Removal of decals, front and back
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Topic: Removal of decals, front and back
Posted By: techntrek
Subject: Removal of decals, front and back
Date Posted: 30 Jul 2011 at 10:09pm
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Our decals were replaced under warranty last year after they started peeling. The replacements started peeling this spring. I had the dealer take them off for good, unfortunately that was not covered under warranty, even though we bought the extended warranty and it is still in effect. Anyway, I thought you would want to see what a 'pod looks like partially naked. Or looking like a marshmallow...
------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual 
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Posted By: Podsible Dream
Date Posted: 30 Jul 2011 at 10:14pm
Looks like a naked marshmallow....they're much better toasted with chocolate!  ------------- Chris and Walt '10 RP-171 'Free Spirit' '13 Dodge Durango Crew 5.7 L Hemi V8 |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 30 Jul 2011 at 10:26pm
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Mmmmmmmm. Yeah, my wife is already talking about trying some other sticker to fill the void. I know someone on here makes them, I have to figure that out. ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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Posted By: Podsible Dream
Date Posted: 30 Jul 2011 at 10:50pm
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Iamsmonk is the source as I remember from Hod POdge. ------------- Chris and Walt '10 RP-171 'Free Spirit' '13 Dodge Durango Crew 5.7 L Hemi V8 |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 31 Jul 2011 at 12:01am
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Yes, I remembered that after posting and have already contacted her and received a reply back. Not sure what we are going to do yet...
------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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Posted By: ToddsPod
Date Posted: 31 Jul 2011 at 12:20am
I like the "toasted marshmallow" idea. Strip it all to white then get someone with an airbrush to add just enough golden brown to make King Kong's mouth water. -------------  
'07 Dodge RAM 1500 ST Longbed QuadCab 4.7L V8 --- '10 Forest River R-Pod 172 |
Posted By: secretbard
Date Posted: 31 Jul 2011 at 3:55am
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I may do this myself at some point. I think it might be a day project though, even with goo gone and soft scrub. I was thinking of removing all the decals on the front except for the r-pod word. ------------- 2010 Rpod 172 :) 2004 Chevy Trailblazer |
Posted By: this_is_nascar
Date Posted: 31 Jul 2011 at 9:41am
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I too, had the same issues with mine, however just the front had decals issues. I removed them myself (they blistered so badly that it wasn't that hard to remove) because it looked so bad with them on there. Fortuneatly, my back and side decals are fine for now. I'm going to leave my front naked for now, unless I runa across some really slick decals that I'd like to put on there. I'm definately not going to put any OEM decals back on there.
------------- "Ray & Connie" - 2017 R-Pod RP-180 - 2007 Toyota Tacoma TRD-Off Road |
Posted By: this_is_nascar
Date Posted: 31 Jul 2011 at 9:46am
I don't have any pics with the decals removed, but here's what they looked like while blistered.
   ------------- "Ray & Connie" - 2017 R-Pod RP-180 - 2007 Toyota Tacoma TRD-Off Road |
Posted By: Hodge-PODge
Date Posted: 31 Jul 2011 at 10:28am
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Wow - a picture really is worth a thousand words. I read several complaints about peeling decals but didn't imagine it that bad. I wonder if anyone has had any issues with the 2011 RPods with the new graphics? So far so good on mine. ------------- 2011 RP 177, the Hodge-PODge 2011 Mercedes ML350 "A man travels the world over in search of what he needs, and returns home to find it." |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 31 Jul 2011 at 9:15pm
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Yup, that's about what mine looked like.
------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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Posted By: secretbard
Date Posted: 31 Jul 2011 at 10:14pm
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Mine was starting to look that way, however, mine had black goo left behind where the decal was peeled away. I just spent the better part of 2 hours peeling and wiping with goo gone. I can tell you that it does look better without the peeling decals, and it looks pretty good with just the word "r-pod" on the front too. There is, however, the slight outline of where the decals were. I'd like to call it a fading from the sun around where the decals were as under the decals is pure bleach white. You don't see or notice it unless you are right on top of it though, so I'm still happy with my decision to remove them. ------------- 2010 Rpod 172 :) 2004 Chevy Trailblazer |
Posted By: g4royce
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2012 at 12:34pm
Did anyone ever get new decals for the front? Ours has been peeling for a while and we're debating on what to do about it. I'd ideally like to have the whole pod wrapped but am not sure what I want on it. Plus, if it's too cute, G won't tow it  I've been teasing him about wrapping it up to look like a tomato or a wheel of cheese or even Pokemon! Plus, there's always the chance of it being vandalized if it's too cutesy looking. ------------- ChaiPod 2009 RP152 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe 3.5L V6 |
Posted By: melp
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2012 at 5:27pm
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I would opt for a airbrush guy.No decals. ------------- melp |
Posted By: g4royce
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2012 at 7:12pm
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You mean with thunderclouds and some Palominos or maybe http://www.amazon.com/Mountain-Three-Short-Sleeve-Black/dp/B000NZW3KC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1326499627&sr=8-1 - 3 wolves and a moon ?  [Read the top few product reviews]I'm not sure an r-pod is a Kenny Powers sort of thing.   ------------- ChaiPod 2009 RP152 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe 3.5L V6 |
Posted By: secretbard
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2012 at 8:38pm
Oh, I don't know... I'm seriously thinking about having the words "Love Shack" airbrushed on mine.  ------------- 2010 Rpod 172 :) 2004 Chevy Trailblazer |
Posted By: HuronSailor
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2012 at 12:40pm
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Has anyone thought about or priced custom vinyl wraps? There's a place near hear that makes them for boats and cars and so forth. Not sure how it's done but they look like an airbrush job, at least when driving by at 55 MPH, ha ha.
