55ant
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| posted on 28/6/10 at 12:28 PM |
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Stripe removal
Hi chaps,
Im interested in a car but it has a stripe that im not too sure about yet. If it was in the middle I would probably just replace it with a white one,
anyway, it is a vynle stripe, my question is how much of a pita would it be to remove, and will it have affected the paint underneath?
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[Edited on 28/6/10 by 55ant]
away from cars, now cycling and building TT bikes
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designer
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| posted on 28/6/10 at 12:30 PM |
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Don't you remove these stripes using boiling water to soften the adhesive?
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Thinking about it
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| posted on 28/6/10 at 12:31 PM |
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Warm it up with a hair drier.
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55ant
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| posted on 28/6/10 at 12:36 PM |
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cheers guys, for the removal i think i can almost just leave it outside for an hour in this heat then boiling water, my main issue is will it have
affected the paint underneath,
away from cars, now cycling and building TT bikes
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02GF74
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| posted on 28/6/10 at 12:37 PM |
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^^^ what the hairdresser said 
the paint may be affected in 2 ways:
a) the glue may have reacted with the paint - unlikley but ....
b) paint under the strp will be darker due to not being exposed to the sun
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Stott
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| posted on 28/6/10 at 12:48 PM |
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My main issue would be how much power it will lose when you take the stripe off, of course if you are replacing it with one of equal thickness, all
being well, it'll still shift. 
It shouldn't be that bad underneath though, I don't think it's a colour that is easily affected by the sun, could be wrong though
but I should imagine a quick polish once it's off should see it right if you're not replacing it. I like it though.
I just T- Cut the wifes pink ka as it was so flat it looked almost white, it's come up amazingly well, and don't forget, T-Cut is only
£1.24 at the moment in Tesco petrol stations, lol
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55ant
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| posted on 28/6/10 at 12:51 PM |
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cool, what do we think about the car?
away from cars, now cycling and building TT bikes
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iank
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| posted on 28/6/10 at 01:26 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by 55ant
cool, what do we think about the car?
I like it...
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
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02GF74
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| posted on 28/6/10 at 01:40 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by 55ant
cool, what do we think about the car?
I like it too as well as the tripe.
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