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Interior/Exterior Roof Graphic Peeling Up?

Old May 17, 2006 | 09:45 AM
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Roof Graphic Peeling Up?

Hi Boys and Girls -

Well, I searched the boards and couldn't find an answer to my question, so here goes...

I've got a small problem with some of the portions of my roof graphic that cover the sunroof - you know, the parts that are perforated? ...It seems as though they are beginning to peel up at the edges a bit.

Has anyone else experienced this? If so, can anyone recommend an adhesive that I can apply to stick the edges back down? It obviously needs to be able to survive the elements. I thought about just using krazy Glue, but I don't want to damage the roof panels (not sure if it would melt it) or the glass on the roof.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

Cheers - - michael
 
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Old May 17, 2006 | 10:09 AM
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Shoot an email to CooperFlags and get their feedback. Well, or whoever made your graphic.

How old is yours?

H
 
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Old May 18, 2006 | 07:30 AM
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Mos -

It's been on for about a year and a half. CooperFlags output the final roof for me, but I designed it. It's a custom job.

I'll contact them and see what type of adhesive they recommend.

Thanks for the suggestion!

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Old May 18, 2006 | 10:28 AM
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Cooper Flags sent out a clear tape material to have go around the entire sunroof portion of my Cooper Flag. The shop I had mine installed at had extra, as most shops do. You may check with a liscensed 3M installer in your area, and have them hook you up.
Good Luck!
 
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Old May 18, 2006 | 03:19 PM
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CF I believe used to ship that clear edging tape, but I think they stopped. It looked horrible when applied.
My sunroof graphic has dozens of deteriorated spots in on the top layer now, and I will probably be forced to remove it soon. It lasted almost 2 years.
...I also hear they now tell you to apply 303 Aerospace Protectant to the vinyl graphic. Probably would have saved mine.
I have a new design in mind but sadly don't have the money to afford a new one :(
 
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Old May 19, 2006 | 08:00 AM
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Originally Posted by jwardell
...I also hear they now tell you to apply 303 Aerospace Protectant to the vinyl graphic. Probably would have saved mine.
I have a new design in mind but sadly don't have the money to afford a new one :(

I've been using a vinyl protectant (not 303) and it does seem to help keep the roof graphic from fading... however, I'll still need to glue down the edges of the perforated sections in order to keep it from getting worse.

Thanks for the link!

- - m
 
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