I likely used something like brake parts cleaner on a rag to prep area for
new sticker. Mine is still in place some years later.....

Neil.

On 8/25/16, Mark McCulley <markmcculley@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Are there any tricks to ease removal of old Westfalia decals from poptop
> and luggage rack? I believe mine are the original ones and aren't coming
> off easily. I haven't tried heat (hair dryer) or chemicals yet, wanted to
> see what others had done.
>
> Thanks!
>
> -Mark
>

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