how to get decals off....

[foxbat426]

I'm asking this after the fact.

About 1 week ago I accidentally put a piece of scotch tape over a pinstrip decal to hold an engine part in place, The next day when I took off the tape, some of the pinstriping decal came off with the tape.

I was able to get a new decal and put the whole new pinstrip decal over the old one - it matched up nearly perfect and looks good. They are so thin you can't even tell there are 2 pinsripes, one on top of the other.

My question is should I have taken the old decal off first and then layed down the new decal?? Is there a way to get old water slide decals off with out screwing up the paint?

john

[LoneWolf15]

Scotch tape will rule the day on this one ! Stick it to the decal and pull it off . Sometimes it takes a few tries . Any glue residue from the decal can be polished off with a little bit of Novus 2 on a soft piece of cotton t shirt .