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#201581 - 25/03/10 10:01 AM Removing Side Stripes
benr88 Offline


Registered: 01/12/09
Posts: 57
Loc: Birmingham/Dudley UK
Hi everyone

Before i start, i just want to say sory because i know that there are loads of posts on this but i cant find them!

I am taking the blue side stripes off a white ST this weekend, whats the best way to go about it and what are the risks of damaging the paint etc?

What do you all think, would a naked white ST look better than one with side stripes?
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#201582 - 25/03/10 10:06 AM Re: Removing Side Stripes [Re: benr88]
Happy Birthday SparK Offline


Registered: 12/03/10
Posts: 5269
Loc: Malta
i never liked any kind of vinyls on any car... as to how to go about to remove them, well i cant help with that but yes there are a lot of posts regarding this =)
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#201583 - 25/03/10 10:16 AM Re: Removing Side Stripes [Re: SparK]
Alex_H Offline


Registered: 01/03/09
Posts: 15061
Loc: SE London
I like just the side stripes on the But a naked white one does look good

Hope that helped
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#201584 - 25/03/10 11:03 AM Re: Removing Side Stripes [Re: Alex_H]
PinkRinse Offline
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Registered: 02/01/05
Posts: 6067
Loc: Shoreham-by-Sea, W. Sussex, UK
Very warm (but not boiling) water or a hair dryer on a gentle heat (i.e. dont put it up against the poor car lol) and they should peel off fine. Take it slowly too. Some sort of Bug & Tar Remover should get rid of any left over glue, give it a wash, polish and wax and she should look peachy fine.
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#201585 - 25/03/10 12:23 PM Re: Removing Side Stripes [Re: benr88]
Kaxe Offline


Registered: 01/07/08
Posts: 8157
Naked white 's are the best my good sir!


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#201586 - 25/03/10 12:34 PM Re: Removing Side Stripes [Re: Kaxe]
ClareST Offline
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Registered: 26/04/07
Posts: 91
Loc: Romford, Essex
Leave them on. Striped ST's are rapidly becoming a dying breed.

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#201587 - 25/03/10 03:59 PM Re: Removing Side Stripes [Re: ClareST]
MinesAred1 Offline
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Registered: 07/10/07
Posts: 260
take'em off look loads better

hair dryer and autoglym tar remover then a good wax, you may still see signs of the stripes for a while with the morning dew but with some elbow grease and a few washes they will eventually go


Edited by MinesAred1 (25/03/10 04:02 PM)

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#201588 - 25/03/10 07:36 PM Re: Removing Side Stripes [Re: MinesAred1]
STMAN Offline


Registered: 25/04/06
Posts: 238
Loc: North Yorkshire
my st is exactly the same as urs, i have had it naked for a week now..... had the standard ford side stripes, i just used a old hair dryer, washed and waxed after removing and looks gr8, the hole thing took me 2-3 hours, off to dmb on sat to get my blue fadeing ott and sides fitted, will be sure to post sum pictures hope u managed ok with urs!
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