My gut feeling is that they'd be pricey, but I haven't had a need to replace my decals yet. ------------- .: Mark & Beth :: Silverado 5.3L :: 2018 rPod 180 :. |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2012 at 11:13pm
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Ours is currently blank white front and back, still have the side decals. I would be interested in knowing how much a wrap would be, too.
------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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Posted By: g4royce
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2012 at 12:51am
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I did some research a while ago and was actually looking at a company that was some sort of matchmaker between people with cool vehicles (such as r-pods) and advertising companies. Of course you get to pick what you're ok with advertising. So basically, the wrapping was free and you had to drive around a certain amount of time on certain roads during certain hours. Unfortunately there wasn't anything near us that wanted advertising or that we wanted to help advertise. Up in Toronto Canada, there were a few cheese shops and some gourmet grocers that liked the shape of the pod. Can you imagine towing a cheese-pod or a mortadella-pod? A google search brought up that company on a TV show that does extreme modding and wrapping. I'm also not quite sure what I want the graphics to be: a giant cat? watermelon? fireball? -T ------------- ChaiPod 2009 RP152 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe 3.5L V6 |
Posted By: sfish
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2012 at 2:35am
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How about an alien coming out of a cracked egg? ------------- sjf |
Posted By: TerryM
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2012 at 4:41pm
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My front decals were starting to go. I have the cover now so that should stop it from going all the way bad. But I have been looking at a local company with 20 years experience doing airbrush work. They have some beautiful 10'X12' walls! I was thinking of some type of Florida scene with the ocean and palm trees. Maybe a gator! Terry ------------- RP-175 W/Lift Kit 2011 Ford F-150 4X4 Saint Augustine, FL: The first permanent European settlement in the USA: 1565 |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2012 at 7:16pm
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sfish, love it. Tracy, what what the name of the advertising company? I looked at one a few years ago but don't remember the name. I wouldn't mind an add for a year or two for some cash. ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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Posted By: g4royce
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2012 at 4:39pm
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This is the one that was written up by Time Magazine: http://autowraps.com/ - http://autowraps.com/
This one seems to be on the east coast: http://www.sunrisesigns.com/vehicle-wraps/ - http://www.sunrisesigns.com/vehicle-wraps/
Here's another one: http://www.skinzwraps.com/news.php - http://www.skinzwraps.com/news.php
and this was the one on TV: http://www.monstermediainc.com/services/vehicle-wraps.html - http://www.monstermediainc.com/services/vehicle-wraps.html
I think the ones I looked into earlier were Canadian based. ------------- ChaiPod 2009 RP152 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe 3.5L V6 |
Posted By: Zag
Date Posted: 04 Jun 2013 at 6:42pm
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I see a mention of people using Goo Gone to help with the decal removal. I'm in the process of removing the from the front and back and am looking for any other tips or tricks to clean up the residual mess. Is there any way to have minimize the fading between where the decal was and wasn't? PS - I'm ordering a custom decal with the name of our r-pod (Cutie-Pod) to stick to it. Should add a nice touch!
------------- 2009 RP-152 (Cutie-Pod) 2001 Nissan Pathfinder |
Posted By: Outbound
Date Posted: 04 Jun 2013 at 8:29pm
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I started with a heat gun on low and the decals came off quite easily - about 30 minutes to do the front of the r-pod. The glue residue on the other hand was a torture conceived by Beelzebub himself. I'm not that familiar with gel coat on fibreglass, so I wasn't willing to use anything very strong. Goo Gone worked for me on the glue residue, but it was a long, painful process. I ended up saturating cheap paper towels with Goo Gone and taping them over the residue in order to let it soak in. After 20 minutes or so, I'd remove a paper towel and then use a terry shop rag to rub the glue residue off. A mere four hours after I began, the job was done. ------------- Craig :: 2009 RP171 towed by a 2017 F150 |
Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 05 Jun 2013 at 9:22am
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wd 40 works wonders on glue residue... my experience with a couple boats says there is not much to do about the fading.. but it will even out over time..
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Posted By: Seanl
Date Posted: 05 Jun 2013 at 12:31pm
My 2011 is starting to peel but it not that bad yet, but my 2011 is an early one and has the old graphics still.
------------- Sean, 2011 Rpod RP-173,2009 Jeep Liberty Rocky Mountain Edition 
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Posted By: Anthony Valenzano
Date Posted: 05 Jun 2013 at 4:47pm
| My 2010 is just starting to peel as well. Does anyone know what causes this? Is it UV exposure? Is it something about the curvature? Has anyone tired to prevent further peeling? |
Posted By: David and Danette
Date Posted: 05 Jun 2013 at 9:14pm
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Our Rpod has been kept under cover the front gets a little of the afternoon sun and the decals are not peeling. But this year I have noticed little bubbles forming in the middle of the decals only on the front. It is a 2009, I think the reason others are peeling is because of direct sunlight or extreme cold temperatures. Our Rpod has had neither and the decals are holding well and it was one of the first Rpods built. David ------------- 2018 Vista Cruiser 19BFD (2018- 2012 Vibe 6503 (2014-2019) 2009 r-pod 171 (2009-2014) Middle Tn 2014 Ram 1500 Quad cab |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 06 Jun 2013 at 7:56pm
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In my case ultimately the problem was ice sliding down the curved front and back. ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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