Rayman Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 I have the stock top spoiler on mine, you know the plastic roof one, well i was wondering who's removed one before. I had a little go at the weekend and realised the paintwork wasnt in the best condition right underneath it, its obviously been on since it came out of the factory in 1995 so 11yrs of dirt and little air etc. If anyone's removed one before, did the paintwork clean up all right, i basically took one look at the paintwork last weekend underneath it and thought id best leave it on. I really want to take it off tho, but will i be able to bring the paintwork back to life? On another note the top spoiler seems pretty good at keeping the back window clean, but im not too fussed about that as i want a smoother look. You'll have to imagine how bad it was as i should have took some photo's! So has anyone had first hand experience of removing this spoiler and bringing the paintwork up to the standard of the rest of the car? Will there be lines left etc? Cheers:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daston Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 would like to know how easy it comes off as mine needs readjusting as it rubs on the rear quater and is taking the paint off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 ITS NOT EASY My paint is completely screwed where I removed mine, even after machine polish, t-cut, elbow grease and anything else I could think of. Budget for a tailgate respray if yours is as bad as mine. It buggered the rear windscreen as well. Mine was held on by super-sticky double sided tape as well as the 4 screws, two either side. Undo the screws and the brackets will come away, then take a deep breath and pull the bastard thing off Then spend the next 48 hours trying to get the double sided tape off (I swear its backed with superglue or something) Not that i'm bitter. Gaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr lover Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 i have taken mine off and the paintwork cleaned up well, and it was red. taking it off is easy 3 screws each side if i remember correctly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr lover Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 ITS NOT EASY My paint is completely screwed where I removed mine, even after machine polish, t-cut, elbow grease and anything else I could think of. Budget for a tailgate respray if yours is as bad as mine. It buggered the rear windscreen as well. Mine was held on by super-sticky double sided tape as well as the 4 screws, two either side. Undo the screws and the brackets will come away, then take a deep breath and pull the bastard thing off Then spend the next 48 hours trying to get the double sided tape off (I swear its backed with superglue or something) Not that i'm bitter. Gaz i am now thinking mine had been off before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman Posted October 17, 2006 Author Share Posted October 17, 2006 Thanks everyone, it doesnt sound too good Gaz for me. Might give it a go, nothing to loose, although id have to stick it back on wudnt i if i removed it! hmmmm:rolleyes: Ive got a porter cable polisher btw, tempted to give it a whirl at weekend again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 My old Aerotop had one. The leading edge was catching the roof when the hatch was lifted due to the double-sided sticky stuff degrading and lifting. When I took it off, the side-clamps had made deep marks in the paint and the double sided stuff was a right bitch to get off but petrol and lolly sticks did it in the end. I let JIC have it for free when I pxed the car...not my brightest move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flukey-lukey Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 when mine came off it fecked both corners of the bootlid... I now need to have it resprayed!!! Either leave it on or SELL IT TO ME SO I CAN PUT IT BACK ON MINE...please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squiffy Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 had one on my n/a, 2 super feckin sticky pads under it which came off after a bottle of autoglym but still left marks on the paint mounting brackets really damaged edges, wish i had left the thing on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman Posted October 17, 2006 Author Share Posted October 17, 2006 wow, think ill leave it on now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flukey-lukey Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 wow, think ill leave it on now! Nooooo lol take it off and sell to meeeeeeeeee!!! you know it makes sense!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman Posted October 17, 2006 Author Share Posted October 17, 2006 Nooooo lol take it off and sell to meeeeeeeeee!!! you know it makes sense!!! Gonna have a look at the weekend, will have to put it back on if there's any dodgy paintwork left tho! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flukey-lukey Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Gonna have a look at the weekend, will have to put it back on if there's any dodgy paintwork left tho! Good man! Let me know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman Posted October 17, 2006 Author Share Posted October 17, 2006 Good man! Let me know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarmaSupra Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 i must have been quite lucky with mine, It was well stuck on but with a bit of heat it came off quite easy, a bit of t-cut on the paintwork and it came up all right, you cant tell now that there was anything there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 i must have been quite lucky with mine, It was well stuck on but with a bit of heat it came off quite easy, a bit of t-cut on the paintwork and it came up all right, you cant tell now that there was anything there Yours can't have been on there long - the sun had baked the double-sided tape onto my paint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra650 Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 They can be really hard to get off, That double sided sticky tape would stop the santa pod rocket car from moving best thing to do is warm it up with a hair drier dont over heat the paint though. Scrape the tape up and pick off as much as you can as mentioned earlier with lolly sticks or something that will not dig into the paint or you will need respray Then use petrol and some mutton cloth to remove the thinner clue that is left. On a previous sup i had to use a really fine wet and dry to get rid of the marks that were left and then compound, T cut and polish to get the shine back again. but you must go very very carefull as you can easily rub it back to the base primer and then its respray time again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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