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I have purchased vinyl letters to go on the tailgate. Should I install them before taking it for a ceramic coat, or after??
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I always apply a ceramic coating to license plates. That makes removing the annual stickers easier to take off. So I would imagine it would weaken the adhesion of the lettering.

I would wash the area good and use an alcohol (IPA) to thoroughly clean the area for maximum adhesion.
 

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Before, you want the protective finish to protect everything and adhesives don't stick so well to wax and ceramic surfaces.
 
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Before, you want the protective finish to protect everything and adhesives don't stick so well to wax and ceramic surfaces.
This is what I was thinking…
 

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stickers first , the ceramic will make it harder to apply /stay
 

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Wipe the tailgate lettering area with alcohol and a clean rag and then dry with a clean rag. Completely clean paint will help with adhesion.
 

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I installed mine after the coating, alcohol wipe and voila. Seem to have stuck just fine, but we'll see how they hold up!
 

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I would wash the area good and use an alcohol (IPA) to thoroughly clean the area for maximum adhesion.
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IPA??? The horror!

I like my wife's Maverick, but not enough to share a good, hoppy beer with it!

Mine!
 

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I was wondering how long it would take for someone to jump on the IPA (one of my favorites!). :clap:
 
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