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Old 06-01-2014, 10:57 PM   #184 (permalink)
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decal best before date...

This spring the decals on the Flea have started coming off:



So we now have a data point for people to estimate how long these things may last.

These ones went on the car in the summer of 2009.

They lived out their days at ~44.5 degrees north lattitude on a car that has spent more time parked outside than in a garage. And I never pressure washed them.

Anybody else have experience with vinyl decals? ~5 years seem decent?
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