WEll i bought a new door from a junkyard and it came with a pinstripe on the top of the door. I have heard of blow dryers and **** but i am not sure if that will work, also if i do remove it how would i remove the sticky residue left over without harming the paint. Thanks for any help

 

only way is to peel !REAL SLOWLY!... at a downward angle...

 

i did that and it left black sticky stuff now i cant get it off. i would suggest doing the hairdryer thing and take your time. good luck

 

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There is this stuff that my mom bought called "De-Solv-It", I will guaruntee that it will take that sticky stuff off with a tiny bit of elbo greese. Just be sure to wax you car afterwards.

 

Gu-Gone also works wonders. It isn't spelled like that, but that's how it sounds. Will peel off ANY stickers and take that sticky film right with it.

 

goo-gone. the thing people use for removing tint.

 

Right on - That's the ticket.

 

dont use any of those methods, the way body shops do it and the ONLY way to do it right is go to your local auto paint store and buy a rubber pinstripe remover wheel. you just pet it in your drill and it spins and takes that stuff off. done it a million time, or at least 7 or 8. it works wonders. goo gone can ruin some paint. i dont want to say bad things about others methods, this way is just the easiest most professional way. rubber wheel about 12.00usd

 

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Hes right...Go-gone will remove paint sometimes... i used it to remove my rubber fender guards and it wasent pretty

 

where can i get the rubber wheel, and will that remove the sticky residue?

 

At my shop we use 3 different methods. It really depends on the age of the stripe. Some newer strips leave the glue when a heatgun/hairdryer is used, but if you peel it without heat the glue stays on the strip (at least most of it).

I first try and peel it off with my fingernail just enough to pull the strip off. If that works then I continue doing it.

If the strip is aged and keeps breaking, I then use a hairdryer. Usually that works well enough to take off the stripe and leaves the glue. I then use either rubbing alcohol or thinner and a lot of paper towels to take the glue off.

If all the above fails I then use the rubber wheel sometimes called "The Eraser". You will have to be very careful with this because if you apply too much pressure or use too high speed of a drill it will dissintegrate and expose the inner metal wheel. You dont want that near your paint, believe me.

The reason why I have the rubber wheel last is because I hate the mess it makes.


Mike!

 

but if i try peeling it off right now there is no chance of the paint coming up with it is there, it is off of a 1995 car so it is prolly pretty aged, but looks like it should all come off without breaking i am just worried bout ******* the paint up. will that hapen?

 

The only way the paint would peel off is if it isnt properly aheared to the door in the first place. And you wouldnt want that anyways so if you have paint peeling youll probably wanna strip it.

The main vehicles that Ive noticed that paint peels from factory paint is GM and Chrysler. Their production lines wait too long to paint their sealed vehicles so some of them peel after a few years.

Id give it a shot if I were you. If it breaks rarely then keep at it that way. If it breaks like every inch then use the hairdryer.

If your paint peels just take it to a shop and get it repaired. I really dont think it will though.


Mike!

 

try to find some stuff called acrysol, its a solvent designed for use on acrylic paint [ie car paint]. just apply some of it directly onto the stripe and allow it to soak for a lil bit, then it should peel up easily then use the product to remove any leftover boogers

 

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wont that dissolve the car paint then too, all i want is the stripe removed?

 

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Ive tried that too and really didnt like it. It barely loosens the stripe and in most cases the stripe will come off easily the ways I stated above. Honestly I do this often. Actually I do it with pretty much every car I get in my shop. But Im just giving my opinion, please feel free to try whatever you wish.

Mike!

 

alright well thanks mike i will give that a shot tomorrow and see what turns out. thanks for everyones input

 

I had the same problem i peeled the pin stripe off really slowly. Becareful though if you pull to hard and the pinstripe rips it can be frustrating trying to peel it back up. Once you've got all the pin stripe off you'll notice the glue from the pinstripe. The only way to get it out is to use #8 rubbing compound. I've done it 3 times my self and it works perfectly.