is this fixable?

[FullThrottleStangs]

well guys seems like nobody can figure out that when the cat gets on my car scrathes get all over it. i put the cover back on when i got home tonight from driving it to a swim meet and i noticed one giant scratch on the decal on my hood. its a deep scratch and since its only a decal, i doubt it will come out. but is there a way to get it out?

 

[MustangChris]

sharpy pen. lol.

 

[FullThrottleStangs]

im guessing there isnt a way...

 

[CC'S95GT]

get rid of the cat
New decal is the only real fix but the sharpie will hide it good enough

 

[MustangChris]

eat the cat... not like the damn thing can fetch the paper anyways.

 

[FullThrottleStangs]

lol i support your idea chris. i shoulda never spent that 40 bucks on that cat when i was about 9. what was i thinking? but what would i have to do to get the decal off and put another one back on?

 

[MustangChris]

body shop. lol.

they will have to heat-gun the sticker and use plastic razor blades to peel it off.
wash the car
buffing compound the hood (gets the glue off)
use a wax-stripping compound on it (cleans the clear coat off, removing excess buffing compound, wax, and glue)
place a new decal
re-wax the hood
wash the decal

at least thats what the top-quality shop here in denver told me they would do with my rocker stripes wehn i asked about changing from gold to black....

 

[FullThrottleStangs]

thanks for the info chris. what would a good shop charge for this? im guessing upwards of maybe 150-200 bucks?

 

[MustangChris]

i forget. i looked into mine years ago when i first started college.

 

[sleepn_sn95]

Are you sure there is nothing inside your cover that could be scratching the car, like a rock or dirt?

 

[FullThrottleStangs]

Are you sure there is nothing inside your cover that could be scratching the car, like a rock or dirt?

yeah i checked. she's clean as a wistle. i also found out the my brother decided to take the mach for a spin with his friend the other day when neither my parents or i was home. thats why there's a giant scratch down the side of my side skirt. and hes never driven a stick before so theres no telling what the mach went through. wtf is his problem

 

[MustangChris]

stuff the cat down the brothers throat.... then you only have to dig one grave in the backyard.

 

[FullThrottleStangs]

chris you amaze me. thats genious. but my brothers got it bad enough as is. hes not going anywhere outside of our house for a loooooong time. :] stupid bastard deserves it.

 

[dafizuck]

Take it off... paint the whole middle section flat black

 

[MustangChris]

Take it off... paint the whole middle section flat black

+1 thats a good idea... it'd be cooler than a sticker that will sun-fade in 5 years.... like the old fox bodys with "GT" stickers.

 

[FullThrottleStangs]

or maybe i could just keep it off and leave it off... how would that look?

 

[castine917]

personally i prefer the striped hood.

 

[atlanticblue98]

or maybe i could just keep it off and leave it off... how would that look?

my friend has a Mach 1 hood on his v6 with no stripe. it looks good. i like them either way

 

[FullThrottleStangs]

i really like that. a lot. a definite possibility.

 

[wytstang]

It does look good but that car does not have any other decals. Your car does and may need the decal to tie it all together.