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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 11:17 AM
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vinyl wax / polish question

Hello, sorry if this question makes me sound like a doofus, but I'd like to get some aftermarket sport stripes on my MC, and I don't know if I'll need to do anything different to them when I wax / polish. Anybody have aftermarket vinyl on their cars? I've heard of taping the edges - necessary?
 
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 11:40 AM
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IIRC You only really need to tape the edges if you are going to take them off at a later time so wax residue does not build up. I just wax/hydro/wash/QD right over them. Why would you need to polish them?
 
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 12:17 PM
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just be careful not to lift the edges when you wash. id just blue tape them
to protect them from polish when you polish your paint.
 
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 12:43 PM
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ive had stripes and ive waxed several times and never had a problem with them and ive never taped them down
 
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