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Old Aug 28, 2005 | 11:41 AM
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We have a car that has a chrome graphic running on each side. It's not looking good so I want to take it off. I'm using heat from a hair dryer and even some goo gone and it's not going too well. It's very thin and it's pealing off is very small pieces, I can't get a good piece going. Any ideas as to what else I could try?

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Old Aug 28, 2005 | 11:56 AM
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We have a car that has a chrome graphic running on each side. It's not looking good so I want to take it off. I'm using heat from a hair dryer and even some goo gone and it's not going too well. It's very thin and it's pealing off is very small pieces, I can't get a good piece going. Any ideas as to what else I could try?

Take it to a body shop.
I have a friend who works in a paint shop and I have watched him remove the tape strips from many cars. They use a high speed die grinder tool with a special wheel in it and you will thing it is going to ruin rhe paint but it will quickly remove the graphics and not harm the paint. Should not cost much because it can be done in just a few minutes. If you don't want the paint screwed up take it to the pro's.
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