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Re: [tech] help removing bumper guard ticktape



I have heard off a product called Sticker Shock. We sell it for about $2 a
can and is good for bumper stickers, adhesive from trim, etc...

Carl
'83 Scirocco

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> From: Jason Brunberg <stoopid@idirect.com>
> To: rts@phoenix.net
> Cc: scirocco list <scirocco-l@privateI.com>
> Subject: Re: [tech] help removing bumper guard ticktape
> Date: Tuesday, May 14, 1996 5:55 AM
> 
> Ryan Schuermann wrote:
> > 
> > hey for those of you that have already..whats the easiest way to
> > remove the foamy sticky tape crap thats holding the door bumper black
> > strip thingy onto the body? i want to remove that trim piece but that
> > glue is sure hard to scrape off with the old fingernail
> 
> 	Main ingredient:  A hot, sunny day.  You will also need some mild
> adhesive-remover.  I have heard of some kind of 3M product, but have
> never seen it, so don;t know for sure.  I used this stuff called "Oil
> Eater", and it got the stuff off extra quick.  However, it cleaned so
> well, that it washed away 10 years of caked on dirt and grime.  So I had
> me a nice clean strip along either side of my car when I removed the
> trim.  A couple weeks later I used the Oil Eater on the whole car, and
> that night, people asked me when I got my car painted. :)
> 
> 	However, I have no clue as to what kind of damage this stuff could do
> long-term to my car's paint.  I don't worry about it too much, cuz I
> will address the paint at a later date, so if it looks kinda shite, no
> problem...I'll get to it.
> 
> > also easiest way to remove pin striping?
> 
> 	I would imagine that the steps taken for removing trim would be the
> same for pinstriping.  HTH
> 
> 
> jason
> 87 16V
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