Pin striping removal
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Pin striping removal My 2000 z28 came with thin gray in striping down the entire length of the car. Time and the sun have made it start cracking and fading. Ive waxed over zillions of times. I want to remove it but not sure the best way to do it. And will the paint be discolored vs the regular paint. Any tips will help.
Plastic razor blades FTW!
http://www.autogeek.net/scraperite-p...or-blades.html
Put a piece of masking tape on both sides. This lifts the razor up just enough not to scratch the paint. Leave just enough of the razor showing to peel the pin striping off. You still have to be careful, but this is the safest way. The paint shouldn't be faded. If you really had to, you could use some polish on a microfiber if you don't have a machine and other detailing stuff.
http://www.autogeek.net/scraperite-p...or-blades.html
Put a piece of masking tape on both sides. This lifts the razor up just enough not to scratch the paint. Leave just enough of the razor showing to peel the pin striping off. You still have to be careful, but this is the safest way. The paint shouldn't be faded. If you really had to, you could use some polish on a microfiber if you don't have a machine and other detailing stuff.
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Removed about a one foot section by scraping with my finger nail. a little goof off to remove a bit of residue then cleaned hit it with meguiars#2 then claybar. No lines or fade. So just gotta wait for my plastic razor blades.
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my paint is faded to hell. i said fugg it and used a razor blade. (not rubber) worked ok just made different stripes.. lol. the razor took some clearcoat with it so long story short i still have pinstripes
EDIT: goo b gone or alcohol did nothing to remove them razor was last resort. but this was before i found ls1techs handy search bar
EDIT: goo b gone or alcohol did nothing to remove them razor was last resort. but this was before i found ls1techs handy search bar
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2 hours and the strips are gone. The plastic razor blades rocked. Cant see where there were stripes, no shadows etc. goof off, claybar, megs #2, buff buff,buff and wax.
