Charger06 Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 So my new stripes came in this week and was going to polish the spots where the old ones where. I had planned on just doing FMP, and maybe MSS if needed. Any thoughts or suggestions. I dont plan on putting any wax on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3PedalMINI Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 Just polish. You have to clean the surface and that will remove any wax/mss you lay down. My van lettering guy specifically stated don't bother waxing because he'll remove it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charger06 Posted September 24, 2011 Author Share Posted September 24, 2011 Yeah didn't want to wax just yet.. Have the itch though because my Americana came in today..lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin@SwanCreek Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 Mike, If you are planning on putting down new vinyl stripes I would actually suggest against doing anything in the area that you plan on putting down the new stripes... I say this because I do vinyl lettering for customers at my shop, and when I first started every once in a while I would have a customer that wanted their vehicle detailed at the same time. I found that if you do any claying, polishing, or waxing over the area you plan to letter or place a decal over, it ends up causing problems in the long run. I actually would have trouble with getting the vinyl to stick, and once it would stick... a few days later their would be an issue with the vinyl peeling off. I hope this helps you, and you can learn from my mistake... Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganSRT8 Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 Mike,If you are planning on putting down new vinyl stripes I would actually suggest against doing anything in the area that you plan on putting down the new stripes... I say this because I do vinyl lettering for customers at my shop, and when I first started every once in a while I would have a customer that wanted their vehicle detailed at the same time. I found that if you do any claying, polishing, or waxing over the area you plan to letter or place a decal over, it ends up causing problems in the long run. I actually would have trouble with getting the vinyl to stick, and once it would stick... a few days later their would be an issue with the vinyl peeling off. I hope this helps you, and you can learn from my mistake... Good luck! ^^^ I've heard that before too, friends dad truck had them to start to peel only after a few days. good call! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 Mike,If you are planning on putting down new vinyl stripes I would actually suggest against doing anything in the area that you plan on putting down the new stripes... I say this because I do vinyl lettering for customers at my shop, and when I first started every once in a while I would have a customer that wanted their vehicle detailed at the same time. I found that if you do any claying, polishing, or waxing over the area you plan to letter or place a decal over, it ends up causing problems in the long run. I actually would have trouble with getting the vinyl to stick, and once it would stick... a few days later their would be an issue with the vinyl peeling off. I hope this helps you, and you can learn from my mistake... Good luck! Can't agree more. I've done 3 cars already and wherever you put your new stripes it has to be totally clean and free of any wax or polish. Wait till the stripes are on and then detail the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris@Adams Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 Can't agree more. I've done 3 cars already and wherever you put your new stripes it has to be totally clean and free of any wax or polish. Wait till the stripes are on and then detail the car. With Rich! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueGenCoupe Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 Mike,If you are planning on putting down new vinyl stripes I would actually suggest against doing anything in the area that you plan on putting down the new stripes... I say this because I do vinyl lettering for customers at my shop, and when I first started every once in a while I would have a customer that wanted their vehicle detailed at the same time. I found that if you do any claying, polishing, or waxing over the area you plan to letter or place a decal over, it ends up causing problems in the long run. I actually would have trouble with getting the vinyl to stick, and once it would stick... a few days later their would be an issue with the vinyl peeling off. I hope this helps you, and you can learn from my mistake... Good luck! :iagree: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincenzo Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 Before I had my stripes done I clayed the whole car and polished the hood. figured I would get out any imperfections before he layed vinyl over them. No wax, no treatment, no nothing. I did a wash with alot of APC on the hood afterwords just to make sure no wax or polish residue was still on the paint. Funny enough, the one spot on my front bumper that I did not clay was the spot the stripe came up a bit on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charger06 Posted September 25, 2011 Author Share Posted September 25, 2011 Thanks for the responses!! My plans where to just wipe it down with some APC to get some of the old adhesive off of it and then put them on..Just wasn't sure if I needed to wash and polish it since they have been covered up for the past three years.... Going to heed all the warnings and try not too mess them up today when I put them on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 Thanks for the responses!! My plans where to just wipe it down with some APC to get some of the old adhesive off of it and then put them on..Just wasn't sure if I needed to wash and polish it since they have been covered up for the past three years.... Going to heed all the warnings and try not too mess them up today when I put them on... I use denatured alcohol to wipe down the area first to make sure EVERYTHING is off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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So my new stripes came in this week and was going to polish the spots where the old ones where. I had planned on just doing FMP, and maybe MSS if needed. Any thoughts or suggestions. I dont plan on putting any wax on it
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