BlakTegra

Just got a trunk spoiler off eBay and noticed something a bit weird...

I've attached a photo of it and it looks like double-sided tape was not taken off prior to getting painted?

Could someone tell me if this is normal?

Update: Apparently, since this is a replica IS-F/F-Sport trunk spoiler, the raised tape bumps is part of the mold! Yikes!
So I need to stick on the supplied double-side tape onto it which means I may have gaps!

whitebeast

iTrader: (5)

It's normal if those are double side tape.
The paint shop use to applied mounting tape before paint it

juvi22003

iTrader: (2)

^^^ thats weird never heard of that before, they apply the tape before painting it? weird !

NinjaSocks

iTrader: (3)

perfectly normal bro, so now you must attach your own tape

bob4256

iTrader: (17)

What would the point be in putting on the tape BEFORE painting? It doesnt make sense....

H_G'S_IS

It may not be the right thing to do but if its a double side tape all u got to it's peel the top off n u good to go.

my1s250

iTrader: (1)

wouldn't that cause the paint to peel when you take off the double sided tape?

chi123

iTrader: (12)

That's just how it's made. The raised up part is where you put the tape onto.

rookieIS

iTrader: (8)

what he said

L3XOTIC

My eBay spoiler didn't look like that. They had the tape on after the paint. Either way, those tapes they provide suck. I stripped it off and used 3M acrylic double side tape, this spoiler will go NOWHERE.

whitebeast

iTrader: (5)

When i ask paint shop why they put the tape on before painting, the answer i got is " we are not going to paint on the back. If we not put the tape later, they won't hold up well (cause some paint get on the back and causing tape not stick on well). In other hand, it looks better (no double side tape visible) when you applied the tape before painting"
Any way, all of my friend and i got 3m tape applied before painting and we haven't any trouble about it

BlakTegra

They kindly provided 3M tape but dont know if its genuine or not. So now i have to put tape over tape?

i know!!

its hard to peel the top off cus its rock hard paint!

so extra tape onto the raised parts would mean the spoiler will no longer sit flat against the truunk lid?

GiantsFan

iTrader: (9)

The raised parts aren't tape. It's a place to mount your tape!

(At least that's what it looks like to me)

CalitriSC

iTrader: (13)

That doesn't look like tape to me. And I've never heard of painting over the tape, that would make no sense.

Nelly

iTrader: (11)

Is this OEM or a replica? I just took off my f-sport/isf spoiler the past weekend and the placement of the tape is similar to the format of this. Looks like they shot paint over old tape. It takes some times to remove and I'm guessing(if it's repainted) that the painter got lazy and painted over used tape.

Since it's on the part where no one can see after applied, try to remove it to see what it is. I'm pretty sure it's not new tape, but I could be wrong.