How in the world do you get off that damn pin stripe on the sides? I heated it, picked it, scrubbed it tried everything imaginable but it's still there!! A little came off when i was picking at it but not that much. Isn't is just a sticker? I took that stripe off my eclipse is about 5 mins dunno why this is beeing such a pain, any help would be appreciated!

 

try using a heat gun, apply it until the adhesive starts to melt and then pull it off. with the sticky residue left, use a bug and tar remover. the easiest way is by waiting for a 90+ degree day, no need for an external heating supply.

 

I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM I DIDNT WANNA SCRATCH THE PAINT SO I USED SO COMPUND AND JUST RUBBED IT ALL OF IT CAME OUT BEAUTIFUL. I USED THE SURFACE SCRATCH REMOVER ITS LIKE $10 OR U CAN USE 3M. I DID IT BY HAND SO U WOULDNT BURN THE PAINT. TAKES ABOUT AN 2 HRS TO DO THE WHOLE CAR.

 

so my cheapy hair dryer won't do the trick eh? lol I'll just wait for a hot day then, if I ever get one!!!! feels like its been raining for 2 months

 

I did this not too long ago and it was indeed a ***** to do... I had to scratch off the surface of the pinstripe to make sure that i didn't scratch the paint, (thus all the stciky residue was still left on the car) and then after used Goo-gone to rub it away... Goo-gone works wonders in removing that crap from the car...

LEMAR

 

On some cars, the pin stripping is painted on.

 

I took the pinstriping of mine...I stood outside in a 90 degree day for about 2-3 hours...but much to my amazement, it came off fairly easy...be prepared for using a adhesive remover afterwards...man does the car look SO much better without it though!

 

I think that would be my car...

if you open up my driver side door you can see the stripe paint taper off... like paint spray style... so for sure mine is painted on

how would you recommend removing it in this case?

 

Big bottle of nail polish. Give the car a manicure...

 

Goo gone does work wonders, I used a big bottle of it when I debadged and got rid of that black vinyl between the doors. Takes alot of time and rubbing but it works lol

 

inj3n...exactly how did you take off the black vinyl between the doors, and what is under the vinyl...I have a superblack maxima, so the black isn't that bad on mine, but was wondering if it has black paint under the vinyl (cause I am sure that would look much better)...thanks

 

It's the body color under the vinyl, there is a write up somewhere on how to do it, I think the way I did was different than the write ups. Kind of a pain to do, takes a while. Check my homepage to see how mine came out if ya want

 

 

lol

 

Baby Amount of Paint thinner will work

 

Starting to look good man...how much did it cost you to get the @ss shaved?

 

Thanks man, still a work in progress just got the car on Saturday and there is soooo much i wanna do don't where to start lol. It's not shaved yet, I just took off all the emblems. I'm still waiting for the auto body place to get back to me with a price to shave the trunk lock, antenae and door handles.