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I know this is more detailed than it probably needs to be but... OK, I admit it. I'm ANAL.
Take measurements for the two small stickers if you do not have an example to refer to.
If you look at the wing, there are two rubber coated strips that tuck up between the wing and the hatch. These also deter water from the seal area of the hatch. There are no fasteners holding them on! They push in and have somewhat of a barbed edge that lays against the wing surface. The soft wing holds them once they are pushed back in. I was VERY concerned about pulling on them as hard as I had to in order to get them out. I started from the outside of one strip and pryed whith a wide flat edge(I used a 6" scale..that is a metal ruler for those non machinist types) and used a toungue depresser against the wing to keep from damaging it. Any surface imperfections will show through the vinyl sticker! Use slow steady pressure and try not to bend the strips too much. Mine bent a little, but went back in fine. Repeat for the other side. Once those strips are off, you can start to remove the old sticker. There will be a consierable ammount of black "foam" like material left over the adhesive. I went to a local chain auto store (Advance Auto, I bleive)and bought 3M Bug Tar and Adhesive Remover to cut through this. It worked great. I covered up the hatch and inside of the car with plastic bags and old towels to protect all of the surfaces from drippings. Sprayed it on and let it sit for a while, then used the same flat edge to gently scrape the gummy adhesive off. I would suggest something softer but I was careful not to gouge the paint. Then I sprayed the remover on a shop towel and wiped allllll of the leftover adhesive off. Like I said, all surface imperfections will show through the vinyl, so make sure that you get the surface the way that you want it. You only get one shot. Then I trial fit the long sticker and used masking tape to hold one end in it's position. I cut the backing so that I could remove it in quarters. It is also split long ways so you can work from the top down. Do just that because the bottom rolls over the bottom edge of the wing an you will have to tuck it in the gap. The key here is eliminating the air bubbles as you go. The fewer the better. Like none, if you can help it. Agian, I used my trusty scale to tuck the sticker into the gap. You will have some wrinkles so don't panic. As the sticker warms in the sun, they will smooth themselves out as well as the small bubbles. Most seemed to smooth out without any attention. I did continue to watch the outside edges at the very corner for a week or so. Now it is time to tuck the seals back in. Make sure that you get them where they need to be before you start. You do not want to have to them out! I just pushed them in by hand. Kinda wiggling them with my palm. Tada. New black sticker. Now the small ones. I used a masking tape guide at the bottom edge of the lettering. Pen marks at the ends. No problem. Just don't do what I did! I peeled the backing off of the Nissan sticker and promptly dropped it on the garage floor. Face down. Full of dirt, grass clippings, etc. Ruined. Had to order anther one. :)
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