Submitted by FurbiesInsideMe t3_111olib in CambridgeMA
Am I alone with this challenge? Having a devil of a time removing the 2022 adhesive city of Cambridge resident parking sticker from my windshield. Truth be told, here’s a pic of the intact 2022 sticker and it’s the 2021 sticker residue that ails me today - I haven’t even begun removing 2022.
What is everyone else doing? Plastic chisel? Soaking the adhesive in something? I’m afraid to use a razor blade.
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Razor blade worked marvelously! TY!
I just use rubbing alcohol in a spray bottle and a little plastic scraper.
next time, throw cling wrap on the sticky side and then just tape it to your window.
I see a lot of people mentioning razor blades, and I just want to mention that you can get plastic razor blades from hardware stores, like Tags, if you're afraid of scratching the glass. After you get the bulk of it off with the razor blade, use isopropyl alcohol to attack the remaining adhesive.
After many years of razor-blading, I saw these sticker shields at the Ace Hardware in Porter Sq. Depending on how you value your time they might be worth the investment; you’ll never need to scrape off a sticker again! (Pretty sure they’re available on Amazon as well.)
I don’t bother to remove them. I like having a collection
I was going to mention those, and Tags is exactly where I’ve bought mine. They’re well worth it, to avoid the aggravation.
Hot water and dish soap. Use the rough side of a sponge
COVID helped me on this one. I have a little hand sanitizer in my glove compartment now and since it's mostly alcohol it does the trick ni still need to give it a good few rounds of rubbing though.
Nail polish remover is your best bet. Works every time. Don’t use a razor.
After you're done removing this, I put a piece of clear packaging tape (or you can buy dedicated sticker shields) over the sticky part of the permit then just keep it on my windshield with a small sliver of tape.
Break the window and have insurance replace it for no charge. It's the easiest way. /S
Yep packing tape is the way to go
Razors are fine, they won’t scratch the glass if you use them properly
After spending an hour scraping one off, I started using double-sided scotch tape over the adhesive. It holds fine and comes off easily
For the future, I got a little plastic thing that sticks to the windshield into which I can insert the parking passes. I have self laminating adhesive sheets I use to laminate the pass so it’s not externally sticky.
I just ask the auto shop to scrape it off when I do my inspection and oil change at the same time. They have the tools and are always nice enough to do it.
Me too. I had from 06 to 22 all on one window...
I don't know the rules in Cambridge, but in Boston you can be cited for not removing the old ones
It's super petty, but if you get pulled over by a jerk it's not worth the extra fine
Goo begone
My annual vehicle inspection is around the same time as parking renewal, and I’ve had good luck asking the guy at the inspection place if he could scrape off the old parking sticker at the same time. Takes them 2 seconds with their scraper tool
I use those same ones; I bought them on Amazon and didn't know they sold them at Tags. The Cambridge stickers are small enough that you can get four years out of one pack.
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It sucks, but it's miles better than the Somerville one.
I just found a post here about the 2019 stickers and the poster was complaining that new rules said you had to remove the old stickers.
https://www.reddit.com/r/CambridgeMA/comments/a0chui/2019_resident_parking_permit_new_rules_and/
thesavagemonk t1_j8fvyx1 wrote
Razor blade should be fine, just keep it flat. Goo-gone works well. It's definitely a pain