So I have a dent on my rear quarter panel near the wheel well. Now I worked as a paintless dent removal technician for 4 years so I know I can get this dent out but the plastic sticker that is covering it is going to be a problem. Has anyone ever removed these clear plastic stickers from their 8? Is it tough to do? Will there be discoloration where the sticker was?

Check out the picture and and suggestions are welcomed.

Thanks guys

 

Removed mine was simple! not sure about discoloration had the spot painted so I didn't see it! What are those stickers for any way

 

I would guess it is like a clear bra. To protect the paint from stone dings and such.

 

+1 on that!

 

I have not removed mine because it is there to protect that area of the car from scratches...

 

hey there werent alot of people on the other threads so i was jsut picking the one with the most people... have a question for yall.. there is a piece with a part number that reads as "GJ6A-68-966" i found a picture of where it should maybe go.. but i cannot figure it out still. any help please?

 

Have those on my car as well. The thing that sucks is when you wax the car you get friggin wax on the lining and its a beotch to get off.

 

My car is white, and mine were discolored as fuuuu, so they came off right after I bought it. had to add some goo gone to the mix though...

 

try a hair dryer to warm them, a lot...

works for many decals. Use a plastic putty knife or a piece of plastic with an edge to try to roll up the edge. Then peel.

Good luck..

 

and rocks!!
and mazda actually sells that, so you can put it on your hood.. bumper ect if you wanted =) no rock chips to repaint!

 

i suggest leaving it ....if given a chance , i'd clear bra the whole car to protect it from dings and scratches ...lol

 

It peels right off.
It is an expensive little piece of film, though.

 

I had some damage in that same area. The PDR guy wouldn't touch it, because it was a double panel with no access from behind. How do you plan on tackling that?

I gave it a try myself, as I figured I'd need bodywork anyway. I used a glue puller, and eventually the thin film pulled off. I simply ripped the film off them, and cleaned the area from the film outline.

Because you have side skirts, I would not worry about rocks in that area. Rock chips are far more likely on the front hood and fenders.

 

lol i wonder how much that would cost

 

They are easy to pull off and clean the rest of the glue off too.

And they're VERY expensive to replace if you want them back on. And darn difficult to put back on without fingerprints or dirt getting on the back side.

 

Drill a hole in the inner quarter panel or wheel well depending on what you like to call it. Then put a rubber grommet in the hole when done. That's what most PDR guys do. They drill holes all over peoples cars.

 

A pretty penny...that's for sure.

 

I have the opposite problem. After an accident a few years ago, the original body shop never replaced the film.

There hasn't been excessive stone chips in that area.

However, the original shop did a crappy repair job (they didn't seal the inner and outer panel on the rear quarters) and the wells were starting to rust through. So insurance covered a second repair recently and the dealership is going to replace the film next week (they also forgot about it at first). I'm wondering if I should , given that it's been fine all those years without it.

 

DARN, I thought those were for putting a hole/vent so air could get to the rear brakes, to cool them down,

 

I only like to drill holes if absolutely necessary. The dent looks soft enough to be able to hot glue a plastic tab to it and then pull it out. I'm just worried about the plastic film because I don't want to melt it when putting the hot glue on it.

 

i took mine off as well. on white, i could see little dark lines around the edges and they looked horrible. i haven't seen any scratches or paint chips there since i took them off about 10,000 miles ago. like others mentioned, there will be a little bit of stickiness but a goo-gone type product (or even wd-40) will help get the rest off.