"Yeah, sure. A normal DVI-Cable wouldn't fit in there. Some users might just break the cable and wonder why there is no signal!"

~Me (stupid), forgetting which community this is

Thank you for the input! I might do that in case I don't have time to get all of them removed.

Just hiding them doesn't sit quite right with me somehow. Don't know if that makes sense for you.

Ah, thx for the explanation!

Of course, repurposing as much as possible should be a given, we don't have that many oils laying around though.

Certainly! I guess an automatic wildlife camera wouldn't be all bad. When it comes to punishment though they did absolutely put down

Ku Klux Klan™ White-ass-Power Stickers!

They are not trying to hide shit. XD

Willst raten? xD So präsent habe Ich sowas auch noch nicht gesehen, aber im Osten wird das immer schlimmer. Beim betrachten der interaktiven Karte für die Kommunalwahlen/Europawahl in 2024 habe Ich mich schon sehr geschämt!

Ich verstehe wie es einem hier nach härterem Werkzeug langt, vor allem weil der Automat schon einiges abbekommen hat. Da aber irgendwer vor mir schon einmal ähnliche Sticker ziemlich ordentlich entfernt hat, möchte Ich das auch ein bisschen würdigen, und möglichst nicht noch mehr Spuren im Lack hinterlassen, als ohnehin schon da sind.

Auch Danke für die Warnung! Ich passe schon irgendwie auf, eine Maske wegen des Lösmittels hilft schon ein kleines bisschen, und Tagsüber, gerade wenn man nicht alleine ist, sollte da auch nichts passieren. Ich wette für die Kamera Sache gibts Präzedenzfälle, aber für den Fall, dass da wirklich eine ist, und die mich rankriegen wollen Dafür... dann weiß Ich auch nicht mehr ^^

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Want to guess? xD I haven't seen anything like this in the east (of germany), but it's getting worse and worse. When I looked at the interactive map for the local elections/European elections in 2024, I was very ashamed!

I can see how you might be longing for tougher tools here, especially because the machine has already taken a beating. But since someone before me has already removed similar stickers quite neatly, I would like to pay tribute to that a little and, if possible, not leave any more traces in the paint than are already there.

Thanks for the warning too! I'll take care somehow, a mask should help a little bit because of the solvent, and during the day, especially if you're not alone, nothing should happen. I bet there are precedents for the camera thing, but in case there really is one and they want to get me for that... then I don't know anymore ^^

Oils are most likely the most cost effective solution, but that would be quite messy to do right? (Not that I would mind enough, to not save a few bucks👀)

Thank you! I am already in contact with a local group that has a surplus of stickers, so that should go pretty smoothly

Thanks for the Heads-up. I had a friend of mine relay their concerns about that to me aswell, don't know where they got that info though.

So far at least there where no traps to be found, but you're right, better not risk it!

WD-40 comes quite cheap, so that might be another option. Next Paycheck there will be some unusual orders coming from my account xD

I like the enthusiasm, but I am not really one for preemptive strikes. In case shit goes south, the adhesive remover i tried comes in a spray can, and, theoretically, doubles as a flamethrower.

I fear we don't have that here, but that would (like the option GorGor mentioned) only be one order away, might look into it, depends on how much shipping costs. Also for future reference, if this Site is to be trusted, Goof Off is more aggressive than Goo Gone, but contains acetone, so a bit of extra caution is to be taken. If this goes on for a while, I will sadly have time to do a comprehensive review of everything that was suggested so far

Thanks for the reply! Used a set of plastic scrapers for the job, although they were a bit to floppy for my liking. I tried to be as non destructive as possible, using water and some retail adhesive residue remover (which certainly helped, but not as much as I would have liked) I already heard from a friend, that every once in a while, nasty stuff, like razor blades are hidden underneath those. But using one myself might actually be a good Idea, just gotta be careful not to scratch the actual machine ^^'

Cute sketch so far! Wonder what will be in the background. Hope you find time to relax soon