vipermike2002

I am looking for some quality rear black corvette letters.



They don't want to stay on my car! Hell I even have to tape over the letters when I wash the car or else they will fall off even easier. Not sure what the deal is. I started out with a set from Corvette Central. I cleaned and prepped the surface with paint thinner and made sure it was warm before applying the stickers. When the letters didn't want to stick anymore I started replacing them with a set from Mid America. Now I need another set and I am tired of replacing these and taping up the rear of the car when I want to wash it. Looking for something that will stay on the car.

pewter99

Tape it off and paint 'em

Mr.Bill

Cyberdine are nice if you can find them.

CSM Z06

Does any of the forum vendors handle Cyberdine? Went to the Cyberdine web page and it wouldn't let me order.

Mr.Bill

You can try http://www.westcoastcorvette.com/p-2...04-c5-z06.aspx but I didn't see black, Maybe e-mail them.

MJinPA

I know the instructions say rubbing alcohol specifically. Not sure if paint thinner has a different type of alcohol in it. I just bought some black letters at Carlisle. They can get quite expensive. Good luck

Vetteman Jack

Try Randy at www.hrwmotorsports.com. He sold me some Cyberdine stuff - has good prices and excellent customer service.

PoVette

I got mine from RPI Designs. They have been on the car for 8-9 months. 10-12 car washes.

kg54trains

Need a good surface prep..3M has a good one...All these various lettering are held on by a doubled sided TAPE/FOAM and that will fail after some time passes..Need to get a statement from vendor about their backing up of the failed tape/foam..Mid American give me a year but that is because when I purchased I had someones name to listen to my bit..hing. chrome are nice but are a higher cost than plastic.

Silverbullet00

Tought to beat RPI! Gotta follow ALL the instructions!

Dope

That's odd, I bought some random cheapies and they've been on the car for approximately 8 years with no issues. Prep work is key, IMO.

Dope

TooMch

FWIW, I had one of mine come off when drying. They were the kind that stuck out further than the embossment. I got replacement foam adhesive material but never could get it to stick. I used rubbing alcohol to clean. found out later that you should only clean with either the 3M prep towlettes or Denatured alcohol.

spankdxm

If your letters started to come off -all you had to use is a qtip and some model contact cement. An old upholstery guy told me this. I did this on my interior letters and worked perfectly. The glue that came on the letters just rubbed off with my fingers. They were the Domed ones also.

spankdxm

I hang around a bunch of old tymers that restore top notch old cars. Plus some of them are ingenuis when it come to things that go wrong

killain

If you pre-treat the letters indentation surface with this "3M adhesive promoter", 3M #4298 you won't have this problem ever. I installed my Cyberdine Graphics in My 2003 50th Anniversary coupe. But you need to use a Q-tip to apply the 3M product, it's comes out wet & clear and you only want it on the surface your going to apply the letter/adhesive. But I used it on my steering wheel.Dash and door sills and those babies are welded on. I bought the pen applicator and used it to sook a Q-tip to wipe down the attachment area. Fantastic hold.

products3.3m.com/catalog/us/en001/auto_marine_aero/pro...

vipermike2002

Thanks for the suggestion. I am willing to pay for quality but is there a reason the product from this vendor is $100 where others are $20-30?

vipermike2002

Yeah I think I will give these guys a try.

Thanks for all the prep tips everyone.

MSG C5

In terms of quality, the SS set from Mid-America are by far, my favorite set. They have rounded edges that help prevent MF detail and/or drying towels from snagging and they are far more sturdier than the vinyl or domed plastic letters.

I tried the Cyberdine letters and although they look good, they did not stand a chance against the first Florida summer rain storm I drove through. I lost 3 in the front and the two TTs in the back and that was after prepping the area properly and using the 3M adhesive promotor pen shown above.

If you don't like the look of the SS, you could perhaps sand and paint them black, giving you the look you want plus the stability of the SS.

Good luck!

onspeed

Anyone have pictures of a stainless or chrome set on a black car?

vipermike2002

http://www.vetteworksintl.com/3DC5rearletters.html

I saw this vendor at the Bloomington Gold and was impressed with how "sticky" the back of these were.