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Makes 🢒 Chevrolet 🢒 2009 🢒 Silverado - 4WD 🢒 Body Hardware and Trim 🢒 Exterior Trim 🢒 Decal or Stripe Replacement

Decal or Stripe Replacement Instruction

Application Procedure

Important: The striping material highlights vehicle surface imperfections. Eliminate all of the following before applying the stripe or the decal:

   • Dings
   • Rough metal
   • Paint defects
   • Uneven 2-tone paint breaklines

Important: Apply stripes and decals in a clean environment where dust and fibers do not interfere with proper adhesion.

  1. Clean the area where you will mount the decal.
    2. 1.1. Use the suitable solvents flash naptha, or a mixture of 50 percent isopropyl alcohol and 50 percent water.
    1.2. Dry the area thoroughly.
    1.3. Repaint the area. Feather the paint in, if the paint is chipped.
  2. Warm the body surface to 27-38°C (80-100°F).

    3. Object Number: 370129 Size: SH
  3. Mount the stripes or the decals that wrap into the body openings or mount on flexible surfaces wet.

Use the following procedure for wet application of stripes and decals:

  1. Use Dupont Duponal WA or the equivalent for a wetting agent. Do not use a soap solution. Spray a mist of solution onto the body area.
  2. Peel the backing away from the decal. Spray the adhesive backing of the decal in hot, humid weather with a mist of the wetting solution.
  3. Use a squeegee, starting at the center of the decal. Squeegee the decal onto the body, removing air bubbles and the wetting solution.
  4. Pull the decal back onto itself in order to remove the premask from the decal.
  5. Squeegee the decal again.
  6. Prick any air bubbles with a pin, if present.

Decal or Stripe Replacement HYBRID 2 Mode Windshield Decal


Object Number: 2147628 Size: SF

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Component Name

Preliminary Procedures

  1. Heat the decal using a J-25070 gun or equivalent, 152 mm (6 in) from the glass surface.
  2. Apply the heat using a circular motion, for about 30 seconds.

    3. Caution: Refer to Exterior Trim Emblem Removal Caution in the Preface section.

  3. Remove the decal from the surface using a plastic, flat-bladed tool.
  4. Remove all adhesive from the surface using a 3M™ Scotch Brite molding adhesive remover disk, 3M™ P/N 07501, or equivalent.
  5. Clean the surface using 3M™ General Purpose Adhesive Cleaner, P/N 08984 or equivalent.

Special Tools

J-25070 Heat Gun 500-750°F

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HYBRID Windshield Glass Decal

Tip
The windshield glass decal is serviced as one part.

Decal or Stripe Replacement HYBRID 2 Mode Rear Glass Decal


Object Number: 2147626 Size: SF

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Component Name

Preliminary Procedures

  1. Heat the decal using a J-25070 gun or equivalent, 152 mm (6 in) from the glass surface.
  2. Apply the heat using a circular motion, for about 30 seconds.

    3. Caution: Refer to Exterior Trim Emblem Removal Caution in the Preface section.

  3. Remove the decal from the surface using a plastic, flat-bladed tool.
  4. Remove all adhesive from the surface using a 3M™ Scotch Brite molding adhesive remover disk, 3M™ P/N 07501, or equivalent.
  5. Clean the surface using 3M™ General Purpose Adhesive Cleaner, P/N 08984 or equivalent.

Special Tools

J-25070 Heat Gun 500-750°F

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HYBRID Rear Glass Decal

Tip
The rear glass decal is serviced as one part.

Decal or Stripe Replacement HYBRID 2 Mode Lower Bodyside Door


Object Number: 2147630 Size: SF

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Component Name

Preliminary Procedures

  1. Using a J 25070 or equivalent, in a circular motion, remove the old decal from both lower door panels.
  2. Remove all adhesives as follows:
    3. • For metal body panels use a 3M Scotch Brite® molding adhesive remover disc, 3M P/N 07502 or equivalent.
    • For plastic panels use a lint-free cloth with Varnish Makers and Painters (VMP) Naptha or a 50/50 mixture, by volume of isopropyl alcohol and clean drinkable water to remove left over adhesive.
  3. For the final preparation prior to application of the new decal, refer to Graphics/Decals/Emblems.

Special Tools

J 25070 Heat Gun 500-750°F

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HYBRID Lower Door Decal

Tip
The lower door decal is serviced as one part.