Maddog121483
LVC Member
how in the world do you remove pin striping safely? they are the stick type, not the hand painted. thanks guys
I've had good luck when using those, however, a hairdryer will work quite well (it will heat up just enough of the adhesive so that you can remove the striping). Follow up with a adhesive remover to remove any of the lines and then wax it and you should be set.gijoe said:I went to my local paint supplier and bought this big rubber wheel that fits on a drill. Thats what is made for so it will not hurt the paint. I then buffed out the paint and applied some good wax and done. If you need any further info and can call my local shop and ask more information from them, who makes it and so on. And if worse comes to worse I can get you one and send it to you for the cost.
I take it you've never seen someone bubble their paint? That will get hot enough to light a cigarette........we use one at our shop to remove dealer stickers and pinstripes. The reason I suggested a hair dryer is because i don't want to see him bubble his paint or have to go spend money on something he'll most likely use only once.mharrison said:A little easier than the hair dryer would be a heat gun like this:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=47269
It gets hotter, but not hot enough to hurt the paint. This will remove it much faster than a hair dryer and have other uses later such as removing adhesives, curing body filler, etc.
gijoe said:I went to my local paint supplier and bought this big rubber wheel that fits on a drill. Thats what is made for so it will not hurt the paint. I then buffed out the paint and applied some good wax and done. If you need any further info and can call my local shop and ask more information from them, who makes it and so on. And if worse comes to worse I can get you one and send it to you for the cost.
gijoe said:Again this is the safest way to remove pinstripe or stickers. Hands down.