Visor sticker removal
07-30-2013, 06:18 PM
#21
Drifting
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I also bought these and they are a perfect match to the OEM fabric. Unless you were actively looking for them you would never notice them. Warning though, 10,000 years from now, when C6 corvettes finally realize some collector value, you will need to remove these to expose the original stickers. Should not be a problem except for "zombie" owners.
07-30-2013, 07:17 PM
#22
Instructor
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My driver side had a corner that was already not stuck down. So it was an easy decision to peel it off. Not to mention it looks much better without it.
Not sure why the passenger side decided to be a complete pain. Like I said I tried goo gone. Tried scrubbing it with a toothbrush and scrapping at it with random stuff. Have not yet tried heating it up.
I debated covers but would rather just have nothing there unless its my only fix.
Not sure why the passenger side decided to be a complete pain. Like I said I tried goo gone. Tried scrubbing it with a toothbrush and scrapping at it with random stuff. Have not yet tried heating it up.
I debated covers but would rather just have nothing there unless its my only fix.
07-30-2013, 11:24 PM
#23
Melting Slicks
Got a hold of a small roll of flat-black 3M adhesive vinyl sticker material, cut out rectangles the exact shape of the warning stickers, covered the warning stickers with the rectangles of flat-black 3M stuff... looks great, stickers still in place after 6 years of extreme heat and extreme cold. Good thing about this too, down the road I'm sure the 3M sticker material will peel off of the warning stickers (using a hair drier and a bit of care), revealing the original warning stickers if so desired. It was a bit of work to get the rectangles cut perfectly and then adhere them perfectly... probably easier to just get aftermarket stickers, as long as they are of high-quality sticker material like 3M or similar. Be sure that the warning stickers are perfectly clean before adhering cover-up stickers, perhaps quickly and gently give `em a once over with a bit of rubbing alcohol first.
07-31-2013, 02:29 AM
#24
Melting Slicks
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07-31-2013, 07:47 AM
#26
Safety Car
Maybe the heavy duty double sided tape like they use to stick emblems on the headrest? Or just live with them!
07-31-2013, 07:52 AM
#27
Safety Car
I'm sorry but I am throwing the BS flag on this post. I have traded in 5 different cars with the visor stickers removed and have NEVER had anyone question why they were gone. If this did happen to your friend, the dealer was just making up ways to reduce the trade in value on the car and your friend fell for it.
I just covered mine up with the same material sticker,found by several vendors.
07-31-2013, 09:43 AM
#30
Pro
07-31-2013, 11:02 AM
#32
Advanced
I installed plain black covers from forum vendor. Can't say they look great, because you really don't notice them. Which is the point. Lots of high heat and humidity n Houston with no effect on the stickers. Product works great and low cost. Glad I went that direction.
07-31-2013, 05:45 PM
#40
Drifting
I’ve used black iron-on patches from Hancock’s fabric stores on three Vettes and a CTSV. The match isn’t absolutely perfect, but it’s good enough so that I don’t notice them. They are super cheap, easy to find at any Hancock’s (and probably at other fabric stores if your area doesn’t have Hancock’s), and they are easy to cut to shape and apply. Like the package says, you just iron them on, and they stay there through heat, humidity, etc. I think they are intended to repair kid’s blue jeans, as most of them are varying shades of blue. But I’ve never had trouble finding black. They are easier to iron into place from above with the roof panel off on Vettes, but I managed to do it OK on my CTSV from fully inside the car without removing the visors. The first time I did it, I was worried about using a full size iron, so bought a cheap, small, travel iron so as not to overlap too much onto the main visor. But by the time I did my third Vette and the CTSV, I had lost that dinky iron, and found that a normal iron works fine without damaging the visor.
