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    1. 09-04-2008, 07:56 AM #1
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      paint question....help!!!!!!

      i have had my ep for a couple of years, and i want to get rid of the god awful pin striping put on by the dealership. the stipes go down both sides, are a quarter of an inch thick...and look horrible. im wondering if i can just get rid of the using paint thinner, but i dont want to screw up the black paint underneath. any advise? i dont want to pay the cash to get the car re-painted if i dont have too...any DIY's??? PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!
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    2. 09-04-2008, 08:05 AM #2
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      not sure if you can remove the pinstripping without damaging paint. good luck man. got pics?
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    3. 09-04-2008, 08:53 AM #3
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      Dude i had the same problem... you wont damage the paint.. just peel the strips rite out.. with sum googone and you'll be stright..
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    4. 09-04-2008, 11:18 AM #4
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      I bought my car used with pinstripes and i had a body shop take them off, now you cant tell i ever had them. Its just a decal, shouldnt be too hard to get off
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    5. 09-04-2008, 01:33 PM #5
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      Quote Originally Posted by jalep3 View Post
      I bought my car used with pinstripes and i had a body shop take them off, now you cant tell i ever had them. Its just a decal, shouldnt be too hard to get off
      Same here a body shop took them off real quick can barely tell they were even there, there is a slight ghost pin stripe from the faded paint around the pin stripe but you can barely tell
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    6. 09-04-2008, 02:49 PM #6
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      heat gun...or blow dryer. and a razor blade(just to get a tip up) then just continue useing the heat gun and peeling. then goo-be-gone it and a quick wash and your done.
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    7. 09-04-2008, 05:33 PM #7
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      When i don't have access to air lines i use a heat gun.

      If you don't have a heat gun a blow dryer will do the same thing but don't hold it too close or too long in one spot or you can warp the panel.

      And you can use any type of adhesive remover to take the tape residue off.
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    8. 09-05-2008, 12:00 AM #8
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      im pretty sure its painted on, i cant check right now because im deployed in iraq...but if it were paint, how would i get it off cleanly? i've tried scratching at it before, and it was dull and didnt want to come up.
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    9. 09-05-2008, 04:16 AM #9
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      how much did the body shop charge????
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    10. 09-05-2008, 04:42 AM #10
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      Leave the pin stripes on they are sexy man!!!
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    11. 09-05-2008, 05:34 PM #11
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      I'm in Maryland bro but if you come to my shop i'd take em off for ya for free.
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    12. 09-05-2008, 07:05 PM #12
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      Quote Originally Posted by devinblue View Post
      Leave the pin stripes on they are sexy man!!!
      This man Lost it...
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    13. 09-06-2008, 05:03 AM #13
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      Quote Originally Posted by KrypTOniTE View Post
      This man Lost it...

      Just giving him a hard time
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