GTIROC Sunstrip fails MOT !!

[geetee]

I'm sulking. The R failed it's MOT today because of my GTIROC sunstrip.

Been fine for years - but apparently the rules have changed and it's now started impairing my vision all of a sudden. Something about it intruding into the area the windscreen wipers sweep.

So the question is how the hell do I get it off? It's on the outside of the screen and has been on for a very long time - it seems welded to the screen. A paint scraper just takes little pieces out of the edge of it.

Take a hair-dryer to it and try and soften the glue or something?

Any ideas?

Cheers
Graham

 

[jpward]

If it's vinyl then it will prob chip away and take years to get off but a good hair dryier should help a lot!

 

[kirko]

get a hammer put it through the screen then ring auto glass


or just heat it up with a heat gun or boiling water

 

[jpward]

get a hammer put it through the screen then ring auto glass

Quality answer :lol:

 

[Dooie Pop Pop]

so if i owned a ford pop with a cut down roof that would still be ok then?:roll::lol: madness:lol:

buy some shorter windscreen wipers.

 

[Fire & skill]

or - put smaller wiper blades on :lol:

 

[paz]

Take it to another mot garage thats 'friendly' :lol:

Paz

 

[SickBoy]

I would go for the shorter wiper blades ....:lol:

Lee

 

[oldaneal]

was gonna say wiperblades as well

 

[CruiseGTi-R]

lower your seat and go for re-test :-D

 

[Rishi]

They usually do fail you... Even a Magic Tree hanging from the rear view mirror fails... Thats why they always leave it sitting your dash for the MOT...


Rishi

 

[stevepudney]

Use a hair dryer but be careful with the heat on the glass, specially if it's a cold day.

If you just warm the vinyl section by section it should come off it resonable size lumps.

Steve

 

[geoff pine]

now i think some one on here has said under the new style mot if it fails at one place you can not take it to another one as its loged on to the first mot station computer . theres a post some were on here about it .

 

[deslynam]

Yep, I could see that happening, as you can now even check a vehicle's MOT certificate online, and you get details of any failures when it was tested.

 

[JAMMA]

Boil the kettle and pour it over the corner of the vynil and start to peel it off gently, continue until its all been peeled off. Might need to boil the kettle a few times though.

 

[stevepudney]

Boil the kettle and pour it over the corner of the vynil and start to peel it off gently, continue until its all been peeled off. Might need to boil the kettle a few times though.

At your own risk !!!!

I wouldn't boil it, the vinyl only needs to be warm so it doesn't crack. Take any adhesive residue off with white spirt or meths

 

[JAMMA]

So whats so risky about doing it the way I mentioned? Have you actually tried it yourself?

 

[stevepudney]

Yes mate, I have but a very long time ago.

In the 20 years I spent running my own sign making/Print business, I have applied miles and miles of this bloody film and experience is telling me that the way to remove the vinyl films is with a hair dryer, this method is also recommended by the companies that manufacture the materials.
Any water, hot or cold is not a good idea before you've removed any adhesive that might be left behind as some of the adhesives used are solvent based and require a spirit (meths or white spirit) to remove any residue, if you have a wet screen and then use a spirit you will end up with an emulsified mess all over the screen.

Also if you did use boiling water straight from the kettle you run the risk of cracking your screen and possibly damaging paintwork.

Steve

 

[jpward]

Yes mate, I have but a very long time ago.

In the 20 years I spent running my own sign making/Print business, I have applied miles and miles of this bloody film and experience is telling me that the way to remove the vinyl films is with a hair dryer, this method is also recommended by the companies that manufacture the materials.
Any water, hot or cold is not a good idea before you've removed any adhesive that might be left behind as some of the adhesives used are solvent based and require a spirit (meths or white spirit) to remove any residue, if you have a wet screen and then use a spirit you will end up with an emulsified mess all over the screen.

Also if you did use boiling water straight from the kettle you run the risk of cracking your screen and possibly damaging paintwork.

Steve

Do you still produce vinyl graphics?

 

[JAMMA]

Its always been hot water for me and its worked fine everytime, not even had to use spirits afterwards to remove any excess adhesive.