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 Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 12:35 am |
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Right my spoiler has been stuxk on to the car with tiger seal. This is all very well abd good, but now i wny to take the spoiler off. What is the best way of removing the spoiler without damaging anything?
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 12:45 am |
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heat?
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 12:56 am |
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Heat & fishing line IIRC.
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 1:02 am |
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think its going to more trouble than its worth, have you tried looking for a tailgate with no spoiler attached??
i had a saxo that had the number plates stuck on, tried to remove them with fishing line as i got a private plate and it actually pulled the paint off the car..... had to have the boot painted in the end grrrr
just my 2p
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 1:09 am |
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Forklift, no guarantee the spoiler & / or car will be in a usable state after Ive finished with it 
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 1:23 am |
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| MrBSI wrote: |
| Forklift, no guarantee the spoiler & / or car will be in a usable state after Ive finished with it |
haha, most entertaining method of removing 
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 2:10 am |
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| meady wrote: |
| What is the best way of removing the spoiler without damaging anything? |
There isn't one. Tigerseal is almost possible to get off, you'll either snap your spoiler or more likely just rip the paint off
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 2:12 am |
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| Jay794 wrote: |
| meady wrote: |
| What is the best way of removing the spoiler without damaging anything? |
There isn't one. Tigerseal is almost possible to get off, you'll either snap your spoiler or more likely just rip the paint off |
it might as well be wielded on lol
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 2:14 am |
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Im sure I read somewhere that you add petrol to something else and it desolves the tiger seal?
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 2:15 am |
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Depends how much Tigerseal was used in the first place, if you were a little generous with it then there isnt much hope but if you only used the amount you needed then you shouldnt have too many problems using heat and fishing wire.
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 2:26 am |
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| Abzynthe wrote: |
| Im sure I read somewhere that you add petrol to something else and it desolves the tiger seal? |
As well as removing the paint from the tailgate too
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 2:33 am |
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maybe, Ive never actually done it lol.
The way we took my spoiler off was jam a screwdriver in and rip it off. That was when i was swapping the tailgate though, and the original was wrecked. Would have been ok if we put another spoiler on though.
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 4:11 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Just get a new tailgate with no spoiler, cheap enough!
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 5:56 am |
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I removed a spoiler once with a big knife. You would have to sand the tigerseal off the tailgate though and then repaint that top section.
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 6:01 am |
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| Rob2859 wrote: |
| You would have to sand the tigerseal off the tailgate though and then repaint that top section. |
no you don't, you can heat it up and it makes it easier to remove it
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