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taking the advice given, i am in the middle of taking off the black strips off my bumpers.

problem is, once i get all the double sided tape crap off, i am left with a nasty yellow mark where the strips were. i tried rubbing it back with some ultra fine wet and dry and gave it a buff using a machine, but its still yellow.

anyone know what i can do other than repainting the bars or puttin the strips back on?



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Tried some of the tar and bug remover stuff?

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i havent tried that.

but i've cut it back with the sandpaper a fair bit and used the buffer on it with cut and polish.

its not noticeable from far, but if you get up close it shits me.


i have done the back, looks odd. i just dont wanna take the fronts off as well and be left with a big yellow stain on 4 corners of the car.

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Yeah I would think if sandpaper didn't clean it up then there's not much chance any chemical product could...
Maybe a professional detailer could point you in the right direction?

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The resin from the glue in the tape has soaked through your paint. No other solution but to paint. Sorry to hear it!

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Ouch. Whack the strips back on castek tongue

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the only chemical products that will get this off will damage your paint also, acetone for example will take it off, but will take the paint off with it... Strips back on for sure

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fkn ugly strips.

i have noticed tho, it sits in the sun at work, and the side the sun was on today actually has faded a fair ammount and is barely noticeable. i mean, i know its there so i look at it.

reverse park tomoro and hope its sunny big_smile

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and there is no way those stupid things are going back on, i cant believe i left them so long

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Haha just keep rotating the car over a few weeks and see how it looks?

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its all i can do

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doesn't paint fade over the years?

if you have had those strips on from new, there is a chance that the paint is actually a different colour and nothing will fix it...

isn't there?

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yeah you are right on that one, but its not paint fade thats the issue.

you can sometimes blend fade in though, bit of a cut back.

this was a yellow line where the tape was, its now going smile

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