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Re: How To Maintain Vinyl Graphics/Stickers/Stripes/Decals
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It's entirely possible that the water spots you have on these stripes have actually etched down into the material, which would certainly explain why you can mask them short term. But the problem with vinyl like this is that it doesn't really lend itself to polishing or "leveling" of the surface, which is basically what needs to be done in order to remove an etch mark.
We would not normally recommend any sort of aggressive application on this material, but if you've resigned yourself to replacing them anyway then you don't really have much to lose by experimenting. If this is not a good time for you to spend the money for replacement stripes then hold off on doing anything crazy as you don't want to make things worse and then have to live with that. But if you're ready to pull the trigger on new stripes anyway, well................
We've read of people having some success removing swirl marks from clear bra material using M205 Ultra Finishing Polish even though this type of product is generally not recommended by the makers of these films. You might want to give that a shot, either by hand or even moderately with a DA buffer. If that doesn't take care of it, and you still want to experiment knowing full well the results may prove highly negative, then step up to something more aggressive like Ultimate Compound. But, and we can not stress this enough - do NOT attempt any of this unless you're ready, willing and able to replace these stripes on your own. This process is very much outside our normal recommendations. Even if you do achieve success with any of the above, we want anyone else who reads this to know that such a process on this material could very well ruin the vinyl. Experiment at your own risk.
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It's entirely possible that the water spots you have on these stripes have actually etched down into the material, which would certainly explain why you can mask them short term. But the problem with vinyl like this is that it doesn't really lend itself to polishing or "leveling" of the surface, which is basically what needs to be done in order to remove an etch mark.
We would not normally recommend any sort of aggressive application on this material, but if you've resigned yourself to replacing them anyway then you don't really have much to lose by experimenting. If this is not a good time for you to spend the money for replacement stripes then hold off on doing anything crazy as you don't want to make things worse and then have to live with that. But if you're ready to pull the trigger on new stripes anyway, well................
We've read of people having some success removing swirl marks from clear bra material using M205 Ultra Finishing Polish even though this type of product is generally not recommended by the makers of these films. You might want to give that a shot, either by hand or even moderately with a DA buffer. If that doesn't take care of it, and you still want to experiment knowing full well the results may prove highly negative, then step up to something more aggressive like Ultimate Compound. But, and we can not stress this enough - do NOT attempt any of this unless you're ready, willing and able to replace these stripes on your own. This process is very much outside our normal recommendations. Even if you do achieve success with any of the above, we want anyone else who reads this to know that such a process on this material could very well ruin the vinyl. Experiment at your own risk.
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