How hard to peel off dealer stickers?
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goldwing2000
OG Mazda Mafia
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- 2004 Mazda3s Hatch; 346,000 mi (sold)
2024 CX-5 CE; 7,500 mi (so far)
Exactly. Make the dealer take them off. Give them a choice, even. Tell them they can either remove the unauthorized stickers or pay you $100 per month for an advertising fee. (glare)
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iLisa said:take it back to dealer.. tell them you want it off. When I got mine, I told him if that was on it, I wouldn't buy it.
well they listened to you....they didn't put a sticker on my car..they drilled two freakin holes in my front bumper and stuck a plastic dealer plate frame on it and i didn't even have a front plate!!!!!!!!!!(pissed)
how old is it?
if its new (like within a month) You should just be able to peel it off... nothing special is required.
If its really old (couple of months of summertime abuse) you may need to use a heatgun (or hairdryer) and possibly some time of remover (prep-sol if you can get your hands on it or I used goo gone on my pinstriping and no it did not hurt my paint finish).
after its removed I would claybar the surface and apply wax.... if its been there a WHILE and a noticable shade is present you might want to 3 step wax or high-speed buff the car... should reduce/remove the visible difference in the paint.
hope that helps! if you have any questions please ask.
Sean
EDIT: I just read the gasoline comment... DO NOT try this... It will eat through your clear coat, esp. on any type of "summer-like" weather.
if its new (like within a month) You should just be able to peel it off... nothing special is required.
If its really old (couple of months of summertime abuse) you may need to use a heatgun (or hairdryer) and possibly some time of remover (prep-sol if you can get your hands on it or I used goo gone on my pinstriping and no it did not hurt my paint finish).
after its removed I would claybar the surface and apply wax.... if its been there a WHILE and a noticable shade is present you might want to 3 step wax or high-speed buff the car... should reduce/remove the visible difference in the paint.
hope that helps! if you have any questions please ask.
Sean
EDIT: I just read the gasoline comment... DO NOT try this... It will eat through your clear coat, esp. on any type of "summer-like" weather.
goldwing2000
OG Mazda Mafia
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- 2004 Mazda3s Hatch; 346,000 mi (sold)
2024 CX-5 CE; 7,500 mi (so far)
bazooka joe said:
I would make them replace the bumper cover. That's bulls***.
nondual said:
yeah then you should be able to remove it without using anything (assume its not blistering cold where you are)
It SOUNDS rough but its really not, just take a fingernail to get underneath it and try pulling it back. Worst case scenario, you tear it sticker which wont hurt the car.
Sean
bazooka joe said:
i feel ur pain, the dealer did this to my protege (neither PA or DE require the front plate)... so with the ms3 I was sure to say that they put nothing on the car...butttt they did anyway, luckily it was a sticker, not a plate. Sean can attest that within minutes of the car coming out of the detailing shop there were 3 to 4 salesmen franticly peeling off the dealer sticker
goldwing2000
OG Mazda Mafia
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- 2004 Mazda3s Hatch; 346,000 mi (sold)
2024 CX-5 CE; 7,500 mi (so far)
Excellent. Glad to hear that somebody has a pair. (thumb)
