Visor label removal
#1
Burning Brakes
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Visor label removal
Hello. The visor labels on my ZR1 are distracting. I would like to remove them, not cover them. I have done this in the past on my BMWs, removing labels from leather and vinyl using Goof Off and Goo Gone with a little heat gun action and mild rubbing. For the type of material my ZR1's are (alcantera?) I would feel more comfortable knowing the successful steps someone else has used. Because obviously i would not want to harm my visors.
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V Vette (02-19-2019)
#4
I picked up a pair of cover stickers on Ebay black with a Corvette logo, works well and they can be removed
#5
This cannot be done safely, to not try. Ask me how I know, I had to buy a new visor.
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Honestly, I would just leave them unless you want to cover them up with another sticker.
#7
OP (loved your old "art car" MZ4 Coupe, by the way), if you can remove the visor, soaking the label with a paper rag in alcohol for a while so that it penetrates, then moderate heat on hair dryer removes the label. It WILL leave an outline of where the label was, but with some interior cleaner it can be MINIMIZED.
#8
It's tedious and you have to pull the vinyl sticker off very slowly, and make sure what's underneath is saturated with alcohol.
It can be done.
Passenger Side
Driver' side
Be careful using goo-gone on the alcantara, too much of it can leave the material a little saggy. That's what happened on the driver's side, I use only alcohol on the passenger side and it turned out much better. Also the car sat on the lot for nearly 2 years before I bought it, and there' some weird fluid stain on the driver's side visor that may have contributed to the sagginess on that visor. I dunno.
It can be done.
Passenger Side
Driver' side
Be careful using goo-gone on the alcantara, too much of it can leave the material a little saggy. That's what happened on the driver's side, I use only alcohol on the passenger side and it turned out much better. Also the car sat on the lot for nearly 2 years before I bought it, and there' some weird fluid stain on the driver's side visor that may have contributed to the sagginess on that visor. I dunno.
#9
Melting Slicks
They make label covers that will look much better than trying to remove the label...zero risk too.
Just make sure you get the right material - one is suede type of material (on the right), the other is a woven material (on the left):
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2014-2019-C...frcectupt=true
Just make sure you get the right material - one is suede type of material (on the right), the other is a woven material (on the left):
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2014-2019-C...frcectupt=true
#10
Use a heat gun and get them nice and hot and go very slowly and you should be fine. Mine had been on for a few years when I decided to take them off and the visors turned out fine.
#11
Le Mans Master
they make label covers that will look much better than trying to remove the label...zero risk too.
Just make sure you get the right material - one is suede type of material (on the right), the other is a woven material (on the left):
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2014-2019-c...frcectupt=true
Just make sure you get the right material - one is suede type of material (on the right), the other is a woven material (on the left):
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2014-2019-c...frcectupt=true
#12
Melting Slicks
Just go to your local auto parts store, buy the carbon look vinyl tape/sheets, cost is cheep.
Cut to fit over the factory idiot labels and don't worry about messing up the alcantara/suede finish.
Cut to fit over the factory idiot labels and don't worry about messing up the alcantara/suede finish.
#13
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#14
Burning Brakes
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Le Mans Master
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#18
No residual imprint? ^^^^ Nothing?
#19
All I did was take it slow, and let the "suede" let me know if I was going wrong.
One visor label came off in a couple big pieces, the other came off in a hundred tiny pieces, which I used pointed tweezers to pull off. Initially, there was a "pulled fiber" imprint of the label, which I just brushed with a clean, dry cotton washcloth to blur the edge. Maybe, two hours, total. At any point, I was ready to call it quits and order covers before I did any damage. My '05 Vert has covers, so I didn't have a problem with the idea, whatsoever.
Not a job you can rush (which, my guess, is where many may) go wrong, but it's worth the patience.
I also think the fabric visors are trickier (according to posted results over the years).
One visor label came off in a couple big pieces, the other came off in a hundred tiny pieces, which I used pointed tweezers to pull off. Initially, there was a "pulled fiber" imprint of the label, which I just brushed with a clean, dry cotton washcloth to blur the edge. Maybe, two hours, total. At any point, I was ready to call it quits and order covers before I did any damage. My '05 Vert has covers, so I didn't have a problem with the idea, whatsoever.
Not a job you can rush (which, my guess, is where many may) go wrong, but it's worth the patience.
I also think the fabric visors are trickier (according to posted results over the years).
#20
Burning Brakes
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All I did was take it slow, and let the "suede" let me know if I was going wrong.
One visor label came off in a couple big pieces, the other came off in a hundred tiny pieces, which I used pointed tweezers to pull off. Initially, there was a "pulled fiber" imprint of the label, which I just brushed with a clean, dry cotton washcloth to blur the edge. Maybe, two hours, total. At any point, I was ready to call it quits and order covers before I did any damage. My '05 Vert has covers, so I didn't have a problem with the idea, whatsoever.
Not a job you can rush (which, my guess, is where many may) go wrong, but it's worth the patience.
I also think the fabric visors are trickier (according to posted results over the years).
One visor label came off in a couple big pieces, the other came off in a hundred tiny pieces, which I used pointed tweezers to pull off. Initially, there was a "pulled fiber" imprint of the label, which I just brushed with a clean, dry cotton washcloth to blur the edge. Maybe, two hours, total. At any point, I was ready to call it quits and order covers before I did any damage. My '05 Vert has covers, so I didn't have a problem with the idea, whatsoever.
Not a job you can rush (which, my guess, is where many may) go wrong, but it's worth the patience.
I also think the fabric visors are trickier (according to posted results over the years).