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I wanted to dress up the exterior of my 013 GS 3LT with some stainless steel accessories, I'm just unsure of the peel and stick application, Does anyone have any experience with this application? I was looking on the online corvette store and The Corvette Museum web store. So if anyone has had any dealings with this stuff, please let me know, Thank you. E.T.

Vet Interested

Never used the stuff on my 2010 but I would be afraid of the stick part of the peel and stick actually losing its adhesion causing the part to fall off or hang off. My other thought is it could make the car look cheap.
Just my opinion......which is not worth much!

Old Ben

What are you looking at? Some are really good at staying in place and some are not.

MKenM

It's all in the quality of the product. Those items that use 3M VHB adhesive will stay in place for years. Nothing is permanent. My front license plate metal bracket is held in place with the 3M tape and is rock solid. My curb alert also uses the 3M tape no problems. I have friends that have use the Corvette metal letters that have no issues.

Others may have a different experience. Hope that helps.

owc6

Proper surface prep is also key to "permanent" adhesion. I've put other (not SS) peel and stick on products, and found the key is to make sure there is no oil, wax, soap, or moisture on the surface (or the tape adhesive) before applying.

ExRedRacer

I'm going to guess that you are thinking about those chrome Corvette letters for the rear bumper. I put those on my VR '06 two and a half years ago and still look like I just finished putting them on.

The key is the preparation. You must thoroughly clean the area getting all old wax and anything else on there totally off. Then you want to apply heat to both the surface and to the adhesive on the back of the letters with a hair dryer. Then firmly press each letter into place. That worked for me.

Let us know how it goes.