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      06-14-2018, 05:11 PM   #1
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Removing Vinyl wrap on the roof

Hi,

As parting out my vehicles back into stock to sell the car, I have wrapped the roof of the vehicle about three years ago or so.
It was gloss black; but with the sun, it is now Matte black.
I tried to take off the vinyl on a hot day, but it won't come off easy. when i pull it, it comes off and cracks pretty soon.

Anyone have any tips on dealing with this?
I am thinking about going to shop to take it off, but few of them declined the service when i even gave them a call.
If anyone knows a shop that can take off the wrap without making a major scratch; please let me know!

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      06-14-2018, 09:21 PM   #2
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have you tried using a blow drier? youtube?
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      06-15-2018, 12:06 PM   #3
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Park it in the hot sun then use a pressure washer. The heat should release the glue some and the pressure washer should be powerful enough to go underneath it. Just dont use more than a 45 degree angle fitting and the car wash setting if it's a gas washer.

Other than that a heat gun and a plastic scraper is your next best bet but expect to polish it from scratches afterwards.
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      06-29-2018, 05:03 PM   #4
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That stuff is a pain in the ass to take off. It took me about 4 hours to take mines off. I need a detail on the roof to get the old glue off too. I parked it outside in the sun and worked on it like that.. Got a hell of a farmers tan. use sunscreen lol
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      06-29-2018, 05:13 PM   #5
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Strange that my no name gloss carbon wrap came off my roof with ease.
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