New car help!!

[TEB]

Hi there, Im about to buy a 1.0l Arden blue corsa b
Its good condition and everything looks ok on it, but theres a few areas that need abit of a clean.

I wanted to remove the rub strips, boot badges an then clean under the bonnet but iv got a few quieries

Iv read that the rub strips are glued on? But i dont know what i need to get them off without damaging the paintwork And also what to do if the paint has faded when i remove them Will T-cut work?

I was also wandering can you get the engine bay 'Steam cleaned'? cos its abit rotten under there atm.

Thanks Alot

Tom.

[hallda12]

My mates got a corsa and he took the side strips off and found loads of stuck on glue. He used T cut and it worked fine. You may find that once you have used the T cut on that area it will look shinier than the rest of the car so you may want to T cut the whole car but it takes a while...

[TEB]

Thanks Mate, Has anyone else got any suggestions?

[Dan22]

autoglym intensive tar remover i use on glue marks
works pretty well

[tomo2k9]

yh iv only just done mine mate took them off two days ago i just riped them off and t-cut all ov the glue then wait few mins and belive it or not i used a walpaper scraper lol you have to be careful but it works a treat just scrap it all off and jobs a good n

[kie-1200sxi-shed]

buy ''sticky stuff remover'' its a yellow can in halfords. its purposly for removing stuff like that . all you do is spray it on wait 5 mins and it goes like jelly , then just get a old credit/top up card to remove . then would suggest a good t-cut on car then a good polish/wax . then stand back after doing it all ( which will take you a good few hours so do it on a nice sunny day ) and you will have a good smile and more than likly get a camera out and take pics .

[TEB]

Do you not think after 9 years the paint work might have faded and leave a "Halo" around where the strips have been?

Thanks for your advice!!

[ollie-91]

i de-stipped a fiesta with my mate a few weeks ago & i found one of the easy ways is too heat them up with a hair dryer whilst taking them off works a treat, i use that trick all the time now lol then just polish it up a lil bit