Hash decals removal
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Hash decals removal
I got my C8 a few weeks ago and it was ordered it with hash marks. The more i look at them on this car the less i like them. I want to remove them. Does anyone know if they are just stickers and i can use a heat gun on very low and get the off or have they been clear coated over. Any help with this would be great.
Last edited by Parrfive; Mar 27, 2021 at 08:08 PM. Reason: Left words out.
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Mar 27, 2021, 08:04 PM
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I didn't like my color of hash marks either. Nothing like the pictures. The red did not come close to matching my calipers.
Really easy to remove. Heat gun or hair dryer and they peel right off.
Really easy to remove. Heat gun or hair dryer and they peel right off.
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^ What he said. There is no clear coat over them as they are applied long after that panel is painted.
A hair dryer and gently warming them up should peel them off with little or no residue. Good choice BTW, I've never cared for them on any of the gens.
A hair dryer and gently warming them up should peel them off with little or no residue. Good choice BTW, I've never cared for them on any of the gens.
Last edited by Foosh; Mar 27, 2021 at 12:49 PM.
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are the stripes also a decal or are they painted in?
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Decal is not a good term. They are actually automotive paint (color and clear coat) on a vinyl substrate (this was also true on the C7 and has been confirmed by the Corvette team). Aftermarket stripes are just vinyl.
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No offense to those that like them, but I personally have never understood those hash marks or whatever you want to call them.
They're like eyelashes on the headlights. Again, just my opinion, but I don't see attractiveness to them, so good move to have them removed!
They're like eyelashes on the headlights. Again, just my opinion, but I don't see attractiveness to them, so good move to have them removed!
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I purchased my new C6 Grand Sport off the lot with big fat GM hash marks and yikes, chrome wheels. I semi-tolerated both for a few years, but that entire look seems really dated now. Less is more.