How about applying a new decal? Anyone have good hints? I'll be taking off the old faded Westfalia on my poptop and replacing with a shiny new one. I've got the toolbox out, the drill all charged up and have asked my family to be on standby this weekend!! But seriously folks, any hot tips on this? Thanks AP Hovasse 86 Westy Toronto on 4/27/01 1:31 AM, Rico Sapolich at JKrevnov@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 4/26/01 2:29:09 PM, Doug@beaconmarketing.net writes: > > << anyone have a good method > for removing the annoying decal car dealers insist on sticking on the > back of your car >> > > Doug, > > Removing vinyl appliques from cars is like making pasta sauce, everybody has > their own favorite way of doing it. Mine is to flood the offending decal > with hot water straight from the tap. Once it is warmed, it will peel right > off along with most of the adhesive. We are like most families in that we > set the water heater thermostat a little above what is considered a prudent > temperature. Whatever it is, the temperature seems to be just right for > vinyl stripping with no chance of paint damage. I clean the scant amount of > adhesive left behind with mineral spirits. > > Rich |
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