removing stone gaurd?

[vash]

any tips? when the body shop guy removed the passenger side to do work he said he pulled some paint off. at this point i dont know if i will install a new one, or remove the remaining one. i havent decided which way looks better yet.

cliff

[JP911]

I would try and get a corner loose under the rocker trim and then use hot soapy water under the sticker to slowly peel it away. Maybe even heat the sticker with a hairdryer first.

[ken_xman]

If you want to try it. heat it with a heat gun. I caution you.. paint has memory. What I mean is that if you are able to remove just the stone guard, and not the paint underneath, there is a probability that you will see an outline of where it was.
I would leave it alone unless you are prepaired to have the panel re-sprayed too.

[vash]

i was thinking of a heat gun... but i never used one before.

jon, me and doug are going to meet next week at maybe the rincon center for lunch. or somewhere nearby. can you come? we talk about 911's and look at the ladies. kinda fun and harmless. bistro burger?

[Nine9six]

Originally posted by ken_xman
If you want to try it. heat it with a heat gun. I caution you.. paint has memory. What I mean is that if you are able to remove just the stone guard, and not the paint underneath, there is a probability that you will see an outline of where it was.
I would leave it alone unless you are prepaired to have the panel re-sprayed too.

Cliff,
Whichever way you decice to go; any outline that is left from removing the sticker, can be polished out using a fine cut polish.
Sorry you were unable to attend the Mines Road Run last weekend.
Paul

[ken_xman]

I wouldn't promote using a buffer on the curved wheel well, if never used one before. Practice on the wifes car.

[JP911]

Cliff-
Let me know when you plan to meet and I'll try to be there!

[juanbenae]

Originally posted by ken_xman
Practice on the wifes car.

cliff had better not. he wears the pant, she just choses the color.

[Bob's Flat-Six]

Be careful with a hair dryer. I'm pretty sure somebody on the board used one for this once and bubbled the paint.

A nice hot day in the sun is what I would prefer.

I'm in the same boat. I had body and paint work done and after telling them to be sure to use the smaller 911 guards, they put on the 930 guards which I hear are the only ones available from Porsche.

I removed & replaced an old one once on a hot day and just pulled it very very slow and easy. I didn't loose any paint but uncovered some old stone chips.

[Nine9six]

Originally posted by ken_xman
I wouldn't promote using a buffer on the curved wheel well, if never used one before. Practice on the wifes car.

Nobody said anything about using a buffer...Always by hand. That way you will drop dead of exhaustion, before burning the paint on a edge.
In my estimation, buffers suck when it comes to quality finishes.

[ken_xman]

You need to check out my car if you dont like buffers. You just need practice.

[Wil Ferch]

I've done this personally....

A heat gun *may* blister paint as warned about here...but a hair dryer...never !

Use a hair dryer,....get the material warm, start peeling a corner...go very slowly and heat the immediate area that you'e just about to get to next with the heat...

comes right off.... the clear nature of the 3M stuff did not leave a tell-tale outline either....

I think the Stongard people warned that non-original paint *may* come off if you're hammy witht the process....OEM paint shouldn't be a problem and re-paint should also be OK if you go slow and don't take it off like a band-aid over hair ( ! )....

Wil

[vash]

thanks wil, i never knew a hair dryer got that hot. i had to wear gloves. the old one came off without a hitch. i put on two new ones from pelican. car looks great.