Can someone guide me in the right direction on removing the pinstripes without leaving any damage. Thanks in advance.

 

strip em off when its warm out, otherwise it'll leave more of a mark unless you want to use a hairdryer and stand out in the cold. plus, use clay bar to remove all left over glue, i dont like the goof-off crap.

 

Wish i had a garage to do this but oh well, goo gone takes forever to work so iam not sure what else to try besides a heatgun and paitence

 

If they are more than 3-4 years old you may have some fading of the paint to contend with so you'll have like a ghost line where the stripe was. FWIW. Gold probably won't be that noticeable though.

Peel them off in the sun and then follow up with either bug and tar remover or 3M adhesive remover. Then wax where the stripes were.

 

Sounds good, now if it would get to summer faster
I did the emblems on the trunk and had some nasty residue which took about 2 hours to rub off with Goo gone, i just dont want to spend all day on 2 pinstripes.

 

Pinstripe/Decal removal wheel, any bodyshop supply shop. $15-20.

Amazing!

 

On my old camry, I removed the pinstripes in the summer with some WD-40 and elbow grease. Pretty much took a whole day and a lot of elbow grease but it was worth it. Btw, the paint was 8 years old, dark green, and you'd never know the car ever had a pinstripe.

 

Ah this reminds me of when I spent almost all day removing my pinstripes. Good times.

 

I have a black '02 max and was interested in removing the pinstripes. A previous poster in this thread mentioned that their could be some ghost lines on darker cars. Has anyone done this recently on an older black car and had good results?

 

thats how i did it

 

I am using a credit card to scrape so it won't scratch and bug and tar remover for the glue. Let it sit for a few minutes and it wipes off fairly easy. I just take it off in about 6-8 inch sections.

 

hairdryer, and some kind of cleaner..... and a lot of time

 

Yessir.....and whatever you do, DO NOT use rubbing compound!!!! It will get every bit of the residue off quickly, but it will also leave nasty swirl marks all down the side of your car - I noticed this after doing both sides of my max.

 

i've used a rubber eraser wheel and rubbing compound, with experienced help. the swirl marks will buff out. makes a long tedious job quick and easy.

 

today I used an ice scraper and it did a good job also.

 

anyone used a clay bay to take off the residue?