Ok, so here we go. To get everyone up to speed, I bought my 06 Mazda3 in Feb. 2010. I had the mod bug before we got her home. I had all sorts of things in mind (you don't want to know so don't ask). After driving her daily for just over a year. I decided that I really wanted my car to turn better. So I bought a set of Enkie RS7 wheels 17x7 with Dunlop star spec tires 215/40/17. Those were a big change from the stockers, quicker take off since the wheels are lighter, and more grip from the tires. Now I have bought Speed3 front and rear sway bars and Speed3 coil springs. Both of which are stiffer and should give me the up-grade that I am looking for.
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I pulled my body side moldings off this morning. Left a bunch of 2 side tape crap on the car FML.
I also had to replace my rear shocks over the weekend, not fun. Needed a deep well 12mm socket in a bad way! I made due and got them in. I should be installing rear sway bar and rear springs this weekend. I plan to have a shop do the front bar and springs (struts) plus an alignment, obviously.
I also had to replace my rear shocks over the weekend, not fun. Needed a deep well 12mm socket in a bad way! I made due and got them in. I should be installing rear sway bar and rear springs this weekend. I plan to have a shop do the front bar and springs (struts) plus an alignment, obviously.
Even after the tape is removed the invisible residue remains and is a byotch to get clean even with goo gone and rubbing compound...if the actual 2x tape is still stuck to the door, a heat gun\sunny hot day and your thumb which will surely be rubbed raw is in order. You can use a few chemicals but I wouldnt trust it on paint personally, and a blistered thumb is the price I have paid in the past.
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I used goo be gone and a terry cloth. some vigourous scrubbing and voila no more tape. i washed with soapy water right afterwards rinsed dried and then waxed and it didn't harm my paint at all.
Perro del Sol
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Larry we have a product that is better then the goo gone, if you are coming out to the ledges this weekend to watch the boys run, I will bring it out for you to use. It removes road tar, bugs, and more does not harm the paint at all. We even use it on the wheels to remove stuff.
infamouszoltan
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i heard plastex works but i went with option 2(hot air and my fingers) much rather hurt myself then my car
Im about to take off my side moldings this weekend.. ive heard goo be gone and fish line works the best... judging from some of the comments here it seems like a real pain to get this left over tape off... now wondering if it is even worth it and is my car going to look like crap afterwards sense its an 07 white hatch...
It is worth it. The car looks soo much cleaner. I also need to remove the 2.3 from the doors, they are just "floating" now and looks pretty dumb so they gotta go.
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Will i have that faint residue left over when the light hits it? i but if i get all the crap off and do a quick rinse and wax it should look like they were never there right?tis my hope
Thats what i did with mine and the outline dissappeared after less than three days.
