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chloe16v

 posted on 31st Aug 08 at 00:15

i debadged the back of my car and you can still see where the letters were :( we could never get ALL the glue off, but got most of it off :(


cjohnson

 posted on 30th Aug 08 at 22:34

Well no I don't really fancy them colour coded... Too much cost/hassle to do lol... I've decided that they're staying (at least for now anyway).. Until I pluck up the courage to do it haha

nah it looks more subtle with them on and thats kind of the look I'm after...

Cheers..:thumbs:


Daveskater

 posted on 30th Aug 08 at 18:37

Colour coded bump strips are the way forward imo.

The last owner took mine off, wish he hadn't :( There was still bits of glue left on one side when I bought it :lol:


will_ainsworth

 posted on 30th Aug 08 at 15:46

also it saves parking dints if you have them... colour code them?


mattk

 posted on 30th Aug 08 at 15:41

just leave them on, Corsas look shite without them anyway


Huwsi

 posted on 30th Aug 08 at 15:25

ooh, use "Sticky stuff remover" to get the glue off- it works a treat.


lisac

 posted on 30th Aug 08 at 15:10

Managed to get mine off all ok just had to give good polish and wax off afterwards. Used hairdryer to take it off, and petrol to take the remanants of glue off, Beware can be a long job as i took mine off loads of glue was left on. I know there is an air tool you can use if you have a compressor cant remember what it is but will take it straight off :thumbs:


Fraser Young

 posted on 30th Aug 08 at 14:23

quote:
Originally posted by cjohnson
Hmmmm it's just the risk, it scares me! lol, I wanna do it but don't dare!


tbf, if u take them off, and the paint is faded/mismatching, you could always just stick them back on... if not, result!


Huwsi

 posted on 30th Aug 08 at 14:14

Don't be put off though :look:

Some people have managed to sort it with wet and dry, it just so happpened that i had some surface rust so i had to rub it down and spry it any case :thumbs:


cjohnson

 posted on 30th Aug 08 at 14:01

fuck it then, I'm leaving mine on! lol


Huwsi

 posted on 30th Aug 08 at 13:56

^^^^I had the same and mine was a '99

Good excuse to get stuff done in the body shop TBH :lol:


Steve X16XE

 posted on 30th Aug 08 at 13:47

I removed them off mine and found this in the paint work..




cjohnson

 posted on 30th Aug 08 at 13:10

Hmmmm it's just the risk, it scares me! lol, I wanna do it but don't dare!


cjohnson

 posted on 30th Aug 08 at 13:09



^^^^
My car..


Mobby

 posted on 30th Aug 08 at 13:08

quote:
Originally posted by cjohnson
It's a 2000 w... Do you think I'd be better off leaving them alone?


well you have a better chance of not causing damage than i did with my 1993 model


cjohnson

 posted on 30th Aug 08 at 13:06

It's a 2000 w... Do you think I'd be better off leaving them alone?


Huwsi

 posted on 30th Aug 08 at 01:27

Depending on what year your car is, it may need spraying anyway


Bobber123

 posted on 30th Aug 08 at 01:25

use a heat gun to heat the bits you want to remove, or use boiling water, once there off use a white spirit type fluid to get any sticky bits left on


cjohnson

 posted on 30th Aug 08 at 00:10

Hi, as in title, I'm looking to de rub strip my car tomorrow... How do I do it, ensuring not to take off any paint...

Cheers Carl..