ok guys i need your help. i have a 95 LS and it has the damn pinstripes on it. what is the easiest way to remove them?? I appreciate any and all replies. heres a pic of her, u can clearly see the stripes.

thanks -Ryan

 

I used a can of shoe waterproofer that you can get at any shoe store and an old credit card.

 

how did u do it, just apply over the pinstripe itself? cause i tryed a razor but it was just chippin, it hard to get it under the stripe.

 

OT, but your integra is ****** clean man.

 

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haha..yea almost , that was back in May 03, now it has SI rims and the OEM corner lights...but thanks man

 

I've heard something about heating it with a blow dryer and using goo gone. Not too sure.

 

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i've heard similar...anyone have any other ideas?? also, i'll be doing this in my garage where it is about the same temp as it is outside.. freezing, do u think using the blowdrier first would be a good idea??

 

night bump

 

Heating with a hairdryer and using goof off works pretty good. Razor blade is about the most effective but you need a steady hand to make sure you don't dig into paint. Best thing I ever used was this rubber eraser wheel made for removing pinstripes. You use a power drill and it works just like an eraser and "rubs" the pinstripe off without hurting the paint. I have used it on a coupld cars and works good. Get it at any autobody/paint supply store. While you're there ask their advice, maybe they have a better method.

 

thanks alot man, i'll try the blow dryer and goo gone/off stuff...see how that comes out. if anyone else has any better ideas please feel free to post em. -Ryan

 

i used a razor blade and goo gone, but like somebody already said, make sure you have stable hands or else you dig into the paint. if the car is old, the sticker may chip in certain areas, but for the most part, once you get a little going with the razor blade, just pull gently and it starts to come off. use some goo gone for the sticky stuff left over. good luck!

 

thanks guys...looks like its gonna be a blow dryer/goo gone and a razor...i'll just have to use the force while doing it "steady hands my son"

 

i wouldnt use a razor...i just used bug and tar remover on my old 5.0

 

ok fellas....i've been at it for like 2 hors now...goo gone and a credit card doesn't work...the razor srews up the paint....these pinstripes r painted on, so i bought some paint stripper and masking taped on either side of the strip, sprayed it let it sit for a sec ans scraped off the stipe....it works but i;m afraid it might go down to deep and mess up my actual paint....does anyone have any experience removein PAINTED ON PINSTRIPES??? if so, how did u do it?? thanks -Ryan

 

Get a eraser wheel for your drill, its the easyest way to remove stickers hands down.

 

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Alright, I did this before. I had a civic that was in an accident in the front and honda restored it and to be a lazy ***, they painted on the damaged pin striping section so I had both vinyl and painted pinstripings on. It was a pain in the *** to take them off.

First, for the vinyl, I used a hair dryer to heat the section up, then adhesive remover from auto zone in spray can and then use a PLASTIC SPACKLE from home depot. Why the hell would you put a razor blade to your paint . But that will get off all the vinyl parts.

As for the painted sections, get a very smooth rag. Get some auto paint thinner from walmart or autozone or something, then pour a little on the rag and rub the painted pin stripe. You might see a little body paint on it but the pinstriping will come off way before you start to eat at the body paint. Heating the paint or doing this when its warm does help the paint come off faster.

Hope that helps. I did this myself so I know it works.

 

leave the pinstrips ... it looks good with them on.

but if you reallyw ant to take them off, I have found two methods that work well.

1) boil water -&gt; let the water cool down a little -&gt; poor over the stripes -&gt; peal stripes off with ease.

2) use a hot air blow dryer and peal.

hope this helps

Ryan - who has experience taking pinstripes off an 89' civic

 

thanks alot man...i'll try the maethod u cagve me...i kinda am doin the same thing now i'm just scared that i will do down too many layers and take off the actual color of the car...thanks thogh....-Ryan

 

the paint might be brighter then your fadded paint, so when and IF you do take them off, you still might be able to see them? ieee

 

you might need the goo gone afterwards to take off the sticky stuff, i did. and it worked good. just scrub kind of hard

 

i would try a gasoline on a towel and get the pinstriping wet and scrape it . but dont forget to clean off the gas with water.

 

Did anyone read before they posted? He said that he tried all the tricks we told him and that the pinstripe is paint and not a sticker. Hopefully the pinstripe was painted on top of the clear coat, most likely it is.

 

My friends and I had this same problem with my friend's Accord...

The pinstripe was a sticker, back in 1995 when the car was new ....it had eventually baked on to the car. We ended up heating it a bunch of times and just chipping away at it with our fingernails...it took hours, haha. Once it was done, you could still see where the pinstripe used to be, but washing it a few times and then waxing helped.

 

i have one more idea* this is just an idea but what if i masking taped off either side of the to pinstipes...so u can see the pinstripes between the tape. then take the color of my car bg33p and spray it over that middle section...then when i removed the tape it would be green liek the car?? what do u guys think about that idea?? give me some feedback thanks -Ryan

 

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Well, there wouldnt be a clear coat, and you'd still be able to see the line if you got up close...but it would probably work out pretty well.

I'd say take it to a body shop first and see what they saw. You might be able to pay them like $20 to mess around with it and then it's their responsibility not to screw it up.