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3/21/12, 03:49 AM

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Opinions Needed. Before I lose my mind.

I got RTR style stripes on my stang and I am not sure about the hood stripe, I got it fit good but under the decal theres dirt. As a result I have little bumps but at the same I feel the hood stripe takes away from the muscle of the hood?

Im also affraid that when I squeegeed the decal on those peace of dirt/debris might of moved around and scatched the hood.

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Yah or Nah For hood stripe?

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3/21/12, 06:43 AM

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Remove all of it, but that's just me.

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3/21/12, 08:11 AM

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I would leave just the side stripe then paint the calipers to match

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3/21/12, 08:20 AM

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Remove the hood stripes, keep the rest

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3/21/12, 09:10 AM

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I actually like the stock photo better, with no stripes and stock wheels. I'd put stripes on my head before I put stripes on my car.

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3/21/12, 10:13 AM

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Take the stripes off!

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3/21/12, 11:12 AM

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I would leave just the side stripe then paint the calipers to match

This.

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3/21/12, 11:15 AM

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I like the side stripe. The hold strip takes away from it, I guess it's too big?

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3/21/12, 11:42 AM

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I dig it. I vote yay.

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3/21/12, 11:46 AM

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Did you not clean it before you put it on? Should've gotten out the ol' clay bar. But either way, any scratches should be very minimal. I'm not a fan of either of the stripes, but the side stripe with the calipers painted could look interesting...

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3/21/12, 12:57 PM

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remove the stripes

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3/21/12, 06:05 PM

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Yep......remove them all.

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3/22/12, 01:51 AM

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The Result
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And.... a **** ton of swirl marks
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How do I get these guys off? I've clayed and waxed buff maybe?

Used WD40 and Microfiber cloths to get the left over decal glue off.

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3/22/12, 02:01 AM

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What are you trying to remove? Swirls?

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3/22/12, 02:10 AM

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Swirls now.

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3/22/12, 02:20 AM

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Paint correction. Lots and lots of work if you decide to do it yourself. Best advise, pay a good detailer specializing in paint correction. We have a few threads in car care section. I just did mine. Still not as nice as I want it to be but much better. Took me 4 days and buffer and chemicals costed me over $300. I would pay a pro and never look back.

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