im trying to take off the black and silver pin stripes on my 96 civic. what can i use to take off the nasty gooey stuff thats left ? i heard you can use rubbing compound has anyone heard of anything like this ..... Aloha

 

look for some adhesive remover, i helped a friend take his off with that stuff. the only thing bad when removing pin stripes is that it leaves a line where you took it off since the paint wasn't exposed to the sun as much as the rest. good luck

 

are all adhesive removers made for autos? or do i have to make sure they are paint safe?

 

I did this a few weeks ago to my 92hb, nice old pinstriping. We used bug and tar remover, the foaming type and just let it sit for like 30 seconds then scrubbed the stuff off. then gave a nice carwash to make sure the stuff didnt remain on the car.

 

Meguires Clear Coat Body Scrub and a buffer will do nicely.

 

thanx

 

some Auto stores carry a tool its a big Eraser that fits on to a drill it takes the pinstripe and goo off in one shot. Very easy to do no Chemicals on your paint

 

Dam, i was just about to post on how to take that pin striping off. So it's just vinyl and not painted?

 

i just "picked" it off with my fingers. then a light buff and, all gone....