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Hoddo

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Registered: 7th Nov 06
Location: Wallisdown, Bournemouth
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13th Dec 06 at 16:59

Okay, so I finally took it on myself to remove the pre- 97 strips due to em looking ugly!

things were going well and they came off a breeze including the majority of the sticky black stuff.

now comes the crappy bit. I was left with loadsa nasty glue, and the dryer + credit card just isnt touching it.

My fingers are stinging like hell, I've done 1 door so far (3 doors togo)

anyone know any advice that can help with this laborious task

[Edited on 14-12-2006 by Hoddo]

Dean_W

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Registered: 13th Dec 05
Location: Downham Market, Norfolk
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13th Dec 06 at 17:06

A mate of mine used nail polish remover.

BarnshaW

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Registered: 25th Oct 06
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13th Dec 06 at 17:06

i used petrol to get it off.

psycho sport

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Registered: 27th Mar 03
Location: Guildford Surrey Drives: Vauxhall Monaro
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13th Dec 06 at 17:09

tiny bit of petrol and T cut works a treat! oh and alot of elbow grease!

flash22

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Registered: 13th Sep 05
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13th Dec 06 at 17:11

pull the strips off and use a stripe removal tool (aka a carmel /toffee wheel) there only £6-7 and save a lot of hard work

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MOULDING-AND-STRIPE-REMOVAL-WHEEL-DRILL-ADAPTOR_W0QQitemZ230065219821QQihZ013QQcategoryZ30923QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Edited on 13-12-2006 by flash22]

Hoddo

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Registered: 7th Nov 06
Location: Wallisdown, Bournemouth
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13th Dec 06 at 17:12

cheers for the info guys, am gonna leave it for 2nite.. would white spirits work the same as petrol?

Haimsey

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Registered: 8th May 05
Location: Nottingham Drives: Corsa B
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13th Dec 06 at 17:28

quote:
Originally posted by flash22
pull the strips off and use a stripe removal tool (aka a carmel /toffee wheel) there only £6-7 and save a lot of hard work

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MOULDING-AND-STRIPE-REMOVAL-WHEEL-DRILL-ADAPTOR_W0QQitemZ230065219821QQihZ013QQcategoryZ30923QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Edited on 13-12-2006 by flash22]

bearing in mind if you use these too fast it can fuck up your paint work

best to just get stuck in there and do a bit of hard work, i just picked and picked at mine when i did the badges, i take it theres a lot more with rubstrips though

Marcy Marc

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shane2corsa

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Registered: 4th Sep 05
Location: Nettleham, Lincolnshire
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13th Dec 06 at 17:31

mine took about 2 hours, picking/t-cutting/petrol-ing lol

Joe

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Registered: 20th Jun 04
Location: Hesketh Bank, Lancashire
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13th Dec 06 at 17:37

Loads of tar and glue remover and scrape it off with a credit card. Works perfect for me.

Hoddo

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Registered: 7th Nov 06
Location: Wallisdown, Bournemouth
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13th Dec 06 at 17:52

I've done the drivers door so far and I'm shattered lol! I'll post picks when I've done! though im guessing theres gonna be a fade line purely because a) its a red car b) its 10 y/old

shane2corsa

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Registered: 4th Sep 05
Location: Nettleham, Lincolnshire
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13th Dec 06 at 17:55

quote:
Originally posted by Hoddo
I've done the drivers door so far and I'm shattered lol! I'll post picks when I've done! though im guessing theres gonna be a fade line purely because a) its a red car b) its 10 y/old

someones got even more hard work, polishing

Hoddo

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Registered: 7th Nov 06
Location: Wallisdown, Bournemouth
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13th Dec 06 at 18:04

quote:
Originally posted by shane2corsa

quote:
Originally posted by Hoddo
I've done the drivers door so far and I'm shattered lol! I'll post picks when I've done! though im guessing theres gonna be a fade line purely because a) its a red car b) its 10 y/old

someones got even more hard work, polishing

Im prepping my fingers for blisters brb

dannymccann

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Registered: 9th Aug 06
Location: Doddington, Lincolnshire
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13th Dec 06 at 20:34

quote:
Originally posted by Hoddo
I've done the drivers door so far and I'm shattered lol! I'll post picks when I've done! though im guessing theres gonna be a fade line purely because a) its a red car b) its 10 y/old

did warn ya

good luck

vaux-tech

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Registered: 28th May 06
Location: Preston, Lancs. Drives: Astra SRI turbo.
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13th Dec 06 at 20:38

will this be any good? any body experienced using this exact item? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MOULDING-AND-STRIPE-REMOVAL-WHEEL-DRILL-ADAPTOR_W0QQitemZ230065219821QQihZ013QQcategoryZ30923QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Hoddo

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Registered: 7th Nov 06
Location: Wallisdown, Bournemouth
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13th Dec 06 at 22:57

quote:
Originally posted by dannymccann

quote:
Originally posted by Hoddo
I've done the drivers door so far and I'm shattered lol! I'll post picks when I've done! though im guessing theres gonna be a fade line purely because a) its a red car b) its 10 y/old

did warn ya good luck

you didnt warn me, anywho I dont really mind about the fade lines! Im a adict when it comes to cleaning and t-cuting so give it a few t-cuts and im sure it'll blend it, and besides the pre 97 strips look ugly anyway!

flash22

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14th Dec 06 at 11:35

quote:
Originally posted by vaux-tech
will this be any good? any body experienced using this exact item? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MOULDING-AND-STRIPE-REMOVAL-WHEEL-DRILL-ADAPTOR_W0QQitemZ230065219821QQihZ013QQcategoryZ30923QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

There easy to use keep the drill at 3-4k rpm and dont keep it in one place for to long other wise it may burn the paint/lacquer.

It took me 15 mins to remove 4 rubstrips a bit of G5 and polish to finish it off so about an hour in total

[Edited on 14-12-2006 by flash22]

C_O_R_S_A___B

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Registered: 17th Jul 06
Location: Thornley, County Durham
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14th Dec 06 at 12:14

somebody told me WD40 but i aint tried it yet to be fair!!

Jon

Alex16v

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Registered: 30th Jun 06
Location: Chester Drives: Civic ep3 final edition
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14th Dec 06 at 12:17

I used autoglym tar remover on my sport badges.

Works well.

johnhara1

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Registered: 19th Oct 06
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
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14th Dec 06 at 12:23

quote:
Originally posted by vaux-tech
will this be any good? any body experienced using this exact item? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MOULDING-AND-STRIPE-REMOVAL-WHEEL-DRILL-ADAPTOR_W0QQitemZ230065219821QQihZ013QQcategoryZ30923QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

used that at the bodyshop to remove my badges before spraying my car. took all of 2 mins and was effortless. well worth the money IMO

Haimsey

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Registered: 8th May 05
Location: Nottingham Drives: Corsa B
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14th Dec 06 at 12:26

quote:
Originally posted by Alex16v
I used autoglym tar remover on my sport badges. Works well.

Marcy Marc

White Sport Progress Thread

Hoddo

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Registered: 7th Nov 06
Location: Wallisdown, Bournemouth
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14th Dec 06 at 15:21

Okay, I've finally finished! work out a good technique on the second strip which helped!

I've also just recieved my new numberplates with 3/4 sized text etc.

Let me know if the hard work paid off guys, while I appreicate the wheels might not be to many peoples taste Im still paying for the car atm so they will maybe changed at a later date:

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