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Hecko All!
I recently put in the wood cutout facade for the dash and instruments. If I want to go back to stock, can this be easily undone with adhesive stripper, or what? Thanks!
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Don't count on easily removing that stuff. It looks fine, but it's intended to stay forever. It would be easier to simply buy reproduction bezels if you ever want to go back to the stock look.
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could peel them off with great difficulty. if you use an adhesive
remover it may ruin lenses or if they are still in car something else
if it drips. as gunslinger said it would be easier to buy replacements
as even if you got it off by the time you got all the adheasive off you
would probably have to refinish them anyway.
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The adhesive remover will "melt" the plastic parts of the dash, as well as remove/mar the paint. Best bet if you ever want to remove them is to use a heat gun, and then some rubbing alcohol to get as much of the old "stick-um off as you can.
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Think of it like a vasectomy...it can be reversed, but don't count on it being successful.
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[QUOTE=Adams' Apple]The adhesive remover will "melt" the plastic parts
of the dash, as well as remove/mar the paint. Best bet if you ever want
to remove them is to use a heat gun, and then some rubbing alcohol to
get as much of the old "stick-um off as you can.[/QUOTE]
heat gun will melt the plastic too.
and probably a lot faster than the remover.
heat gun will melt the plastic too.
and probably a lot faster than the remover.
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[QUOTE=eddie20875] [QUOTE=Adams' Apple]The adhesive remover will "melt" the plastic parts
of the dash, as well as remove/mar the paint. Best bet if you ever want
to remove them is to use a heat gun, and then some rubbing alcohol to
get as much of the old "stick-um off as you can.[/QUOTE]
heat gun will melt the plastic too. and probably a lot faster than the remover.
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Youse guys!
I have tuh think ya'll would know how tuh use a heat gun wid-out meltin yer plastic babies! Geeez!
of the dash, as well as remove/mar the paint. Best bet if you ever want
to remove them is to use a heat gun, and then some rubbing alcohol to
get as much of the old "stick-um off as you can.[/QUOTE]
heat gun will melt the plastic too.
and probably a lot faster than the remover.
[/QUOTE]
Youse guys!
I have tuh think ya'll would know how tuh use a heat gun wid-out meltin yer plastic babies! Geeez!
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Try using a blow dryer on high heat. It's not as hot as the heat gun and will do the trick. Once you get the laminate or decal off then clean up the adhesive with mineral spirits, charcoal fluid, K1 kerosine, etc. (something calm that won't etch the plastic) Ive had good sucess with the 1st 2 an some elbow grease.
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