Windshield Tape Removal (documented w/ pix)
06-01-2010, 04:20 PM
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lucky dawg. I took the tape off my Sebring this weekend and the sticky adhesive ran all the way around the windshield. Took me a couple of hours and a few beers to get the stuff off 
On the upside the paint was perfect. Clayed it. Followed with a little nuba and I love the clean-tapeless look
On the upside the paint was perfect. Clayed it. Followed with a little nuba and I love the clean-tapeless look
06-02-2010, 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by MurderS2K,Jun 2 2010, 02:39 PM
wierd, i never had this on my AP1 BB. Neither have i EVER seen on another S until this forum.
06-04-2010, 05:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Chazmo,May 27 2010, 04:32 PM
Nice, Hannibal. Impressive that it came off easily since it's been on there for 5 years! Enjoy being tapeless.
06-04-2010, 05:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Chazmo,Jun 2 2010, 12:47 PM
Maybe there's no tape on black cars, murder... As for other colors, they all have tape (at least in the US).
06-10-2010, 03:14 PM
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Yup, it's a North America spec. thing. I honestly don't get it. We debated this ad nauseum years ago and figured it was just something the US distributors liked on a one of the prototype models and decided the factory should ship 'em that way. That stayed in effect, apparently, and never changed for the whole model run, as far as I know.
What really irritated me was that they were, at least for a while, abrasively sanding the paint on the frame presumably to make the tape adhesion better and cleaning up any bumps. Sigh... My car still has two dull spots from that with the tape off. Thankfully, not all cars have that.
What really irritated me was that they were, at least for a while, abrasively sanding the paint on the frame presumably to make the tape adhesion better and cleaning up any bumps. Sigh... My car still has two dull spots from that with the tape off. Thankfully, not all cars have that.
06-10-2010, 07:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Chazmo,Jun 10 2010, 03:14 PM
Yup, it's a North America spec. thing. I honestly don't get it. We debated this ad nauseum years ago and figured it was just something the US distributors liked on a one of the prototype models and decided the factory should ship 'em that way. That stayed in effect, apparently, and never changed for the whole model run, as far as I know.
What really irritated me was that they were, at least for a while, abrasively sanding the paint on the frame presumably to make the tape adhesion better and cleaning up any bumps. Sigh... My car still has two dull spots from that with the tape off. Thankfully, not all cars have that.
What really irritated me was that they were, at least for a while, abrasively sanding the paint on the frame presumably to make the tape adhesion better and cleaning up any bumps. Sigh... My car still has two dull spots from that with the tape off. Thankfully, not all cars have that.
10-23-2010, 01:57 PM
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we'll i finally had the courage to remove the tape the other day. My advice is to take it slowly when removing the tape-take your time. Mine ripped a few times. I used a hair dryer and a can of 3M adhesive remover i bought from Walmart. BTW,Use a lot of elbow grease, too . 
Suprisingly, the paint under the tape was prestine. here's a pic of mine.
Suprisingly, the paint under the tape was prestine. here's a pic of mine.
10-24-2010, 10:28 PM
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Hey guys I just purchased MY07 and the previous owner removed the black adhesive tape. I was a bit shocked about a couple scuffs I discovered until I found this thread, seeing as others have had scuffs as well.
Earlier in the post someone mentioned 3m swirl remover to fix the scuffs, but im not sure if he mentioned if it worked or not. Any best methods to get those cleaned up and looking fresh again?
Earlier in the post someone mentioned 3m swirl remover to fix the scuffs, but im not sure if he mentioned if it worked or not. Any best methods to get those cleaned up and looking fresh again?