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Old Oct 6, 2003 | 04:52 PM
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has anyone ever removed a sun-beaten pin stripe off of an integra? that is hell on earth! took me over 2 hours for both sides. my finger nails are down to the bone, ow.
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Old Oct 6, 2003 | 04:53 PM
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could have used a razor blade or some goof off should have taken it off...
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Old Oct 6, 2003 | 05:21 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 91tegrals &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">could have used a razor blade or some goof off should have taken it off...</TD></TR></TABLE>

tried it and it didnt work worth ****. the stripes were caked on so bad that it actually peeled some paint trying to get it off with a blade.
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Old Oct 6, 2003 | 05:21 PM
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lighter fluid is your friend.
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Old Oct 6, 2003 | 05:22 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Bill Hook &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">lighter fluid is your friend.</TD></TR></TABLE>

i commute to hell every day so that was out of the question .
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Old Oct 6, 2003 | 05:27 PM
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goo gone?
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Old Oct 6, 2003 | 05:28 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by bryan305 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">goo gone?</TD></TR></TABLE>

used that and bug & tar remover to get rid of most of the adhesive that was still on the car.
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Old Oct 6, 2003 | 05:29 PM
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I used goo b gone and it still took at least an hour
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Old Oct 6, 2003 | 05:54 PM
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Did you use a hairdryer? That works very good, just don't use a heatgun
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Old Oct 7, 2003 | 05:04 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hamB18C1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Did you use a hairdryer? That works very good, just don't use a heatgun </TD></TR></TABLE>

yes hairdryer and a soft pencil eraser...
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