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Old 11-06-2018, 04:28 PM
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Just bought this modified '88, don't care for the graphics.


Painted graphics on the both sides of the hood, fenders, doors. Any advice on removing them without paintwork?
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Old 11-06-2018, 05:19 PM
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Nice! its been for sale for a while in this area
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Depends, are they on top of the clear or under it? On top you could carefully wet sand it off then buff. Under is a much different story.
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Re: Just bought this modified '88, don't care for the graphics.
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Nice! its been for sale for a while in this area
Is the ad still up? I'd like to see what has been done to it.
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Old 11-06-2018, 05:47 PM
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Re: Just bought this modified '88, don't care for the graphics.
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Depends, are they on top of the clear or under it? On top you could carefully wet sand it off then buff. Under is a much different story.
I'll check when I get it home.
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You could also put some matte black (or whatever color) stripes down the sides of the cowl, covering the graphics. Might not be your first choice, but it would potentially be easier/cheaper/quicker than a repaint. -Heck, you could even do Plastidip. -Though I despiseplastidip, in this rare case, it may prove useful.
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Wrap the car
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It's not the worse graphics I've ever seen... Not the best either.
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Heat gun and credit card. Good luck.
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Re: Just bought this modified '88, don't care for the graphics.
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You could also put some matte black (or whatever color) stripes down the sides of the cowl, covering the graphics. Might not be your first choice, but it would potentially be easier/cheaper/quicker than a repaint. -Heck, you could even do Plastidip. -Though I despiseplastidip, in this rare case, it may prove useful.
I second this.. might actually look cool with flat black decals on the sides
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