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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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