Member Since: 24 Mar 2013
Location: Derbyshire
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Removing Ladder Before Selling
I have fitted a few ladders and know that the sticky pad is really sticky but never taken one off. Does anyone know if the it leaves the paintwork stained or needing restoration? Talking to a chap about purchasing my D4 and he wouldn't want the ladder on it
The pad that the top sits on :
MY06 S - Gone but not forgotten
MY12 HSE - Gone
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14th Jan 2017 8:27 pm
Luapno
Member Since: 27 Sep 2013
Location: Birmingham
Posts: 871
try something like this http://amzn.eu/glNdFnO or WD40 also works. takes a lot of elbow grease to get it all off. worth also getting a plastic scraper
14th Jan 2017 8:30 pm
dadof7kids
Member Since: 23 Aug 2011
Location: sunny Doncaster
Posts: 1303
white spirit works well
14th Jan 2017 8:40 pm
Snowman
Member Since: 06 Aug 2016
Location: Holmfirth
Posts: 317
You need a toffee wheel , designed for just that job.
Have you sold the ladder , if not how much ?Andy.
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14th Jan 2017 8:46 pm
RDR
Member Since: 24 Mar 2013
Location: Derbyshire
Posts: 2260
Thanks
I haven't sold the car yet
ill be selling quite a few bits once it goes MY06 S - Gone but not forgotten
MY12 HSE - Gone
MY16 HSE Luxury - Sold
MY20 D5 HSE - Sold
Current RR L460 PHEV
14th Jan 2017 8:47 pm
Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
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I found that WD40 works best of all by heating the glue up with a hot air paint stripper (half heat) and then rubbing the glue with mutton cloth (also soaked in WD40).
14th Jan 2017 9:04 pm
Moo D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: Wiltshire
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Lighter fuel also works.New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
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EGRs blanked
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14th Jan 2017 9:10 pm
RDR
Member Since: 24 Mar 2013
Location: Derbyshire
Posts: 2260
Thanks guys
The cars not very old so hopefully removing bits like this wont be too much hassle.
The chap is having a think about the purchase anyway, loved it but think he needs to convince his wife as I was pretty open about running costs, maybe need to find a more experienced discovery 3/4 owner to buy it MY06 S - Gone but not forgotten
MY12 HSE - Gone
MY16 HSE Luxury - Sold
MY20 D5 HSE - Sold
Current RR L460 PHEV
15th Jan 2017 9:12 am
Farmer Chalk
Member Since: 07 Mar 2013
Location: Independent Republic of Kentishshire.
Posts: 4156
Taken a couple off now and the sticky pad is exactly that...it's super strong and you have to be really brutal with it to break the seal......but worry not as the ladder will come away and leave the sticky pad behind..... which in a way protects the paintwork.... you can then remove the pad in the ways as described above!
When I took mine off the pad stuck to the ladder.A vaccine does not stop you catching a virus, or passing it on, or getting ill from it, really ill. It does reduce the likelyhood of you dying when really, really ill. Stay Alive - KEEP AWAY FROM PEOPLE.
15th Jan 2017 11:09 am
Farmer Chalk
Member Since: 07 Mar 2013
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It is horrible how brutal you have to be though!
15th Jan 2017 11:15 am
DG Site Moderator
Member Since: 12 Dec 2005
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I stuck the sticky pad to the ladder 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
15th Jan 2017 11:21 am
Moo D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 13906
Same here. New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
15th Jan 2017 12:25 pm
biskit
Member Since: 23 Dec 2009
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Posts: 1365
When I pulled my well used ladder off, it came with the pads and left no Mark at all. RDR does selling the D4 mean there's a Volvo on its way?Mantec sump guard.
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