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Old 07 August 2008 | 12:08 AM
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as you can see i have a few graphics on the car i just brought, how do i get them off? will it leave ****e lines all over the car?
Old 07 August 2008 | 12:27 AM
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their most likely just vinyl stickers, warm them up a touch with a heatgun or warm water and a sponge and just pick at a corner untill you have something to grip and just pull it. you may find the paint has faded slightly so will look brighter under the sticker as it's been protected from the sun so you'll have to deal with that
Old 07 August 2008 | 11:08 AM
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Becareful some stickers ripp of the lacque also due to them being so sticky, just take your time and ease the vinyl graphics off gently.
Old 07 August 2008 | 11:22 AM
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agree with above, take it real slow, heat it up lots, i took mine off and they took some paint with it too

its a right pain, specially as i havent found a place where i can get a touch up pen ( for the smaller bits ) without having it mixed.
i also found that a few of the stickers had been laquered and where i took it off it left the outline on the wing
Old 07 August 2008 | 11:56 AM
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right not risking it, paint work is already tatty and the decals actually hide a multitude of sins so i'll leave them be, cheers for help guys.
Old 07 August 2008 | 11:59 AM
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No problem Rossy,

Glad to have helped!
Old 07 August 2008 | 12:05 PM
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u shoudl be ok taking the stickers off the bonnet, spoiler and rear wings as i found them simple, it was only the drivers side door big decal that pulled off the paint. u can always get diff graphics, thats what i settled for, not forking out gettin my whole door resprayed for a little bit of missing paint! stickered scoobs rule anyways!
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