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Tinkerbell · Apr 14th, 2004, 05:01 PM

I put MINI bonnet stripes on my MCS on Sunday...spent hours lining them up...smoothing out the water etc...left the car looking perfect - not a bubble or bulge in sight.

By Monday morning there were LOADS of bubbles - tiny, but looking like my MINI's stripes have a serious skin complaint, lol. Looks like they're going to have to come off. Does anybody have any idea where I may have gone wrong? Just may save us making the same mistake twice.

Thanks for your help,
Tinkerbell

Tinkerbell · Apr 15th, 2004, 09:47 AM

*bump* anyone??

Hat · Apr 15th, 2004, 10:02 AM

sounds like there could be dirt trapped under them. this wouldnt be obvious until they had fully stuck tight down against the bonnet which is why they will ahve looked fine the night before

Tinkerbell · Apr 15th, 2004, 11:34 AM

Hi Hat,
I'd be inclined to think the same thing if I hadn't really cleaned the car first...particularly the bonnet...there are so many bubbles - couldn't possibly begin to count them!

Hat · Apr 15th, 2004, 11:46 AM

strange.. where did you get the stripes from - are they 'proper' bmw ones? i'm wondering if its poor quality vinyl thats been used

Tinkerbell · Apr 15th, 2004, 11:51 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Hat

strange.. where did you get the stripes from - are they 'proper' bmw ones? i'm wondering if its poor quality vinyl thats been used

Yep...they are straight from the dealership - best part of £60! I could talk to the dealer, but guess they'll say we must have fitted them wrongly. Just wondered if anyone had seen anything like it before.

cjay · Apr 15th, 2004, 12:18 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Tinkerbell

Yep...they are straight from the dealership - best part of £60! I could talk to the dealer, but guess they'll say we must have fitted them wrongly. Just wondered if anyone had seen anything like it before.

I got a few bubbles in my stripes when I put them on even after taking great care... the next day I parked my MINI in the sun, it was hot! about 39C.... all the bubbles disappeared

Bad S MINI · Apr 16th, 2004, 04:46 AM

Leave them in the sun for a few days and the trapped water will evaporate. If not use a SMALL pin and pop any remaning bubbles and smooth out wrinkes with a plastic squeege.

matt@cooperflags.com

Tinkerbell · Apr 16th, 2004, 09:27 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Bad S MINI

Leave them in the sun for a few days and the trapped water will evaporate. If not use a SMALL pin and pop any remaning bubbles and smooth out wrinkes with a plastic squeege.

matt@cooperflags.com

Thanks Matt,
I've decided to leave the stripes on for a few more days - just in case they do improve!

Tinkerbell

Dark Silver S · Apr 18th, 2004, 12:41 AM

Use a heat gun - carefully. The extra heat smoothes out bubbles and wrinkles wonderfully. (A heat gun works like a hair dryer, only hotter. Also helpful for shrink-tubing on wiring. But be careful. It is possible to melt the vinyl).

BlackEyedPea · Aug 2nd, 2008, 05:11 PM

had the same problem...after about year since they were fitted i started to notice bubbles...i actually thought t was caused from the sun (heat)...as it had been REALLY hot lately....
removed the stripes now..

Apr 14th, 2004, 05:01 PM	#1
Tinkerbell MINI-no-more Join Date: May 2003 Location: Devon Local Time: 11:30 PM Posts: 1,433 Offline	Bonnet Stripes Bubbles I put MINI bonnet stripes on my MCS on Sunday...spent hours lining them up...smoothing out the water etc...left the car looking perfect - not a bubble or bulge in sight. By Monday morning there were LOADS of bubbles - tiny, but looking like my MINI's stripes have a serious skin complaint, lol. Looks like they're going to have to come off. Does anybody have any idea where I may have gone wrong? Just may save us making the same mistake twice. Thanks for your help, Tinkerbell

