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Old 12-14-2007, 07:23 AM
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Alright, Im on a paintball team and Our paintball shop that we own, has its own vinyl print shop. I wanted to put some vinyls on the side of my car (door) where most sponsor vinyls are. When I asked the captain of my team he said that it might ruin the paint, over 6months to a year with the UV sun rays ect..

Is this true?? Would my paint be fine?

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Old 12-14-2007, 07:59 AM
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not to sure but i think it might
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Old 12-14-2007, 08:22 AM
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paint fades in the sun... so when the stickers come off the paint will look newer/ brighter under the sticker
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Old 12-14-2007, 02:42 PM
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IMHO; unless the sponsor(s) is/are paying you to put vinyls on your car, don't do it.
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Just put on your back window and problem solved!
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when i finally removed the dealer stickers on a used cavalier i bought (100k miles), the fading wasnt an issue but where the stickers were, the paint/clearcoat was raised up. so i could still clearly read the sticker when it was off even after compound/wax treatment..

x2 on putting them on the windows
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Old 12-14-2007, 04:57 PM
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put them on only if they give you stuff. otherwise i'd say forget it.
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Please don't do it.
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Old 12-14-2007, 06:26 PM
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which material are you using? i work at a pront place that does billboards and banners that are for buildings.some vinyls suck and adhesive will mess up paint.
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Just run decals on windows . Thats your best bet !
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I put all my decals on the glass, never on the paint.
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