Decal Care

[blackSRT10]

Hey fellas, hope everyone is having a good day out there.. nice and sunny in CT finally and I just got my adam's gear for my new SRT

So I have a decal on my SRT and I'm curious about the best way to detail it. I've seen many different write ups in previous posts and I was hoping to kind of clear up the different things.

 

Some people say treat the decal as you would normally treat your paint. Clay it, wax, etc. Some people say don't touch it.

 

It would be nice to see a good write up or if someone has a link that would help me tremendously.

 

Jerry

[Chris@Adams]

Jerry! Post up some pics of these decals in question.

[NightMare Silverado]

Treat it like the rest of the car.

[blackSRT10]

http://www.netcarshow.com/dodge/2009-challenger_srt8_silver/

 

Here you go...

[blackSRT10]

 

So I took picture of the decal. Hope that helps out.

[NightMare Silverado]

is it flat black or the fake carbon fiber? it looks flat black from the pic.

 

The only thing you have to do "special" is tape off the edges if using a pc if polishing by hand your fine.

 

wash, wax, clay and polish like you would paint, Thats what I do and my vinyl looks great.

[blackSRT10]

 

Yeah the decal is the fake carbon fiber. Any other opinions?

[Mick]

Nice car !!

[The Ryan]

is it flat black or the fake carbon fiber? it looks flat black from the pic.

 

The only thing you have to do "special" is tape off the edges if using a pc if polishing by hand your fine.

 

wash, wax, clay and polish like you would paint, Thats what I do and my vinyl looks great.

 

I'm going to disagree with Stephen on this one. I would not polish the vinyl. There is no clear coat to remove on vinyl. I'm currently just claying and waxing the vinyl stripes on my Camaro. I do plan on ordering Adam's clear polish to try on my stripes the next time I place a order. I'll let everyone know how that pans out when I get around to it.

[JoeSyko]

So far, I've been using the VRT to clean mine. Seems to work good for me. I'm curious about the clear polish tho.

[his&hers]

I too would like to know what is the best product to use on the stripes / decals. I have a challenger srt8 with the carbon fiber type stripes and a daytona charger with the matte black decals.

[NightMare Silverado]

I've hand polished all my flat black vinyl using shr and revive. Vinyl pucks up water spots ect way worse than paint and hand polishing made it look new again.

[The Ryan]

I've hand polished all my flat black vinyl using shr and revive. Vinyl pucks up water spots ect way worse than paint and hand polishing made it look new again.

 

My stripes are glossy, so I'm afraid to remove the gloss with SHR or FMP.

[11chevz71]

I think the clear polish has been working good for people.

[whiterp199]

I think the clear polish has been working good for people.

 

I agree Jesse. I have been hearing nothing but good things about clear polish.

[JJ1o87]

I can't believe I didn't see this sooner. I clay my stripes. But the only way to get the white dots that eventually accumulate on the stripes is by using peanut oil. Make sure you tape off the paint around the stripes because the peanut oil will take the wax off. Rub some peanut oil on your stripes and it works wonders. Then wash the car and put some wax on it. Good to go.