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Installing NOS 70 Judge stripes - paper and adhesive issue
A friend is in the process of installing a set of NOS Judge stripes. The paper is not pealing cleanly and is leaving an adhesive behind on the stipe material. Has anyone had this experience and if so, how did you remove the adhesive without damaging the stripe?
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Prep solvent
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Thank you, we will give it a shot
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I've installed several NOS Judge stripes over the years. Prep solvent is the best but sometimes nothing works. some stripes go on fine and other bits (even within the same original package just can't be made to work because the paper bond has degraded the stripe itself.
I've given up with NOS stripes for that reason and quality repros are so close it just isn't worth the headaches. I must not be the only one since NOS stripes sell surprisingly cheap on eBay.
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My Break Away Squad 1969 Fbird (base OHC, 350, 400HO & Sprint Cvt’s - 400HO & TA ht’s) 1969 Custom S 2dr ht 1969 LeMans (2dr & 4dr ht & Cvt) 1969 LeMans Safari wagon 1969 GTO (2 Cvt, 2 ht & Judge ht) 1969 Cat (3 Cvt’s & 2dr ht) 1969 Ventura wagon 2 seat 1969 Exec 4dr post 1969 Bonnie Cvt & 2 wagons 1969 Bonnie Brougham (4dr ht & Cvt) 1969 Grand Prix 2 SJ’s 1969 2+2 2dr ht (Canadian) |
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Very interested to find out what you did with the prep solve to make the NOS stripes work. How do you use the prep solvent on the stripes? Soak the paper backing with a rag, or in a container stripe and all? Remove the paper, and let the stripe dry? The prep solve doesn't remove the stripe adhesive or harm the coloring? Any insight/hints much appreciated.
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The old GM stripes are good for maybe 7 or 8 years in storage after they were made. After that, if they are real GM "NOS" they all get a memory curve to them from being rolled up in the box plus the peel-n-stick glue on the back of those dries out.
They are great as a collector item to set on a shelf and look at but the reality of getting those to stick onto a car after 35 or 40 years in storage is highly unlikely.
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Peter Serio Owner, Precision Pontiac |
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Last edited by Ram Air IV Jack; 08-02-2022 at 02:50 PM. |
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I installed a NOS 40 year old stripe kit on a 71 Trans Am a couple years ago ,went on very well looks great!!
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Telly- I got a real hard time believing that one!
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With a bit of scrubbing the Prep solvent did take off the adhesive.
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The NOS stripes will adhere to the paint with all the adhesive removed?
Maybe that's why I'm not understanding, I was under the impression they needed to have adhesive left on the back to stay on. The prep solve removes all the adhesive and the backing paper. Did you use any gel or soapy water for positioning and squeegee them into place? What did you end up using to scrub the paper and adhesive off?
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Jason |
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The stripes were applied correctly, the adhesive was on the top surface of the stripe not the contact surface.
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I wasn't questioning if it was done correctly or not, just how you did it to make them stick. I understand now, your issue was with the outer paper, not the paper backing. Got it, thanks.
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Jason |
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NOS Judge stripes are terrible on the 69 cars......tremendous mismatch
from one panel to the other on the width of the three colors and the yellow wears off the edge with white backing showing less than a year after putting them on. My repro stripes from Year One are printed on yellow tape, so the edge of the stripe actually stays yellow, and there is no mismatch on the width of each color. |
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baby shampoo or spray it and cover it with plastic bags and leave for a hour or so then peel
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