so i remove thr pinstripe and its left marks on the paint and scratches. i tried cleaner wax and waxing it after i did it to no avail, still can see where the stripe was. any way of safely removing the marks???? its a 95 btw, and it allready has 10 billion little scratches. thanks>>>>> here's a pic..

 

I would say, use a clay bar, but don't blame me if it screws something up.

Don't forget, that just like if you have a picture frame on a wall for years, and remove it, the paint behind it will be cleaner, and usually differant in color since it was protected from the elements.

Let us know what happens.

 

Yep,same thing happened to me when I removed mine off my 95.I waxed it a couple of times on the same area that the pinstripe was at and you could still see where it originally was.It will fade out over time as the weather and elements hit it.By the way,it looks 100x better w/o the pinstripe.

 

i tried the clay and i did'nt do squat, i think its just old and its like some marks i had on a window of an old toyota i had that had stickers, time and the elements left an indelable mark that aint going away completly. i'l mess around with it with compound a little but not too much. thanks again for the compliment, i think it looks better as well.

 

I've removed pinstripes from tons of cars and I do it the same way each time. I'm not sure if you have leftover adhesive residue, but if you do, try this:

Get a rag and some lacquer thinner. Put some lacquer thinner on a small portion of the rag and *gently* rub the leftover adhesive. The key is doing this gently, it takes a while but works. You'll have to keep using different parts of the rag because the adhesive builds up quickly and you want to keep the rubbing surface clean.

After all the adhesive is completely removed (this could take a couple of hours depending on how much adhesive residue is on the car), clean along where the pinstriping was with soap and water. Get some high quality wax like Meguiar's Tech Wax (what I use) and give the pinstriping area a serious buff. Usually 2-3 coats along the area is what I do.

This technique has worked for me on at least 10 cars, some of which had ridiculous amounts of residue left over from pinstripe removal. Hope it helps.

 

I was under the impression that lacquer thinner, paint thinner, etc, was not good for paint, even sparingly?

 

yeah, there's no way i'd use laquer thinner on 12 year old paint. i'm gonna try more goof off and some rubbing compound and if it still leaves a mark oh well.

 

True, but Bug&Tar is safe to use, just in small amounts and without pressing/rubbing on the same area for too long.

You can do that and try using a buffer with that compound, and then finish off with some sort of wax/sealant

 

Actually, it's used a lot in auto detailing. It's a great solvent for removing tough contaminants from paint. The trick is to be discrete with it and you won't damage the finish. And you ALWAYS want to give the treated area a good waxing afterwards because the lacquer thinner will remove any protectants that are on the paint surface.

I use lacquer thinner to remove pinstripe adhesive every time I remove pinstriping from a vehicle.

 

Unless your paint hasn't dried yet , you really wouldn't have anything to worry about. Of course, you don't want to vigorously scrub with it, as you could mar up the finish that way. Luckily, it takes little effort to remove adhesive that way.

FWIW, here's a pic of my car that I took right after removing the pinstriping using the exact method I described to you. I did it on Saturday. The paint is 10 years old.



Just trying to save you some time, effort, and aggravation.

 

your paints in much better condition than mine, i detailed sprayed it today and did'nt notice any major areas except of course the drivers door!!! damnit.....

 

Grab some 3m adhesive remover. It works great on that kind of stuff. I used it when I debadged and removed the pin stripes. You can still see if you really look where my pinstripes used to be, but I think the sun will blend it in better over time.