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Old Aug 18, 2003 | 05:50 PM
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Unhappy Big BOO-BOO. Need help

I decided to remove one of the side skirts coz "I didn't like the way it looked" . Well - took it off on sunday and thought to bring it home for cleaning and some minor adjustments. Being stupid I went to work today with the skirt laying half way on the pasanger seat and the rest on the back leaning on the arm rest. Came out off work today just to find out that the whole skirt looks like " ( " (paint side down). I was so pissed off out of my own stupidity .
For now the only plan I have is to leave it on the balcony's sun tomorow Maybe it'll get hot and may stratch back down.
If anyone ever dealt with such situation Please, Please let me know if their is a better way to do it. I'm not afrade about the paint since it's been painted with the special GFX stretching paint but I don't think the stuff like blow dryer will make any difference and so far I don't see any other way to heat it up a little. Any ideas will be apreciated.
BTW: it's a vizage side skirt which make's it even worth.

Thanks in advance
Alex

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Old Aug 18, 2003 | 08:06 PM
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My WW kit for the Camaro bowed in the center after I left them in the car for a few days while waiting for a chance to take them up to my dads. I layed them out on his front porch with the face down, by the time I made it to back to his place a couple of days later they were almost as good as new I just massaged them a little bit while they were still warm and shaped them as closely to original specs as possible. By the time you use the tape and screws when you install them you shouldn't be able to tell a difference, especially with the side skirts.
Old Aug 18, 2003 | 08:15 PM
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little heat ought to do it MAy want to wet them down first then lay them out on a flat surface in direct sunlight. Make sure the flat surface is solid (won't flex and let them bend any other way).

Should b good as new in short order
Old Aug 18, 2003 | 09:13 PM
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thanks guys
I have some hope now
Old Aug 18, 2003 | 10:20 PM
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a heat gun should work
Old Aug 19, 2003 | 06:46 PM
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the sun worked it's magic today
it's almost back to normal
I'll let it stay for another day and it shuld probably do
now it keeps me vondering how it stays on the car in the normal shape
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