Hayley
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Registered: 27th Jul 05
Location: Cheshire/Lancs
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Quick question, before i go ripping things off, lol, is it just glued on with paint underneath or are there pin holes to fill and paint?!
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Mattb
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Registered: 2nd Feb 03
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glued, however it may leave some marks..
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Hayley
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Registered: 27th Jul 05
Location: Cheshire/Lancs
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hairdryer, creditcard and T cut should do it..?
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Sam
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Registered: 24th Dec 99
Location: West Midlands
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I removed them off my Astra with a hair dryer. They left marks on one side of the car...
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Hayley
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Registered: 27th Jul 05
Location: Cheshire/Lancs
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Did they not T Cut out??
I'm not feeling doing this now, lol.
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infinitycorsa
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
Location: Stourport-on-Severn, Hereford and Worcester
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i used petrol and spirit and a old card card worked a treat. mine left a few marks but nothing a good polish and cut would sort out
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Jamie Walby
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Registered: 15th Nov 04
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I took the bump strips off my first Corsa and they just came off They did leave a line where the paint underneath was dull but a couple of weekends t-cutting and it came up alright!
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dna23
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Registered: 1st Nov 04
Location: Northamptonshire
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it's easy to take them off.... the marks left can be removed by t-cut but be careful if u have lacquered paint - i got a mate's dad to mop my car instead:
the milky effect underneath:
mopping:
afterwards:
just be careful if u use a caramel wheel or u get this lovely effect, which can only be fixed via a respray:
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Hayley
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Registered: 27th Jul 05
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I have the same colour as yours..except its a sport not an SXI..
So just buff it all up afterwards and it'll be fine?
Where did you get your Irmy grille..I want one, sell me yours for cheap
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dna23
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Registered: 1st Nov 04
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quote: Originally posted by Hayley
I have the same colour as yours..except its a sport not an SXI..
So just buff it all up afterwards and it'll be fine?
Where did you get your Irmy grille..I want one, sell me yours for cheap
u've got a black one?
yes, buffing it up shud work with soem t-cut but i was advised not to use it as it strips the lacquer.... autoglym paint renovator and super resin didn't work but the cutting compound's used did so ideally u wanna find a garage to 'mop' it afterwards - shud only be 20-40 quid at most...
Irmscher grille was straight from vauxhall and it will be coming off but not till next year, thats when i'm doing the overhaul on my chariot
oh yeah u can use a caramel wheel if u do it slow - mine was jsut cos i rushed it and first time but second time i knew how to do it so Rus off here's had his done by me and they came off in about 10mins and look perfect after we got it mopped
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Hayley
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How far away from me are you? I may have to get you to do mine..
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dna23
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about 160 miles i think... i'm in Towcester so use AA route planner.
Haul ure arse down here and i'd be more than happy to do them for u and then i cud make sure ure not Joff
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Hayley
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Registered: 27th Jul 05
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LOl, i was on my webcam before to prove my identity, it was slightly amusing.
I'll check distance now..
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