Stickers On Cars.

RATTER15 | 12:37 Thu 13th Aug 2015 | Motoring

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We picked up our spanking new car in silver on Tuesday. We are thinking about putting a few small stickers on the car, is this likely to damage the paintwork when we remove them or will the area around the sticker look faded when we remove the stickers in 3 years time when we replace it.

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Zacs-Master

Possibly. What sort of stickers are they?

ummmm

Yes...it probably will look faded.

We had a smart repair business and often had to blend in the paint work from stickers.

RATTER15

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I don't know Zac, they are just car stickers designed to go on cars.

I don't think a metallic silver will fade like some cars though ummmm, I may be wrong!

Zacs-Master

Taking them off without damaging the paint might be tricky.

ummmm

Depends where it's stored. Will it be kept in a garage, parked next to trees, will birds poop all over it....?

Hopkirk

Can't you put them on the rear windows?

RATTER15

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It will be parked outside but not under trees. We don't like putting too much on windows due to the view being obstructed

hc4361

Check with your insurance before you stick anything anywhere on your car

At Direct Line, stickers on a vehicle would count as a cosmetic modification and be judged on “an individual basis”, whereas other insurers such as LV= say stickers don’t count

http://www.theguardian.com/money/2015/feb/16/check-insurers-dont-mind-modifications-car

SeaJayPea

If it's a lease car and the paint has discoloured round where the stickers were, you could find yourself having to pay to get that remedied. And that could be expensive. I'd put any stickers on a window. On the edge of the window, obviously.

RATTER15

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Thanks all, I may just forget the stcikers :-(

EcclesCake

With the exception of a GB sticker, which you can now get in magnetic form, I'm at a loss to think of what stickers you could possibly want to put on a car!

hc4361

Maybe one of those highly amusing ones, eccles.

http://www.zazzle.co.uk/funny+bumper+stickers

Actually, I quite like one of those - Adults on Board. We want to live, too :D

RATTER15

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No, sorry, I am really not into silly little slogans etc. stuck all over a brand new car. My question has now been answered anyway.

TWR

When you remove them, use a hair dryer.

silliemillie

Why remove them? I change my car every 3years and just leave them on ( I only have 1 or 2 usually). No dealer has ever mentioned them, they just take it as it is and always get a good price.

EcclesCake

I'm intrigued to know what stickers people want/need to put on their cars.

Perhaps I drive around with my eyes closed but I cannot think of any cars I see with stickers on them.