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Just a word of advice to anyone contemplating putting incorrect vinyl decals onto a car that they later sell to me:
Please do not epoxy decals onto the car, vinyl decals already stick quite well to paintwork without using very strong glue that lifts the paint off the bodywork.
Thank you.
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Dare to show us photos?
I need to see the horror.
I feel your pain,I did a rally a few years ago and placed the vinyl event sticker on the engine lid. It looked cool so I left it there for a couple of months, when I removed it, the paint came with it. I think heat activates a stronger bond between the two materials.
That sucks the big one.
I lost a chunk of paint from my left front guard pulling off an event decal after a tarmac rally one year. I suspect the quality of the paint work prep was not quite what it should have been....:rolleyes:
You can buy glue remover if there are any left to remove but not sure what it would do to paint?
Unfortunately I took no pics during the removal process, I was otherwise engaged. However, after 2 tedious days of scraping with a razor blade, wet-sanding, buffing with rubbing compound, acetone and thinners, I got all the decals and glue off with only a few patches of paint damage. I temporarily touched that up with white rust-oleum until I can locate a bodyshop that will be able to do a permanent repair for not too many of my finest greenbacks.
I may now have to replace the old Carrera decals with new Porsche decals to cover the repair.
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ack man, what a pity. I've had a chronic previous owner(s) is a putz problem too. :rolleyes:
Heat gun will loosen most decals and glue
^ And paint in some cases! ^
Never heard of using epoxy as an adhesive for decals???
BTW nice car. :)