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Old May 24, 2011 | 11:04 PM
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For those who do color changes what do you do with the door jam stickers? Is there a place where you can order the original stickers? Is it possible to peal them off without damaging them so you can re-stick them on?
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Old May 25, 2011 | 07:36 AM
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Just tape them off and use a razor blade to cut the outside edge so that it is even with the sticker.
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^^^ yep thats what I did
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Old May 26, 2011 | 11:23 PM
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Just tape them off and use a razor blade to cut the outside edge so that it is even with the sticker.
HUH? You mean tape them all off completely then peal them off so they don't get damaged?
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tape it, and paint over it. Christ
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Old May 27, 2011 | 07:34 AM
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HUH? You mean tape them all off completely then peal them off so they don't get damaged?
I mean tape over the entire sticker, the tape will cover more than the sticker. Once it is completely covered, you can still see the outline of the sticker through the tape. Use a razor blade to cut the tape using the sticker outline.
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Old May 27, 2011 | 08:11 AM
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you can order new stickers from gm they take a month to get and are expensive like $50 for the sticker with your vin on it so i am with the others on this one take your time and mask it off make sure you scuff really good around it and dont have any part of the old paint masked off if anything mask it short and you can get the new paint off the sticker
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