Wait until the snow melts, use a heat gun and go slow.
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Often the path to forgiveness is to realize that the other person is an imbecile.
Wait until the snow melts, use a heat gun and go slow.
Heat gun or even a hair dryer. Do not burn the paint, You only need to warm up the decal and it will peel off so do not get to close to the paint. I removed a Gt strip from a customers 67 that was not on straight but the shop that did the paint installed the strip before the paint was cured and it peeled the paint up in a couple of spots. Easy fix but took a lot more time to repair it.
It's a supercharged hairdryer. Hotter than a hair dryer, cooler than a heat gun. I use one all the time in my garage. Even bought a heat gun, and this one is my go to heat gun for 95% of the hot air work I need.
Come in great for spray painting those small parts for the car too. Heat them up, paint, and dry with this.
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1995 GT convertible - Laser Red
1995 GT convertible - Black (Son's ride)
1966 GT Fastback under restoration- Code T Red
with White LeMans stripes.
Hey CW, I think this will help the overall look of the car. I agree with warming the stripe with a hair drier and go slow.
If you would remove the trim on wheel openings, lower it down a few inches in the bank, one in the front....you would have it sitting and looking sharp (at least in my mind)
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The hair dryer/heat guns do work, may I also suggest 3M adhesive remover....it can penetrate most of the time the sickers & even after removal it removes the adhesive completely with no paint damage.
The hair dryer/heat guns do work, may I also suggest 3M adhesive remover....it can penetrate most of the time the sickers & even after removal it removes the adhesive completely with no paint damage.
Careful with some of those "adhesive removers" I bought one years ago and it was basically paint stripper. Can't remember the brand though.
Goo Gone is a non solvent based adhesive remover, and another good one is WD-40.
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1995 GT convertible - Laser Red
1995 GT convertible - Black (Son's ride)
1966 GT Fastback under restoration- Code T Red
with White LeMans stripes.
Heat gun or hair dryer is the magic tool, but be careful to pull the decal backwards over itself, parallel with the car as you remove it, do not pull straight up as this will multiply the liklihood of paint damage/pull up.
I have a small can of "bumper sticker remover" that I picked up at Advance auto yrs ago. It works great to clean up any residue left behind just as "goo-gone" will and its safe for the paint. "WD-40" will work too, as it is a fish-oil based formula if you have that laying around... (Water Displacement, 40th formula tried. Google it, it's interesting!)
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Careful with some of those "adhesive removers" I bought one years ago and it was basically paint stripper. Can't remember the brand though.
Goo Gone is a non solvent based adhesive remover, and another good one is WD-40.
3M adhesive remover has been around for 30+ years & is specifically designed for use on automotive paints....used by just about any bodyshop to ensure the removal of any adhesive.
3M adhesive remover has been around for 30+ years & is specifically designed for use on automotive paints....used by just about any bodyshop to ensure the removal of any adhesive.
Yea, I remember using that stuff about 25 years ago. Kind of like Ronson lighter fluid if I remember correctly. I was just making sure cwlife didn't grab a generic brand off the shelf.
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1995 GT convertible - Laser Red
1995 GT convertible - Black (Son's ride)
1966 GT Fastback under restoration- Code T Red
with White LeMans stripes.
Yea, I remember using that stuff about 25 years ago. Kind of like Ronson lighter fluid if I remember correctly. I was just making sure cwlife didn't grab a generic brand off the shelf.
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