Title: Pin Striping Removal Post by: slipkord on February 10, 2010, 10:54:05 AM What's a good way to remove this without scratching the paint? Mine is starting to flake off in some areas.
Title: Re: Pin Striping Removal Post by: Icebox on February 10, 2010, 11:22:38 AM same thing happened to me recently, i used a hair dryer to heat it up and then started using my finger nails to peel it away. i then used some invisible glass to wipe away any residue. then clay-barred the entire car the next time i washed it.
Title: Re: Pin Striping Removal Post by: clapton924 on February 11, 2010, 12:47:04 PM I might be wrong, but I would suggest using a heat gun with great care.
Title: Re: Pin Striping Removal Post by: Icebox on February 11, 2010, 12:48:53 PM Quote from: "Icebox" same thing happened to me recently, i used a hair dryer to heat it up and then started using my finger nails to peel it away. i then used some invisible glass to wipe away any residue. then clay-barred the entire car the next time i washed it. hair dryers and heat guns are two completely different things, a hair dryer puts out far less heat and will not hurt the paint. Title: Re: Pin Striping Removal Post by: Mike on February 11, 2010, 01:16:50 PM A heat gun would be much faster than a hair dryer but, you would have to be careful.
Title: Re: Pin Striping Removal Post by: Jeff Likes Bagels on February 11, 2010, 01:29:51 PM I didn't even use heat. I just started peeling it with my fingernail. It was, however, a pain in the ass because it would break off every inch. If I had to do it again, I'd definitely use a hair dryer.
Title: Re: Pin Striping Removal Post by: v6sicksspeed on February 11, 2010, 02:15:16 PM yours is a decal, i take it?
Title: Re: Pin Striping Removal Post by: Icebox on February 11, 2010, 02:21:22 PM all of the stock pin stripes are basically a sticker, once heated up, they pull right off.
Title: Re: Pin Striping Removal Post by: wtcii on February 11, 2010, 04:55:13 PM I let mine bake outside for a while then soaked it in GooGone. That seemed to work pretty well
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