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Old May 17, 2008 | 12:43 PM
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hi.. when i got my car..the guy who owned it had vinyls going along the whole side of the car..im sick of it because i think its the reason why i get pulled over a few times a month..

but i dont want to remove it if it will peel off my clear coat or paint....the car is a96 and i kno for sure that the vinyls been on their for more than 3 years..

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Old May 17, 2008 | 12:44 PM
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and if anyone knowz for sure how to remove this without messing up the paint or clear coat..PLEASE do explain!! thanks in advance!!
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Old May 17, 2008 | 01:45 PM
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hair dryer..heat that stuff up and it should just peel right off
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Old May 17, 2008 | 04:38 PM
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will i get any glue cleaning problems?? i have no clue how vinyl is put....any other suggestions??

also theirs no risk of peeling any clear/paint is there???
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Old May 17, 2008 | 05:28 PM
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heat gun and fingernails
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Old May 17, 2008 | 05:30 PM
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use a hair dryer and take your time!! if you have glue left over use bug/tar remover and/or use the clay bar system. I've done this a couple of times and it works.
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Old May 17, 2008 | 06:45 PM
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replace the tails to stock. And also I'm guessing that tint doesn't help with getting pulled over. I know I get pulled over far less once i removed my tint
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Old May 18, 2008 | 11:14 AM
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thanks everyone..im going to attempt this projecttt after the weather gets better..and i dont have stock tail lights =[...and i love my tint =]
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Old May 19, 2008 | 05:14 AM
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I have to take off decal's often enough at work. We use a heat gun (hair dryer would work) and a plastic razor blade to get it started then just peal away. sometimes comes off clean.. sometimes it comes off in small pieces
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Old May 19, 2008 | 02:50 PM
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I have tint on my coupe and don't get pulled over too often. I got pulled over a couple of months ago, but that was the first time I'd been pulled over in three years.

I'd stick with the hair dryer idea. They might even peel off after the car has sat out in the sun and warmed up quite a bit.

Afterwards I'd suggest you polish and wax the entire car. I'd actually clay the entire car too, but I know a lot of people don't like to detail their car(s).
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