Interesting Question (Not my car)

[GLOCKer]

As a disclaimer, I want to say up front that this is not my car, and I have no access to it. Someone on another forum I'm a member of (www.mustangforums.com) posted up his Mustang that had vinyl stripes on it in a previous life (previous owner). The stripes are gone but there are marks either in or on the clear coat. It's hard to tell from the picture if there are imperfections or damage to the clear coat or if is a really hard, dry residue left on top of the clear coat. I'm interested in this as I'm considering matte black vinyl racing stripes for my car one day, and I'm interested in how to clear this up. And if I learn anything here, I'll pass it on to this guy too.

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Interesting Question (Not my car)

We have seen a couple of cars where factory vinyl stripes, upon removal, left pretty severe damage to the paint as the adhesive appeared to have leached into the clear. I had the roof of my daily driver vinyl wrapped for three years but noticed no I'll effects when I took it off.

[The Guz]

Re: Interesting Question (Not my car)

Mike so would a polish like M205 do anything to possibly make it look a little better?

[larry0071]

I'd go straight to 105 and watch to see if the haze is diminishing as I make passes, and if so, as they get nearly gone, change pads and start making 205 passes to get that perfect finish. I'd use 105 and fairly heavy pressure with (4.5-5) medium/high speed/rotation (Flex), and as I brought it in, start to reduce pressure and end up gliding lightly over at high speed (5.5-6) for a final polished finish. Keep cleaning the pads and keep the 105 fresh, sometimes more is better, and at the start of digging into that I would lean at the more side. As I was finishing, I would be very sparing with product.

In reality, 105 with a medium pad and light pressure will also give a nearly perfect finish, 205 to me is only used on vehicles that are looking for a true show finish with the maximum clarity. For the 90% of driven cars, I can use 105 as a one step process prior to my IPA wipe and sealant.