Sticker damage to paint - liability?

[mackay45]

MercScot said:

1: Grow Up.

2: Accept that you've only yourself to blame for making your nice car look like a five year olds bike.

3: Learn a lesson and make friends with your local body shop.

Seems a bit unnecessary.

[cookee]

Never ever put a sticker on a plastic bumper - the paint doesn't stick to plastic as well as to steel - FACT!

You made a mistake - I think you will have to live with it mate!

[Some Gump]

mackay45 said:

Seems a bit unnecessary.

Some people are just wkers.

[SEE YA]

mackay45 said:

MercScot said:

1: Grow Up.

2: Accept that you've only yourself to blame for making your nice car look like a five year olds bike.

3: Learn a lesson and make friends with your local body shop.

Seems a bit unnecessary.

+1 why put that comment

Edited by SEE YA on Friday 19th June 19:40

[blueST]

It happened to my car a few years ago. The stickers grabbed the edge of the paint around some stone chips and it pulled the surrounding paint off. TBH it was the excuse I needed to get the front bumper the repaint it was ready for. I'd say if the stickers have pulled the paint off you were ready for a bit of a touch up anyway.

[Tokyo Rob]

I completely 'sticker up' my car every year for the trip to le mans. Yes my car is always a company car but i am responsible for any damage etc. Removal is best done when the car/sticker is warm but i have never used any form of external heat source other than the sun. In 9 years and 5 cars I haven't had a single issue with vinyl removal. I suspect that unknown repairs are to blame here as modern OEM paint technology would certainly withstand the normal vinyl removal stress.

[Some Gump]

^ I always wax before stickers. Touch wood, no bother. Have to wax again after though =(

[Storer]

I think your issue is poor paint and a lack of waxing before applying the stickers.

I painted my glass fibre rear clam last year a couple of months before going and had no issues with the stickers I used. A lot is down to the preparation for painting. I suspect this was poorly done!

A hot air gun does help and is way warmer than hot water.

I would ask some questions of the car supplier and get the paint repaired properly, another life experience of the unpleasant kind I'm afraid.


Paul

[HoHoHo]

Storer said:

I think your issue is poor paint and a lack of waxing before applying the stickers.

I painted my glass fibre rear clam last year a couple of months before going and had no issues with the stickers I used. A lot is down to the preparation for painting. I suspect this was poorly done!

A hot air gun does help and is way warmer than hot water.

I would ask some questions of the car supplier and get the paint repaired properly, another life experience of the unpleasant kind I'm afraid.


Paul

What questions would you ask the supplier?

[Storer]

HoHoHo said:

Storer said:

I think your issue is poor paint and a lack of waxing before applying the stickers.

I painted my glass fibre rear clam last year a couple of months before going and had no issues with the stickers I used. A lot is down to the preparation for painting. I suspect this was poorly done!

A hot air gun does help and is way warmer than hot water.

I would ask some questions of the car supplier and get the paint repaired properly, another life experience of the unpleasant kind I'm afraid.


Paul

What questions would you ask the supplier?

Did they do any chip repairs to the car prior to selling. I suspect they did, as most do.


Paul

[HoHoHo]

Storer said:

Did they do any chip repairs to the car prior to selling. I suspect they did, as most do.


Paul

Having had a glass or two last night I completely missed that tiny but important word 'car'

I thought you meant the vinyl supplier........duh

[HoHoHo]

Storer said:

Did they do any chip repairs to the car prior to selling. I suspect they did, as most do.


Paul

Having had a glass or two last night I completely missed that tiny but important word 'car'

I thought you meant the vinyl supplier........duh

[MrC986]

I've been fortunate over the last 3 yrs to sticker up various cars of friends (& mine) & always been very careful to fully clean the panels before including clay bar / wax etc & also to avoid areas with stone chips or to correct the chipped areas before & to remove them very shortly afterwards with extreme care. So far, I've avoided any damage & the paint on my Alfa was less than original, but then I wasn't putting large/wide stickers on. It's a salutary tale of caution that the OP has had.

[PoleDriver]

I'd put many stickers on many cars over the years. I've only ever had one problem and that was after a highly recommended 'reputable' body-shop had resprayed the front of my Cerb!

There is no way that you can expect the sticker supplier to cough up unless they fitted the vinyl themselves and gave you a written guarantee of no paint damage!

I'd take the Aston back to where you purchased it and chase them if I were you!

[anonymous-user]

SEE YA said:

mackay45 said:

MercScot said:

1: Grow Up.

2: Accept that you've only yourself to blame for making your nice car look like a five year olds bike.

3: Learn a lesson and make friends with your local body shop.

Seems a bit unnecessary.

+1 why put that comment

Edited by SEE YA on Friday 19th June 19:40

Makes about 1 post per day, and that's the quality of them. What an asset to the forums...