Removing F1 vinyl...

[Doogle]

Ladies and gents,

I have done a fair amount to my little Clio in a month and have come to the realisation that driving it round, being a standard 'full fat' 197, with the F1/R27 bumper stickers is like driving a BMW M sport with an M3 badge.

So I want to remove them. I prefer the 'clean' look without them anyway and am wondering the best way to remove them? Im sure they arnt designed to come off easily and I am slightly worried about discolouration around them. Any advice?

Doug

 

[MaxiDave]

Lightly go over with heat gun or hair drier and they should peel off.
"Tardis" is the best stuff to remove any glue left over.

 

[LOCKE]

As above hair drier and AutoGlym Intensive Tar Remover if no Tardis to hand. If paint shows fading and you don't have a machine polisher then try Meguiars Ultimate Compound. You are doing the right thing by removing the decals if it's not a 'real' R27.

 

[Johnny 99]

I boiled the kettle & poured hot water over the graphics I removed from my car. Took seconds to remove & no residue left.

 

[///M]

Good call. Definitely the right thing to do.

As for BMW, it used to be funny when someone put an ///M badge on a 318. Now it's just sad as BMW will do it for you!

///M = Marketing these days...

 

[Doogle]

Good call. Definitely the right thing to do.

As for BMW, it used to be funny when someone put an ///M badge on a 318. Now it's just sad as BMW will do it for you!

///M = Marketing these days...

I had an e46 330cd M sport before the Clio, I removed all the badges as I dont like being flashy. It just draws attention to it in the wrong way! M sport seats are soooo much better than SE though.

Thanks gents, Ill borrow the missus hairdryer in a bit. I have plenty of polishing stuff but didnt know if the rest of the bodywork may have dulled. Ill see what it looks like when it comes off.

 

[Doogle]

Done! Easier than I thought. Obviously done after factory, previous owner had stuck them over stone chips and tar spots.

Anyone want some genuine second hand F1 vinyl?

 

[///M]

Ha, well done mate. Glad it went smoothly. Who in their right mind puts permanent stickers over a dirty car???!!!

And going off Renault prices, that's about £400 worth of crumpled stickers you have there!

 

[Doogle]

I know, scary to think how much they cost! I think £150 is a fair price considering some assembly is required!

In all honesty there are a few non Renault vinyl sets that fit behind the wing vents available on eBay that look good, anyone ever tried them?

 

[///M]

There are a few on here who have something similar mate.

If you want something making up, check out taylormadedecals on Instagram or Facebook. Top bloke and can do pretty much anything.

 

[sevenfourate]

Done! Easier than I thought. Obviously done after factory, previous owner had stuck them over stone chips and tar spots.

Anyone want some genuine second hand F1 vinyl?

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Nice work !

Funnily enough you taking yours off - ended up the shape shape as the sun-visor I tried to put on

Glad all was painless.

For the record - on cars / bikes I always use hot water to loosen big ones where possible. And a hairdryer if the water is going to cause issues...

 

[Doogle]

Nice work !

Funnily enough you taking yours off - ended up the shape shape as the sun-visor I tried to put on

Glad all was painless.

For the record - on cars / bikes I always use hot water to loosen big ones where possible. And a hairdryer if the water is going to cause issues...

Haha, thanks! I couldn't think of anything worse than trying to fit a sunvisor to be honest. Where did you get your vinyl decals from?

Looks better without the stickers as well.

 

[sevenfourate]

Haha, thanks! I couldn't think of anything worse than trying to fit a sunvisor to be honest. Where did you get your vinyl decals from?

Looks better without the stickers as well.

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On the flanks of my car ?

They were on when I bought it.

Seen plenty of different sized versions on eBay though.....