Sticker Damage to Paint Work

[Vee8]

Hi

I'm very seriously considering taking my TVR to Le Mans this coming year. In keeping with tradition I'm looking to bling the beast up a little with a few transfers.

My questions are;

a) do such stickers and the like damage the paint work ? And;
b) are there ways to reduce the risk of damage ?

Thanks in anticipation

[paintman]

The vinyl variety don't usually do any damage - other than if left on for a long time (think in terms of years!) will affect the way the paint underneath fades which might be visible when they're removed - and are usually easily removed with a hot air gun when you're fed up with them.

Edited by paintman on Wednesday 16th December 19:26

[Vee8]

PM

Thanks for your reply.

I was thinking of leaving the stickers on for a few months only. Would a thin application of Vaseline on the vinyl ease future removal, or would this cause a problem ?

[7even]

I would imagine it would stop the vinyl adhering to the bodywork

[kds keltec]

Had to remove some stickers and residue glue from old stickers which had all ready been removed in the past , this was on a black car with extremely soft paint , the stickers had been on for some time before i removed them using heat gun and tar and glue remover there was no damage done to the paint .

Here is how bad the glue marking was and been sitting for some time , the car had been covered in stickers for the le mans weekend .







removal of paint film





I would say it will be fine never had a car which has been a problem , the only thing to watch for is putting stickers on new fresh paint (not fully cured paint) as the glue can seep into the clear coat .



Kelly

[Vee8]

Kelly

Nothing like a few pics. Marvellous. Methinks I have enough confidence to bling the Tiv up a little now.

Many thanks