Apr 16th, 2004, 04:46 AM	#8 (permalink)
Bad S MINI MINI2 Regular Join Date: Sep 2002 Local Time: 06:30 PM Posts: 282 Offline	Leave them in the sun for a few days and the trapped water will evaporate. If not use a SMALL pin and pop any remaning bubbles and smooth out wrinkes with a plastic squeege. matt@cooperflags.com www.cooperflags.com

Apr 18th, 2004, 12:41 AM	#10 (permalink)
Dark Silver S Ultimate Stealth Machine Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Wilkes County NC Local Time: 05:30 PM Posts: 791 Offline	Use a heat gun - carefully. The extra heat smoothes out bubbles and wrinkles wonderfully. (A heat gun works like a hair dryer, only hotter. Also helpful for shrink-tubing on wiring. But be careful. It is possible to melt the vinyl). Dark Silver S http://revorg.org/images/mmg.gif Now in Wilkes County NC

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Apr 15th, 2004, 09:47 AM	#2 (permalink)
Tinkerbell MINI-no-more Join Date: May 2003 Location: Devon Local Time: 11:30 PM Posts: 1,433 Offline	bump anyone??

Apr 15th, 2004, 10:02 AM	#3 (permalink)
Hat ITS RAINNIN' SIDEWAYS My Classifieds Join Date: Oct 2002 Local Time: 11:30 PM Posts: 15,920 Offline	sounds like there could be dirt trapped under them. this wouldnt be obvious until they had fully stuck tight down against the bonnet which is why they will ahve looked fine the night before

Apr 15th, 2004, 11:34 AM	#4 (permalink)
Tinkerbell MINI-no-more Join Date: May 2003 Location: Devon Local Time: 11:30 PM Posts: 1,433 Offline	Hi Hat, I'd be inclined to think the same thing if I hadn't really cleaned the car first...particularly the bonnet...there are so many bubbles - couldn't possibly begin to count them!

Apr 15th, 2004, 11:46 AM	#5 (permalink)
Hat ITS RAINNIN' SIDEWAYS My Classifieds Join Date: Oct 2002 Local Time: 11:30 PM Posts: 15,920 Offline	strange.. where did you get the stripes from - are they 'proper' bmw ones? i'm wondering if its poor quality vinyl thats been used

Apr 15th, 2004, 11:51 AM	#6 (permalink)
Tinkerbell MINI-no-more Join Date: May 2003 Location: Devon Local Time: 11:30 PM Posts: 1,433 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Hat strange.. where did you get the stripes from - are they 'proper' bmw ones? i'm wondering if its poor quality vinyl thats been used Yep...they are straight from the dealership - best part of £60! I could talk to the dealer, but guess they'll say we must have fitted them wrongly. Just wondered if anyone had seen anything like it before.

Apr 15th, 2004, 12:18 PM	#7 (permalink)
cjay "No Works for me!" Join Date: Jan 2003 Local Time: 09:30 AM Posts: 481 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Tinkerbell Yep...they are straight from the dealership - best part of £60! I could talk to the dealer, but guess they'll say we must have fitted them wrongly. Just wondered if anyone had seen anything like it before. I got a few bubbles in my stripes when I put them on even after taking great care... the next day I parked my MINI in the sun, it was hot! about 39C.... all the bubbles disappeared

Apr 16th, 2004, 09:27 AM	#9 (permalink)
Tinkerbell MINI-no-more Join Date: May 2003 Location: Devon Local Time: 11:30 PM Posts: 1,433 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Bad S MINI Leave them in the sun for a few days and the trapped water will evaporate. If not use a SMALL pin and pop any remaning bubbles and smooth out wrinkes with a plastic squeege. matt@cooperflags.com Thanks Matt, I've decided to leave the stripes on for a few more days - just in case they do improve! Tinkerbell

Aug 2nd, 2008, 05:11 PM	#11 (permalink)
BlackEyedPea MINI2 Regular My Classifieds Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: London Local Time: 11:30 PM Posts: 268 Offline	had the same problem...after about year since they were fitted i started to notice bubbles...i actually thought t was caused from the sun (heat)...as it had been REALLY hot lately.... removed the stripes now..

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