I searched and did the steps.

1. Clean are very well.(cleaned with dish soap and windex). Then dryed.
2. SPrayed windex(for lube) on rear bumper.
3. Applied applique, used hair dryer/card to make sure everything was nice and smooth.
4. Let sit in sun.

Well, a few hours later, I peeled the paper from the top of the applique. There was a lot of dried residue/water bubbles underneath. Looks like crap! Wasted $20.

Going to remove tomorrow.(My hair dryer broke).

I have the worse luck lol.

 

the bubbles will probably go away within a few days if u let it sit in the sun

 

WHat about the residue? Looks like dried misplaced adhesive.

 

thats the soap, this is why i dont use soap when applying vinyl on paint.

 

You mean the windex I sprayed or??

Either way, its coming off, just ____ed that I wasted my time and money.

 

It could be from the windex. Windex has ammonia in it, which loosens adhesive. Maybe it did that, and it moved around during the positioning process. Just use water in a spray bottle if you do it again.

 

or use a light soap such as johnson's baby magic, as is used for 3M kits. it allows you to have lubrication, without messing up the adhessive. and also rubbing alcohol helps the appliqué stick better. just dilute to about 50 percent.

 

That thing is hard to install, mine had similar results with bubbles but went away after a day or two of the sun hitting it like stated above.

 

i dont see why u guys r having such a hard time with the rear bumper vinyl, its flat for the most part. Headlights and tails r much harder!

 

a soap and water solution is the way to go

 

When I first picked up my tC from the dealership I didn't like the way the bumper app. looked at all. There were bubbles all over it and they swore they would go down within a few days, luckily they did. There isn't a single bubble now and it looks good.

 

is there any hope of saving it? or is it a goner?

 

I would say depending on how it holds to the bumper, glue etc., it may be ruined. You could try again if it still has any 'stickiness' left on it. You don't want it flying off when you drive the car though. lol I honestly don't care for the app. that much. I have a super white and dirt lays around the border of it when he car is dirty and you can see the outline pretty bad. It may not show dirt as bad on silver though.

 

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Yeah, Im going to trash it.