[rista]

my stupid f*cking dealer put painted pin stripes on the car and i have no idea how to get them off without hurting the paint under them. parts of the stripe had already came off and i can tell the paint is fine there, but am unsure how to take the rest off.

 

[Guest]

PM DetailingDude...I bet he knows...

 

[Magoo]

Anyway you can get a finger nail under em? I had pinstripping on an old Sunfire and got rid of em that way. If you can just pull slow and at a lil bit of an angle.

 

[01blkcat]

Hair dryer, and pull back at a severe angle (160+ degrees), and it should come off, no problem. Make sure you have some 3m Adhesive remover, or the like, to take off the residue.

 

[rista]

okay, maybe you guys didn't understand me. they are not vinyl, they are painted. as in PAINT!! parts had already flaked off and i could see paint behind there. the paint on the car still has the clear coat on it, so is there anyways to strip paint without hurting clear coat? i need these stripes off so i can put vinyl graphics down the side of the car (but they aren't going on til spring), but i still want the stripes off now to give my car the 'clean' look. thanks

 

[99CouGSweetRide]

if the paint is starting to flake off from the clear coat on the car, you should be able to just scrape it off with your fingernail. It might take a while, and I don't think you'll hurt the clear coat cuz that's pretty much cured.

Mike

 

[rista]

thanks. looks like i better get started, as i can see this is gonna take while. hope i don't break a nail:tongue: