Shaved my pinstripe today using a drill with an eraser tool attached to it today. Took 10 minutes, and looks great!

Before:


AFTER!


I recommend anyone who has a white Max with a black pinstripe to do this...makes the lines of the car look alot smoother.

The "eraser wheel" that is attached to the end of the drill is like $20.00. If you live in Seattle, let me know and I'll let you borrow mine if need be. (It's also good for getting tar off, so I figured it was a good investment)

 

But you can barely see it in your first pic. I did it to my ruby Max a few months ago and now there is absolutely no fading line or anything. Looks better IMO.
-Cyrus

 

it's above the clear coat, right?

 

I kinda had the same question. I'v been wanting to take that damn pinstripe of but i don't know if it's something that can be pulled off? Will it damage the paint? How easy is it to do?

I would really appreciate it.

Thanks

 

yeah - you can pull it off......its just a sticker.....peel it off and use a clay bar.....or that drill attachment to take off all the excess glue

 

Thanks for the info.

I have to try that.

 

I had the samething done to mine about a year ago. It's worth doing it.

 

It is just a sticker, and yes, it is above the clearcoat.

Just bring some tar/bug remover and that tool I used.

You can get the tool at any Auto Body supply shop. Cost like $20.00.
Just ask for the wheel made out of eraser material for taking off pinstripes. They'll know what you mean.

Then use the tar/bug remover (I used blue goop stuff made by Blue Magic) to get the excess glue off after using the wheel, then wash the car.

Anyone looking at the car, even close up, would not know that there was ever a pinstripe there. It's completely gone....but my paint is white and not faded at all. Results may vary.

You could also use a hairdryer to heat it up, then just pull the sticker off. But it takes alot longer than using the tool.

IanS

 

i did mine a few weeks ago, with a hairdryer , alcohol , goofoff and water
it was a bit_ch to get the glue off for some reason-
i wish i had a better way to get rid of it besides goofing it off

but it looks better from afar
ian yours looks good and proabbly no problems cuz its white, my sterling mist has tan marks ! i think i did somethin bad too by usin the goofoff i hope waxing it again will help dammit!

 

What would you say the best thing to use is for taking off the excess glue on the car wen the pinstripe is gone?

- Mike

 

The eraser tool takes off almost 100% of the adhesive.

I used Blue Magic bug/tar remover for the rest, then gave it a good washing. 100% gone now.

IanS

 

I too removed my pin stripe when I first got the car. Pinstripes are the biggest pet peeve of mine on a car. They will fade and eventually look like crap. Then you'll have these nice uneven lines when you go to take it off.

 

I have a white Maxima and a brown pinstripe, i have thought about removeing it but others are telling me no not to do it? Should It? I think it will make it look better.

 

If you think your car will look better without them then go for it. To me, IANSW's white Max looks better without the stripes, but on my Ruby Pearl Max i actually like the light gray stripes so i haven't removed them.

 

I used the clay bar that someone here suggested and it worked great!!

I peeled the stripe off by hand first. I had a huge *** stripe with some big sticker up front that said Cartier Edition. I bet it was as big as my open hand...looked hideous. looks better now.

 

I agree - it's all personal. I have a Rosewood Max and I have a two-tone tan and white pinstripe that looks GREAT. It's a good thing too, because it's painted on and I'd have to take it to a body shop to get it off (read: $$$$ ) and I have WAY to many other things to spend money on.

 

I have a race car that I change livery on each season. It requires removing all kinds of vinyl sticker-type stuff much like the material used for pin stripes -- just lots more surface area. I use a hair dryer to carefully heat up and remove the plastic and WD-40 to remove what remains of the glue. The WD-40 has some kind of solvent in it the softens the glue stuff and it provides a slippery surface that reduces any scratching. Using it has worked well for me for over 10 years. Just heat, remove, strip and wax. Done.

And nobody's mentioned *painted* pin stripes. I wonder if it would be such a good idea to try and remove the painted kind with the aforementioned ereaser-thingie. Just wondering.

emoore924

 

No, the eraser tool does not work on painted pinstripes.

Only stickers.

IanS