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Old 08-04-2007, 11:04 AM
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Switching to Prima, Vinyl Stripes Question

Just got my Prima order yesterday and I'm about to wash the car. Do I need to worry about using Epic, Hydro or Slick on my vinyl stripes? I'm assuming not, but I wanted to make sure and didn't have the answer come up when searching.

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Old 08-04-2007, 11:12 AM
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I'm pretty sure that came up once before and people said by all means...wax em'!
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Old 08-04-2007, 11:16 AM
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Go for it. The only thing you need to be careful about with them is polishing them. But as far as Epic, Hydro, and Slick, go nuts!
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You can VERY lightly polish the black oem stripes with the white pinstripe edge. Only do that if you're trying to improve the look a bit to make water spots or other contaminants a little less visible. Using a white pad, Swirl, and very light pressure, some ink came off on the pad. The stripes looked better, but far from perfect. Best to just leave them alone.

You can Epic, Hydro, Slick over them no problem. In fact they will look better if you do.
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when you do wax it, make sure you got an even coat on it. otherwise
i could leave behind streaks.
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Ken, do I have to keep reminding you to use toilet paper whenever you use the bathroom????
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when you do wax it, make sure you got an even coat on it. otherwise
i could leave behind streaks.
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Ken, do I have to keep reminding you to use toilet paper whenever you use the bathroom????
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hey, at least i don't butt stamp each bonnet i detail like you. lol
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