Very low level of tech thread

[BurningRubber]

Man, do I feel 100% retarted for asking this, but its not my usual type of "wrenching".

Ok, so my GT is a Spring Feature GT, special package with polished 5 spoke GT wheels, black bumper inserts, 2001+ hood scoop, side scoops, and the hood stripes with the GT cut out.

So someone took the stripes off awhile ago, and I wanted them back on. I ordered them, got them, and tried to put them on today. Wow, did I fug one of them up! The problem was getting it lined up, pulling back the backing and not having it get set off alignment and whatnot. Anyway, it got a little too warm and I had to slooowly pull it off and it stretched bad and it looks like chit now, basically unusable.

So all I did to apply them was clean the surface really well, but then it donned on me that I could be a fkn retard and be skipping a step...

Would it work to spray some soapy water on the hood, and just put the stripe on and be able to position it untill aligned, and then it stick once the soapy water dries? If that would work, im going to feel like a tard... I really hope they re-sell those things individually.

Sorry for the dumbass question of the day thread, but at least we know I could never be a ricer if I cant get one set of tasteful stripes on...

 

[DTNODYA]

I think the soapy water method would work. Try it, what's it gonna hurt? Just use like an old credit card or something to smooth all the air bubbles out ....

 

[BurningRubber]

As long as having dried up soap wont eat the paint then ill try it. I feel like a dumbass for not thinking about that earlier. I imagine the adhesive would stick just fine once it re-dries.

 

[BurningRubber]

bump for teh morning.

 

[urban96]

yep or get some of that tint lube spray they sell