Pin striping
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Pin striping
Anyone have advice on removing the painted on pin stripe from my starfire Pearl LS. Googled rendered a few diff methods, one as simple as lacquer thinner and a rag. Almost seemed too easy to be true. The stripe is above clear coat.
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No way is laquer thinner going to remove cured paint.
My advice? Have the previous owner be forced to do it for you. Who the HECK puts pinstripes on a car in the last, ohhhh..25 years??? LOL
Failing that, I see careful wet-sanding in your future.
My advice? Have the previous owner be forced to do it for you. Who the HECK puts pinstripes on a car in the last, ohhhh..25 years??? LOL
Failing that, I see careful wet-sanding in your future.
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It’s more common than not for southeast Toyota and Lexus vehicles. I sold Toyota for years, almost all our cars came in with them as a dealer “add on”. I’m the second owner of this one. I don’t like them.
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Years ago I bought a previously owned silver 2003 GS300 with a painted purple pin stripe on it -bought in 2006. It was a good deal and I thought no problem, I will just remove the stripe. I tried the thinner and ultimately took it to body shop to remove. They did a good job but the painted stripe did something to the clear coat under the stripe and was different visually. Like a very noticeable “phantom stripe.” I ended up putting a black vinyl srip back on the car to cover it up.
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You might try an orbital buffer and some compound. Just the other day I was polishing my wife's Honda pilot and it had a scratch that went through a section of the painted pin stripe. I got the scratch out....along with some of the pin stripe as well. Use a good compound and a good pad and I bet you could take it off yourself.
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Depending on what your pin stripe is made of, they sell a pin stripe removal wheel. It looks like a rubber disk that fits on your drill. Just google pin stripe removal tool and you'll see it. Confirm that yours is 100% painted on as some look it but in fact are stick on and cleared over.
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