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It was not technically difficult.
Installation was like a giant flexible cell phone protector.
I used the following items to accomplish this task. I listed my source of the items but these are easily available elsewhere.
3 hours of your time
1 Spayer for Surface Cleaning Solution (50% alcohol)
1 Alcohol from Sam's
1 roll of kitchen paper towels
4 Plastic Blades: I ordered from Amazon around $5.00 for a pack.
1 Steam Cleaner, Bissell 39N7A
1 Goo Gone Gel Spray, !!!!!!Test this product on your paint before using it!!!!!!!
1 set of stone guards. I used black stone guards.
1 Sprayer to install the new stone guards filled with warm water with few drops of dishwashing detergent
1 Plastic card wrapped in paper towels
1. Remove the old stone guard stickers by heating up the surface of the sticker with the steamer.
2. Quickly but carefully separate the warmed portion of the sticker from the car's paint (clear coat) using the plastic blade.
3. My old stickers broke into small pieces and it took a while to remove all.
**** Please test Goo Gone at a conspicuous spot of your paint BEFORE spraying on the area. *****
4. Goo Gone was used to wipe away the glue residue from the paint.
5. Alcohol solution was used to remove the Goo Gone residue and prep the area for the new stone guards.
6. Spray plenty of the dish soap solution on the paint and the sticky side of the new stone guards.
7. Place the sticker loosely on the car. No need to be exact at this time.
8. Once the sticker is held on the paint, I matched the new sticker position to the old by lightly pressing with my hands.
9. I started to squeeze out the dish soap solution using a plastic card wrapped in a paper towel to a permanent location from the center to the outside.
If you want to adjust the location of the sticker, pull the sticker slowly but steadily.
My sticker stretched slightly but I rested the sticker and it almost returned to the original size.
It was definitely time-consuming but no more cracked-up stone guards. Test this product on your paint before using it. Notice the glue residue after scraping with a plastic blade. You don't want to scrape the paint itself. You want to use the blade to separate the glue and the old sticker. New black stone guard. No more cracks.
I washed, claybar’d and applied Adam’s Ceramic with Graphene. The depth of color is amazing. Very easy to apply. There is a YouTube with a guy (who apparently has nothing better to do) who uses the hood from a old car with the Adams Ceramic Graphene and it survives 100 washes before starting to not bead water extensively. Crazy stuff.
Love those Sport Classic wheels...I've been looking for a set too!
Great looking car you have there!
Thanks! I just picked it up a few months ago and so far it's been a solid car other than the brakes being soft. I'll have to figure that out.
I have a new set of BBS RS-GT in Black Diamond on the way from Germany and mounting new Micheline PS4S. The wheels are backordered with an estimated October delivery, but once they arrive I'll have no use for the set on there now.
The RS-GT are pretty light option and should look good as well:
While removing the stone guard, I”m wondering if: after spraying the goo-gone onto the guard, take a piece of plastic (like large contractor garbage bag) and stick the bag over the spray applied goo-gone. Let the goo-gone “marinate” and then remove by carefully scraping.
This technique works for removing old wallpaper, and I just learned that to remove window film you can spray apply diluted ammonia, and cover with bag to “marinate”, and film will peel off without shredding. The plastic bag over the surface allows the product to penetrate without drying. If it does dry - moisten by spraying water and it should be okay.
I wonder if this would work on stone guards?
Last edited by needmoregarage; 07-08-2021 at 10:05 PM.
Very nice too! Let me know if you decide to sell the Sport Classics.
QUOTE=Jbelt01;17538878]Thanks! I just picked it up a few months ago and so far it's been a solid car other than the brakes being soft. I'll have to figure that out.
I have a new set of BBS RS-GT in Black Diamond on the way from Germany and mounting new Micheline PS4S. The wheels are backordered with an estimated October delivery, but once they arrive I'll have no use for the set on there now.
The RS-GT are pretty light option and should look good as well:
07-05-2021, 07:11 PM
