wrxwill05

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Hi guys,

I've always taken care of my car... machine polished, polishes and waxes and so on.... next weekend I'm doing a u-turn and getting her all stickered up!

my only question is what is safe and not safe to use on a car with stickers? I'm assuming I cant machine polish anymore, so most bits will need to be done by hand.... whats the best sort of polishes / waxes to apply by hand to a blue scoob with stickers???

cheers guys!
Will

kully

iTrader: (2)

i'd still machine polish it m8 , but i would mask the sticker off .

johnson12

If doing it by hand mate just make sure you follow the line of the stickers and you should be fine.

Rob Day

iTrader: (78)

What Stickers are you going for mate? Machine polishng isnt a good idea TBH. What I recommend to my customers is to wash the car thoroughly ensuring that the area the stickers will be applied to are well and truly de-grased. Once the stickers are fitted dont wash the car for a week, and then after this dont polish the car for a further 2 weeks. Preperation is key and this has an impact on the life and durability of the stickers. I normally only recommend hand polishing cars with graphics on, however some sticker will be fine. For example cusco would be ok as there isnt a great deal of small decals or sticker that taper to a point, but then the Subaru Swoosh graphics have pointed stars.... Im sue you get my drift. the less of a surface area, the less surface glue on the stickers, therefore the more chance the sticker will ping off with if not looked after and polished/washed in the correct manner.

Rob