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Old Oct 9, 2006 | 04:46 PM
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How Do You Safely Remove Vinyl Stripes??
I need to get mine off the car, but I don't want to botch it up...can I just peel them back?

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Old Oct 9, 2006 | 05:00 PM
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Add a little heat from either a hair dryer or a heat gun and they'll peel right off. A heat gun would be better as it's a little hotter than a hair dryer.
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Old Oct 9, 2006 | 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by SixtySix
Add a little heat from either a hair dryer or a heat gun and they'll peel right off. A heat gun would be better as it's a little hotter than a hair dryer.

Sixty-Six is correct. Use a heat gun. It will work much better than a hair dryer. Just don't get it too close to the paint. A heat gun is much hotter. Just take it slooooooww.
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Old Oct 9, 2006 | 05:28 PM
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What ever you do don't just pull them off. I just took mine off so I could re-do them. I did not use heat I just pulled them off and they left a lot of residue. It was a major pain to remove.
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Old Oct 9, 2006 | 06:00 PM
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I just stuck mine in the hot Florida sun for a couple of hours. The stripe on the roof I was replacing came right off in one piece, with no residue. Took around 5 seconds.
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Old Oct 9, 2006 | 07:01 PM
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Thanks guys!
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