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Old August 16th, 2009 Aug 16, 2009 4:21:50 AM -   #1 (permalink)
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Default Car vinyls - what to use?

Hi all,

I am about to do some stickers for my car and want to know if the vinyl im using will mess the paint up or do anything stupid.

Im using normal sign vinyl from Xpres (XP2057).

Any help or advice would be great

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Hi Ben,

No the vinyl will not hurt your vehicle. But there are vinyls that you will want to use. Use a vinyl that is rated to last outdoors for at least 6 to 8 years. Standard vinyls after a year in the will fade, and become a hassle to remove. Also some paint jobs (Older Dodge, Chevy and sometime Jeeps had bad primers) will chip when pealing off the old vinyl. Vinyl will not let UV light fade the paint underneath vinyl, so after you remove the old vinyl, the paint will look just as it did when you applied the decal.

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Hi Ben,

No the vinyl will not hurt your vehicle. But there are vinyls that you will want to use. Use a vinyl that is rated to last outdoors for at least 6 to 8 years. Standard vinyls after a year in the will fade, and become a hassle to remove. Also some paint jobs (Older Dodge, Chevy and sometime Jeeps had bad primers) will chip when pealing off the old vinyl. Vinyl will not let UV light fade the paint underneath vinyl, so after you remove the old vinyl, the paint will look just as it did when you applied the decal.

Hope these help...
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I will double check with Xpres before i go ahead

Thanks for your help
 
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Anytime Ben... Good luck!
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Also make sure the car is not freshly painted. I put some vinyl on a truck that was out of the paint shop for 2 weeks. When I took the vinyl off, it peeled up the paint in some spots. I'm pretty sure the paint job was shotty( poor prep)
 
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Also make sure the car is not freshly painted. I put some vinyl on a truck that was out of the paint shop for 2 weeks. When I took the vinyl off, it peeled up the paint in some spots. I'm pretty sure the paint job was shotty( poor prep)
I have a brand new fiesta so i hope the paint wont come off
 
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