Stickered up for Le Mans 2018

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Ok gents, been waiting for someone to kickstart the stickered up 2018 thread so ended up doing it myself.

This one





is getting this additional smacked on the side (sometime in March when it's drier)



Anyone know for sure Alpine is back in LMP2? I bloody well hope they are or we' ll look a bit weird....

Nice anecdote: ' 78 is our year of birth but someone pointed out it's also the only year Renault won LM outright as manufacturer (with a Renault Alpine A442B) ... pure coincidence ... or is it?


See you at Houx in June !

[vincegail]

This is my effort from last year. This year's will be similar, albeit with a different number plate
So see you at Houx indeed! (or Tertre Rouge if I can source the tickets....)





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[FredericRobinson]

outspan said:

Anyone know for sure Alpine is back in LMP2? I bloody well hope they are or we' ll look a bit weird....

I think Alpine fall foul of the 'no manufacturers in P2' rule from this year, with their road cars going on sale, wouldn't be the greatest shock the world has ever seen to see a French manufacturer being allowed round the rules though, either way we'll know next week ,entry list announcement is on the 9th

[Hammond1073]

vincegail said:

This is my effort from last year. This year's will be similar, albeit with a different number plate
So see you at Houx indeed! (or Tertre Rouge if I can source the tickets....)





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Did you run down with these plates on??

[generationx]

Seen on a Belgian car last year...

[vincegail]

Hammond1073 said:

Did you run down with these plates on??

No I didn't, much too risky. These are for campsite use only. I did however once forgot to take them off for the trip to the supermarket

[Geo22]

I'm going to the Classic for a change this year any idea if people sticker up for that?

I have to admit its one of my favorite preparation activities for Le Mans

[FARP]

Got the stripes and logo from StickeredUp4LeMans last year, was so pleased with the result that I never got round to taking them off.

[Jenga]

Farp, i am looking at doing something similar this year with the striping, how did you manage to get the strips to stick under the wheel arch or do they stop before going round and under?

[davidd]

We are contemplating something like this..

[FARP]

Hi Jenna,
I just followed the instructions from StickeredUp4LeMans, making sure the edges were thoroughly cleaned with methylated spirit. I then just laid the stripes on and folded them round the corners, gently using a hair dryer to make them more pliable. They been on for 18 months and there’s been no problem with peeling on the edges.

[davidd]

FARP said:

Hi Jenna,
I just followed the instructions from StickeredUp4LeMans, making sure the edges were thoroughly cleaned with methylated spirit. I then just laid the stripes on and folded them round the corners, gently using a hair dryer to make them more pliable. They been on for 18 months and there’s been no problem with peeling on the edges.

18 months! Getting them off might take a while.

[segart]

Hi guys,
Just ordered this scheme from Dan at SUFLM, and thinking ahead slightly, are these easy to remove after the evnt. The stickers will only be on the car for maybe 3 weeks or so. And what is the favoured method of getting them off?
Cheers
Rick

[davidd]

segart said:

Hi guys,
Just ordered this scheme from Dan at SUFLM, and thinking ahead slightly, are these easy to remove after the evnt. The stickers will only be on the car for maybe 3 weeks or so. And what is the favoured method of getting them off?
Cheers
Rick

A couple of weeks and you'll be fine. Warm them with a hair drier and gently peel them off. Bit of polish and you are sorted.

D

[MrC986]

davidd said:

A couple of weeks and you'll be fine. Warm them with a hair drier and gently peel them off. Bit of polish and you are sorted.

D

^ this works well, though applying very warm water to the stickers will also help if you're in the process of cleaning the car, or leave the car in direct sunshine on a warm day. Also make sure the paintwork is free of stone chips and well polished before you apply them

[segart]

Sounds good to me and thanks for that
Cheers Rick

[Oldwolf]

segart said:

Hi guys,
Just ordered this scheme from Dan at SUFLM, and thinking ahead slightly, are these easy to remove after the evnt. The stickers will only be on the car for maybe 3 weeks or so. And what is the favoured method of getting them off?
Cheers
Rick

I've found giving the car a good polish prior to applying helps the removal too. I've only ever had one issue where I'd had the car painted and the underlying paint wasn't particularly brilliant so the top coat came off about the size of a 10p coin. And I've applied quite a lot of stickers over the years!

Oldwolf

[FredericRobinson]

Good news for the OP, Alpine are in

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Yap, just noticed

36 – Signatech Alpine Matmut – Alpine A470 – Nicolas Lapierre, André Negrão, Pierre Thiriet.

[Oldwolf]

Don't know what to do this year.

Think this has to be my favourite out of the ones that I've done....