sun fade or damage from stipes

[Brooko]

Hi there

just about to put a deposit down on a Black/Gold 182, and the original owner has put some dark grey stripes over the car gordini style, if i removed them would the paint come with it and would there be any fade after just over 1 years old?

I cant make my mind up about them

 

[Rich]

In that time period you should be ok.

 

[Brooko]

thanks vey much, would there be any particular way to get them of to make it look as fresh as possible

 

[Iain C]

will be ok....i had my stripes on a year and they came off ok...just needed some scratch x
as the mark a bit on the edges

 

[lewisniven]

id be tempted to try heating them with a hairdryer then peeling them off, like, heating where ur peeling if u catch my drift, just to soften the glue.

 

[Rebecca]

id be tempted to try heating them with a hairdryer then peeling them off, like, heating where ur peeling if u catch my drift, just to soften the glue.

I would agree with that heating glue up on stickers does help, also take your time with it. It should polish out if there are any remaining lines.

 

[Saner]

but dont use a heat gun!

 

[lewisniven]

lol, no, hairdryer is more than enough. heatgun will lift the paint and all sorts.

 

[kully]

me thought about this 1 b4 , will defo keep thinking about going back a stealth look ...heheehehehe

 

[Leeshez]

Remove them and some decent layers of protection and hopefuly you should be ok.

 

[Final Maxim]

really depends on how much its been weathered. if this cars been weathered quite a bit, not kept in garage, around trees a lot, maybe by the ocean, it will be a pretty significant stripe left behind. as the others have said though, aslong as the existing paintwork looks in very good nick and it polishes up like glass then it should be ok

 

[Stu_c]

just pour very very hot water over them less chance of anything going wrong

 

[Floodie]

use a windproof lighter

 

[Rich]

LOL @ the lighter.

Would not use boiling hot water tho, stick to the hairdryer.

 

[Kinsella]

Ive not read the full thread,,, but if the car is from a dealer say i want them stickers taking off, if the paint flakes its not your problem !!