Buffing vinyl stripes?
07-24-2008, 03:22 AM
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Buffing vinyl stripes?
When i had my stripes installed, the installer left scratches in the vinyl while applying it and said they will just buff out. The are just a bunch of little scratches, i assume they are from the putty knife looking tool he used to apply the vinyl. He said wait a couple weeks and then buff the stripes with a buffer wheel and they will dissapear....
Well, the thing is, Ive read on here a few times that you NEVER buff vinyl stripes with a wheel. It is said that it will pull the stripes up etc. and mess them up. What im wondering is why a professional vinyl installer whose been doing it for 30+ years would tell me this? Or maybe ive read wrong and buffing is fine with vinyl stripes? idk, hopefully someone can help me out? thanks guys
Well, the thing is, Ive read on here a few times that you NEVER buff vinyl stripes with a wheel. It is said that it will pull the stripes up etc. and mess them up. What im wondering is why a professional vinyl installer whose been doing it for 30+ years would tell me this? Or maybe ive read wrong and buffing is fine with vinyl stripes? idk, hopefully someone can help me out? thanks guys
07-24-2008, 09:03 AM
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RE: Buffing vinyl stripes?
I'd like to know as well. My stripes have scratches too. I've found that if you so much as look at the stripes while theyre dirty, the dirt will scratch the crap out of them.
07-24-2008, 09:41 AM
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RE: Buffing vinyl stripes?
Can you get the vinyl guy to buff them out for you? Seems to me that would be part of the deal of installing the
stripes if the "need" to be buffed to be "right".
That way, if he f-s them up, it's on him, if you f- them up, it's on you.
07-24-2008, 11:11 AM
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RE: Buffing vinyl stripes?
ORIGINAL: plutnicki
Can you get the vinyl guy to buff them out for you? Seems to me that would be part of the deal of installing the
stripes if the "need" to be buffed to be "right".
That way, if he f-s them up, it's on him, if you f- them up, it's on you.
Can you get the vinyl guy to buff them out for you? Seems to me that would be part of the deal of installing the
stripes if the "need" to be buffed to be "right".
That way, if he f-s them up, it's on him, if you f- them up, it's on you.
07-24-2008, 12:29 PM
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RE: Buffing vinyl stripes?
ORIGINAL: 2L8IWIN
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ORIGINAL: plutnicki
Can you get the vinyl guy to buff them out for you? Seems to me that would be part of the deal of installing the
stripes if the "need" to be buffed to be "right".
That way, if he f-s them up, it's on him, if you f- them up, it's on you.
Can you get the vinyl guy to buff them out for you? Seems to me that would be part of the deal of installing the
stripes if the "need" to be buffed to be "right".
That way, if he f-s them up, it's on him, if you f- them up, it's on you.
07-24-2008, 06:30 PM
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RE: Buffing vinyl stripes?
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When i had my stripes installed, the installer left scratches in the vinyl while applying it and said they will just buff out. The are just a bunch of little scratches, i assume they are from the putty knife looking tool he used to apply the vinyl. He said wait a couple weeks and then buff the stripes with a buffer wheel and they will dissapear....
Well, the thing is, Ive read on here a few times that you NEVER buff vinyl stripes with a wheel. It is said that it will pull the stripes up etc. and mess them up. What im wondering is why a professional vinyl installer whose been doing it for 30+ years would tell me this? Or maybe ive read wrong and buffing is fine with vinyl stripes? idk, hopefully someone can help me out? thanks guys
When i had my stripes installed, the installer left scratches in the vinyl while applying it and said they will just buff out. The are just a bunch of little scratches, i assume they are from the putty knife looking tool he used to apply the vinyl. He said wait a couple weeks and then buff the stripes with a buffer wheel and they will dissapear....
Well, the thing is, Ive read on here a few times that you NEVER buff vinyl stripes with a wheel. It is said that it will pull the stripes up etc. and mess them up. What im wondering is why a professional vinyl installer whose been doing it for 30+ years would tell me this? Or maybe ive read wrong and buffing is fine with vinyl stripes? idk, hopefully someone can help me out? thanks guys
07-25-2008, 01:19 AM
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RE: Buffing vinyl stripes?
nah the installer said to buff them with a wheel, which we did, and it took out most of the scratches and they look pretty good now, I waxed the car also. thanks for the advice guys
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