When to replace stoneguards
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When to replace stoneguards
My 911 is nearing 10 years old, I'm considering changing the stoneguards while it sleeps this winter.
They can appear somewhat hazy in odd sunlight angles, otherwise they aren't yellowing or have any other imperfections. Am I taking too much of a risk by swapping them out?
They can appear somewhat hazy in odd sunlight angles, otherwise they aren't yellowing or have any other imperfections. Am I taking too much of a risk by swapping them out?
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Looked into replacing (09 .2) original guards - clear on white, and had that question myself. The local PPF installer said they use a heat gun on the guard to loosen the glue and it peels off. Also, if the original was of half decent quality its usually in one piece. Then clean up the residual glue. He wasn't concerned about paint damage on removal at all.
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Looked into replacing (09 .2) original guards - clear on white, and had that question myself. The local PPF installer said they use a heat gun on the guard to loosen the glue and it peels off. Also, if the original was of half decent quality its usually in one piece. Then clean up the residual glue. He wasn't concerned about paint damage on removal at all.
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Make sure you are using at least a hairdryer or clothes vapor machine to take them off. I didn't on a motorcycle and ripped the paint underneath right off.
You can use automotive paint cleaner to take some of the yellow out. I like Mother's pre-wax paint cleaner. Works wonders. So I cleaned them and bought new black ones that I installed over the clear ones. No one would ever know and the reason I did this, was to avoid not liking the black and then having to re-do the job. But black is awesome and I'm keeping it.
You can use automotive paint cleaner to take some of the yellow out. I like Mother's pre-wax paint cleaner. Works wonders. So I cleaned them and bought new black ones that I installed over the clear ones. No one would ever know and the reason I did this, was to avoid not liking the black and then having to re-do the job. But black is awesome and I'm keeping it.
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I just removed the original (already yellow) ones in my 2006 C2S. That was one thing that I knew will be needed to remove/replace as soon as I bought it 2 months ago. It took some time but was completely removed without any heat gun. I tried several ways but at the end just used a lot of goo gone. Add goo gone to borders, then start to peeling off one upper corner, keep adding goo gone to the bond between the film and the paint. Pull down a little bit the film, (keeping the unglued part close to the paint, (the idea is to try to extract the film in one piece), rinse and repeat. I found out with the first one that forcing it to be pulled at 90 deg angle was actually prone to break in pieces and then it took more time to remove it. The second was fully removed in one piece. After you get rid of the plastic film, you probably will need to deal with a lot of sticky glue remaining in the side guards paint, but that was easier with more goo gone and a plastic (beveled) putty knife to work againstit. Just fully wet the goo and apply mild pressure with the putty knife working in sections up to down. Working little by little is feasible, just be patience. Yo maybe have to remove the glue in layers until all is gone. Again wet the surface and let the product do the work.
Im still debating if it is necessary to install new ones (I dont track the car) and frankly the old ones didnt have any marks of rock chipping and the car now looks nice as is. I did the ceramic coating in the whole car so paint and finish is wonderful. Ill keep as is for now and maybe add a clear ones later, but hey is a matter of personal taste. Good luck.
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Im still debating if it is necessary to install new ones (I dont track the car) and frankly the old ones didnt have any marks of rock chipping and the car now looks nice as is. I did the ceramic coating in the whole car so paint and finish is wonderful. Ill keep as is for now and maybe add a clear ones later, but hey is a matter of personal taste. Good luck.
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I have a heat gun but it's easy to overdo it. So, I used one of those handheld steam-generating cleaners (Shark) and it worked really well to soften the plastic without any harm of damaging the paint. It also made cleaning up the glue residue really easy.
There is a real risk of lifting your clear coat in spots if you rush this job.
There is a real risk of lifting your clear coat in spots if you rush this job.
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hair dryer worked for me. it's slow and your hands get worked but zero harm to the paint. once off I could see how yellowed they were. removing the adhesive is tedious but goo gone worked (as did WD40).
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Make sure you are using at least a hairdryer or clothes vapor machine to take them off. I didn't on a motorcycle and ripped the paint underneath right off.
You can use automotive paint cleaner to take some of the yellow out. I like Mother's pre-wax paint cleaner. Works wonders. So I cleaned them and bought new black ones that I installed over the clear ones. No one would ever know and the reason I did this, was to avoid not liking the black and then having to re-do the job. But black is awesome and I'm keeping it.
You can use automotive paint cleaner to take some of the yellow out. I like Mother's pre-wax paint cleaner. Works wonders. So I cleaned them and bought new black ones that I installed over the clear ones. No one would ever know and the reason I did this, was to avoid not liking the black and then having to re-do the job. But black is awesome and I'm keeping it.
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Most of the time they come off but i was one of the fortunate few where they didnt without significant damage. Replaced them on my 993 when they were about the same age as the ones on my 997 now and i had to get the q-panel repainted. Nothing took them off including heat and every kind of glue remover known to man. Finally i pushed it too far with a very strong glue remover and it also removed the paint - d'oh!!
However when I had my 997 in for a bumper fix, I has new stone guards in the car and they offered to do it for me and it worked out fine.
Chances are it will work out fine but just saying there is a chance it doesnt
However when I had my 997 in for a bumper fix, I has new stone guards in the car and they offered to do it for me and it worked out fine.
Chances are it will work out fine but just saying there is a chance it doesnt