Under hood sticker preservation tip

[Grit dog]

Just got a K20 in nice shape and all the stickers under the hood are still in decent shape. After I cleaned up the engine bay, accidentally blew the sticker off the AC evaporator and the the one on the core support was peeling up.
The tire changing instructions on the fender well is all there too and it had a deteriorating clear rubber “coating” on it.
Got an idea on how to save the original stickers.
Cleaned up the 2 small ones and glued the peeling one back down. Then I cut pieces of leftover clear bra a bit bigger than the stickers and over layed it over the stickers. It worked great and put a permanent protective cover over them.
The tire changing instructions I was able to rub off the rubber coating with my fingers and peel off with a razor blade. Need to get a piece of clear bra wide enough for that one still.
Looks great and they should last darn near forever now.

 

[Paladin]

Just got a K20 in nice shape and all the stickers under the hood are still in decent shape. After I cleaned up the engine bay, accidentally blew the sticker off the AC evaporator and the the one on the core support was peeling up.
The tire changing instructions on the fender well is all there too and it had a deteriorating clear rubber “coating” on it.
Got an idea on how to save the original stickers.
Cleaned up the 2 small ones and glued the peeling one back down. Then I cut pieces of leftover clear bra a bit bigger than the stickers and over layed it over the stickers. It worked great and put a permanent protective cover over them.
The tire changing instructions I was able to rub off the rubber coating with my fingers and peel off with a razor blade. Need to get a piece of clear bra wide enough for that one still.
Looks great and they should last darn near forever now.

At the risk of sounding ignorant what may I ask are you referring to as "clear bra" ? The wife has many types of those, lace, satin, silk, etc. and a rainbow of colors but no clear! LOL

 

[EvilGenius]

A clear bra is just a protective clear layer usually installed over existing paint. Comes in films of varying thickness and is meant to be a sacrificial layer for rock chips and scrapes.

 

[FireTruck1984]

Just got a K20 in nice shape and all the stickers under the hood are still in decent shape. After I cleaned up the engine bay, accidentally blew the sticker off the AC evaporator and the the one on the core support was peeling up.
The tire changing instructions on the fender well is all there too and it had a deteriorating clear rubber “coating” on it.
Got an idea on how to save the original stickers.
Cleaned up the 2 small ones and glued the peeling one back down. Then I cut pieces of leftover clear bra a bit bigger than the stickers and over layed it over the stickers. It worked great and put a permanent protective cover over them.
The tire changing instructions I was able to rub off the rubber coating with my fingers and peel off with a razor blade. Need to get a piece of clear bra wide enough for that one still.
Looks great and they should last darn near forever now.

Exact reproductions of your decals are available through different vendors, if you choose to replace them.

 

[DoubleDingo]

Exact reproductions of all of your decals ore available through different vendors, if you choose to replace them.

Even the vacuum hose and emissions for specific applications?

 

[Grit dog]

@Paladin. Lol
Tried getting the wife to wear clear bra. It’s a bra, right?
Didn’t work....thank goodness it works on cars!

Didn’t know you could get repro stickers. That’s cool. This is kinda resto mod though.

 

[Derick C.]

I think LMC has all those stickers available

 

[Doppleganger]

At the risk of sounding ignorant what may I ask are you referring to as "clear bra" ? The wife has many types of those, lace, satin, silk, etc. and a rainbow of colors but no clear! LOL

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[Snoots]

At the risk of sounding ignorant what may I ask are you referring to as "clear bra" ? The wife has many types of those, lace, satin, silk, etc. and a rainbow of colors but no clear! LOL

Tease!

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[Rusty Nail]

All that and no pictures...but @Grit dog...