# Big Ugly Parking Permit Stickers **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 30, 2004, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-ugly-parking-permit-stickers/226703 "2004-01-30T04:10:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![blasphmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@blasphmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blasphmer)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2004, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-ugly-parking-permit-stickers/226703/1 "2004-01-30T04:10:36Z")
Ok for our county parks I bought a yearly permit. I don’t want to defraud them or anything, however there’s no way i’m puting a HUGE bright orange poster on my wittle blue car. Even if it wasn’t horibly tacky it’d still obstruct my vision as the left side of my WS is pretty important and there’s no real nooks or crannies to hide it in. How can i make it semi-permanent only for those few days ill go to the park this year? Also how do you eventually remove permanent stickers if you’ve affxed one to your windshield. ---
**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2004, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-ugly-parking-permit-stickers/226703/2 "2004-01-30T04:23:00Z")
It’s self-adhesive? With a paper backing that you peel off and then stick the thing on the glass? Just leave the paper backing on, and use Scotch tape to tape the whole thing, intact, to the glass when you need it. Most permanent stickers, depending on the adhesive they’ve used, will come off with the application of GooGone. Great stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2004, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-ugly-parking-permit-stickers/226703/3 "2004-01-30T04:24:25Z")
Tape it on the _inside_ of the windshield, even if it’s designed to stick on the outside. If you have it on the outside, once the Scotch tape gets wet, it’ll let go and you’ll lose your sticker. ---
**Author:** ![kniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2004, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-ugly-parking-permit-stickers/226703/4 "2004-01-30T04:30:30Z")
[indent] **ORANGE** and **BLUE** look good together. **WAR\*\*\*\*EAGLE!!** [/indent] ---
**Author:** ![blasphmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@blasphmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blasphmer)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2004, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-ugly-parking-permit-stickers/226703/5 "2004-01-30T04:31:09Z")
Well I shoud have mentioned the paper backing is on the FACE of the sticker, IE you have to remove it to see the sticker. ---
**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2004, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-ugly-parking-permit-stickers/226703/6 "2004-01-30T04:39:33Z")
> [@blasphmer](#): > > the paper backing is on the FACE of the sticker, IE you have to remove it to see the sticker. Remove the paper backing and apply the sticker to some sort of clear plastic. Then use in in the way that DDG suggests. To remove sticker residue from windows, a combination of a razor blade scraper and solvent such as denatured alcohol works well. ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2004, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-ugly-parking-permit-stickers/226703/7 "2004-01-30T04:45:17Z")
Peel it and stick it to a sheet of clear acetate - resulting in a “laminated” looking gate pass. ---
**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2004, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-ugly-parking-permit-stickers/226703/8 "2004-01-30T04:47:53Z")
Yah, just one of those sheet protector things you put in a binder. How big is this sticker? ---
**Author:** ![blasphmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@blasphmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blasphmer)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2004, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-ugly-parking-permit-stickers/226703/9 "2004-01-30T05:02:54Z")
> [@Duck Duck Goose](#): > > Yah, just one of those sheet protector things you put in a binder. How big is this sticker? probably about 2.5x2.5, though i’m extremely sensitive to vision and am easily disturbed by things in my winshield perhipery. ---
**Author:** ![MikeG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikeg/32/4329_2.png) [@MikeG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeG)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2004, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-ugly-parking-permit-stickers/226703/10 "2004-01-30T05:16:25Z")
Go to [www.stickershield.com](http://www.stickershield.com). Their product works great, it allows you to attach the sticker to a clear piece of treated plastic that clings to the windshield. I used to use it all the time, the last two stickers I needed I couldn’t find it so they are permanent. I find it at AutoZone, JJ Peppers (convenience/liquor store) those type of places