aron
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Registered: 10th May 07
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what can i do about the white 'fade' now i've got rid of my rub strips?
i've tried t-cut and nothing much happens.
 
^^^ that's what it looks like
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fazza
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Registered: 7th Feb 08
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very light cutting compund i would have thought
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SeanXE
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Registered: 17th Jan 09
Location: Luton
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is that not the paint been ripped off? mine ripped the paint off so i had to put it back on 
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Minty_Fresh
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Registered: 1st May 08
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as fazza said a light cutting compound and a toffee wheel?
if not then im guessing you will have to get it sprayed up hope you dont have to though chap..
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aron
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it doesn't seem to have 'ripped' the paint off - that's why i'm surprised t-cut hasn't worked...
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Minty_Fresh
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t-cut isnt that good though...
try g3 mate
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SeanXE
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Oh right
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Twiggy
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put them back on 
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Mark.W
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iv got some almost brand new rubstrips if you wanna buy them then you could colour code them and re fit them.
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Minty_Fresh
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if worse comes to worse mate, paint the rubstrips silver and refit them 
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Rich H
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The guys on CC|UK who have this problem seem to use a heatgun and apparently works well.
Get rid of all the glue shite first so the surface is perfectly clean, then work a heatgun over the paint from 30cm or so so it warms the paint - it apparently then starts to disappear 
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SAL
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quote:
Originally posted by Rich H
The guys on CC|UK who have this problem seem to use a heatgun and apparently works well.
Get rid of all the glue shite first so the surface is perfectly clean, then work a heatgun over the paint from 30cm or so so it warms the paint - it apparently then starts to disappear
yep it does work, the white mark is condensation and it will evaporate with a heatgun very easily.
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GTM
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Registered: 24th Nov 08
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not to hijack the thread but when i took the strip off little air bubbles appeared where the strip had been.Anyone else have this problem?
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sxi-kid
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Registered: 2nd Feb 08
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tell ya what m8 tar remover does a good job done mine sweet as a nut 
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Corsa_Scotty
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mine was the same on my old b 
[Edited on 21-02-2009 by Corsa_Scotty]
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Jamxe
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Registered: 26th Nov 08
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quote:
Originally posted by Stavs
quote:
Originally posted by Rich H
The guys on CC|UK who have this problem seem to use a heatgun and apparently works well.
Get rid of all the glue shite first so the surface is perfectly clean, then work a heatgun over the paint from 30cm or so so it warms the paint - it apparently then starts to disappear
yep it does work, the white mark is condensation and it will evaporate with a heatgun very easily.
Is this really true.. I need to get rid of mine but scared to go near the paint with a heatgun..
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tigra-tb
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heat gun n rub the glue off with ya fingers then for the paint id sugest g3 compound but use it with water dont let it get to dront over do it tho then use good wax after
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Ant B
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i didnt think that a heat gun would get rid of the faded marks under the rubstrips because i wos told by a bodyshop that its faded paint under the laquer but i risked it and got the heat gun out and heated the paint up where the wite mark is and when the paint got hot it came of so i done it all the way a long and im very pleased as i tried everythink to get rid of them.but the heat gun worked 100% for me and you cant tell that they were mark there it looks mint very please
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Jamxe
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Registered: 26th Nov 08
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quote:
Originally posted by Ant B
i didnt think that a heat gun would get rid of the faded marks under the rubstrips because i wos told by a bodyshop that its faded paint under the laquer but i risked it and got the heat gun out and heated the paint up where the wite mark is and when the paint got hot it came of so i done it all the way a long and im very pleased as i tried everythink to get rid of them.but the heat gun worked 100% for me and you cant tell that they were mark there it looks mint very please
Tried this on mine but didnt seem to budge.. Does it fade away with the heat or do you have to use acutting compound while the panel is hot??
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