there's a pinstrip on a RSX-s im looking at buying. its a whicked deal and dont want to pass it up but every time i look at the pin strip i want to vomit all over the car and hope my acids will get it off =[!!!! did these come with them out of the dealership? or is it a stupid sticker?

 

Sry I miss read your post. I though you wanted to buy pinstirp for your rsx not that you want to buy an rsx and get rid of the pinstrip. Sorry bout that. Just some adhesive remover should do the trick.


Modified by DC54LIFE at 8:40 AM 12/16/2007

 

^^^what are you talking about his post makes perfect sense

It's just a sticker, you can get it off with some goo gone and a hair dryer.

 

Yeah, you'll have no problems getting it off. It'll just take some time.

 

Hopefully it's a sticker...Most likely is, but some are hand painted on. I've actually done a few.

 

alright cool, next time i go and check it out ill try to see if its a sticker.

 

Goo Gone sometimes takes the clear coat off. I had a prelude with a pin strip and I used goo gone to get rid of it and it took the clear coat off. If the car is at a dealership you can always ask them to take it off for you.

 

There's a tool you can use to take it off.

 

Yea I read in some book that you can use a razor blade but you have to put duct tape over the blade.

What I did is let my car sit in the sun and then used my fingernail and a hair dryer. I went to a hardware store and used some adhesive remover on the other side of my car instead of useing goo gone like I did the other side. It turned out a lot better.

 

Just a word to the wise... there are easier and safer ways to get pin stripes off! Check out the link...

http://www.mytoolstore.com/astro/astmat06.html

I actually picked up one of these (not a pack) at a local Car Quest in town for like ten bucks! As long as you are some what careful you will not hurt anything and it is the same tool the dealer or any body repair man wil use. The first time I used one it worked great and did not mess up anything until I let a friend try and he burnt my paint for about a foot and then I made him stop (This was on my old truck)

 

As long as your paint is not in really bad shape, you can put the pinstripe tool right up against the paint and press somewhat hard, you won't have to press to hard hard, but a little pressure will be needed. It will leave a yellowish resdidue on the paint that will wipe right off. The only time I ever had a problem with it messing up the paint was with an old *** minivan, but the paint was old,fading, and starting to peel.

 

it comes right off with an eraser wheel. i use mine at work all time and newer paint isn't damaged by it at all, but it's a good idea to buff afterwards. there will be a line where the stripe used to be. i can get pic's if you don't know what it looks like.

or you could take it to bodyshop and someone like me could end up fixing it anyway.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by lilbinky &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Just a word to the wise... there are easier and safer ways to get pin stripes off! Check out the link...

http://www.mytoolstore.com/astro/astmat06.html

I actually picked up one of these (not a pack) at a local Car Quest in town for like ten bucks! As long as you are some what careful you will not hurt anything and it is the same tool the dealer or any body repair man wil use. The first time I used one it worked great and did not mess up anything until I let a friend try and he burnt my paint for about a foot and then I made him stop (This was on my old truck)</TD></TR></TABLE>

dude i'm glad you mentioned that i did not even know that existed.. i got some adhesive crap i need removed from my car.. now i know what i'm getting. w00t already got an air compressor.