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madbrain
08-20-2003, 04:04 PM
My fucking pinstripes are painted on. Thats all I have to say.
dj addicted
08-20-2003, 04:09 PM
whoa dude..that sucks. What you need to find out is if the stripe are under the clear coat. If they are on top of the clear coat, you might be able to have them taken off at a paint shop or something. Maybe even the honda dealership
STP03BlueSI
08-20-2003, 04:28 PM
ok vent it all out....
madbrain
08-20-2003, 04:39 PM
They are on top of the claercoat which is a plus. Body shops around here all quoted me about 2 bills. I could do it myself but I am impatient as all hell, must be the ADHD.
shimmy_yaz
08-20-2003, 04:47 PM
Thats a bitch I would be realy pissed too:(
benmunger
08-21-2003, 07:27 AM
yep my pin stripes are painted on too. damn "rick case honda". how are you gonna take them off your self. let me know how your pinstripes turn out.
ADAMnQuickCIVIC
08-21-2003, 07:46 AM
Originally posted by madbrain
My fucking pinstripes are painted on. Thats all I have to say.

what is this, 1912?
BlackNRedSi
08-21-2003, 10:24 AM
i didnt know our cars came with pinstripes???
Civicvtec1ps
08-21-2003, 10:57 AM
Originally posted by BlackNRedSi
i didnt know our cars came with pinstripes???
mine didnt. thank god
Zero Three Si
08-21-2003, 11:35 AM
Doodddddd just put a hair dryer on them and you can peel them off yourself.
IceD out N CALI
08-21-2003, 01:27 PM
that sucks. makes me glad i dont got em
BarracksSi
08-21-2003, 02:08 PM
I feel lucky that mine were just stickers, and it was that easy to peel them off. If they were painted on -- like madbrain's -- I would've either tried to live with them, or find a way to get rid of them.

Earlier threads haven't had any advice on removing painted-on pinstripes, unfortunately. I imagine that it could be done, but it's certainly beyond my means.
madbrain
08-21-2003, 02:40 PM
how are you gonna take them off your self. let me know how your pinstripes turn out.

I'm not gonna take them off myself. Although after about an hour with a rag and goof off I was able to remove about 2 inches. You do the math.

The body shop said to wet sand them off with 1500 grit and then buff it after. This would probably take me an eternity and I would either mess up or lose my mind in the process.
BarracksSi
08-21-2003, 02:48 PM
Maybe it could be done, then, but with a lot of patience.

To stay sane while actually working on it, maybe you could let it be a "work in progress" -- halfway down each stripe per day, or something. Yes, it would look really odd for a while, but at least it would get done.