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Old 10-18-2011, 10:37 AM
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Removing Decals...easy or hard

I got the 3-M Stripe off wheel and used it last night. Works well and does not hurt the paint...however the paint looks so good underneath the decal on the trunk lid that I am working on will need to be buffed out. Also 30 years of wax and such make for some added reason to get it buffed out.

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I found these two products and want to know if anyone has used them with success.

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Old 10-18-2011, 11:43 AM
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the eraser is the way to go. the liquid stuff isnt worth the money and way to messy. i know the erasers are too but its dry and not wet. you may even have to take some 2000 grit to the trunk lid cuz i guarantee there is still (fine) lines from the edges of the stripe. Stripes just do that because they attract heat more so they embed the outline of where they were in the paint.
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a good heat gun works as well. just have to be careful and not leave it in one spot too long or it burns the paint.
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Originally Posted by mikerp76
a good heat gun works as well. just have to be careful and not leave it in one spot too long or it burns the paint.
Look I did this tonight in about an hour and a half...a heat gun works but you still take a chance ripping the paint off..this wheel is a 100% proven fact to this user.


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Old 10-19-2011, 09:57 PM
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that does look good. but with my luck i would still end up burning the paint with it. what part of houston are you in?
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Originally Posted by mikerp76
that does look good. but with my luck i would still end up burning the paint with it. what part of houston are you in?
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cool i'm down off of hwy 6 and westheimer area.
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