how do i take those god awful pinstripes i have tried.. goo gone , opps, and wd-40. using those it would take 4 hours at least to take that crap off.....im about to go pay some shop to take them off...

 

I took mine off last week, yeah they are ugly.

Its really easy, you can do your entire car in about one hour. and the striping was super hard. Here is what I did.

You will need a heat gun, the type that blows air, hot air, maybe if your girl or someone has a hairdryer, that might work too. I have a makita heat gun.

KEEP IT ON THE LOWEST SETTING, and move it over the striping a few seconds in a straight line, then back the heat off.

Wear mechanics gloves or those pro ones, and the rub with your fingernail, it falls off, you may need to rub a little, but it comes off.

You should get the hang of it fast, its simple. just dont hold the heat there 5 minutes, you know what i mean...

USe quick heat movements, and there is no damage to the paint whatsoever.

My twin brother removes decals from semi trailers and tractors, and heat guns are all they use. It just reactivates the glue and whallah, it all comes off.

hope this helps

 

https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showth...9&page=1&pp=15

3M Pinstripe removal tool.



I'd also suggest you go to a body shop and get a quote for them to remove the stripes. You'd probably be surprised how cheap they'll do it for, and if they **** it up - they'll fix it.

 

3M makes a giant eraser-like product that is used with your cordless drill. Works extremely well. BTW a simple search would have told you this, its a common question

 

just so you know that 3M eraser wheel left marks on my paint

but it didnt matter cause i was painting the car

 

They buff right out, as long as you didnt apply gorilla-type pressure in your impatience to not let the tool work as designed.

 

well it depends. i work at a body shop and we use those to get old double sided tape and gaskets off. if you don't know what you're doing with them it's really easy to take off some of your base color. you can't really buff old cars with single stage paint on them because there is no clear coat to move around. a heat gun is a much better way to go but not everyone has access to one of those. i think the best thing would be to just take it down to your body shop. they should only charge about $25, I know that's what we would charge here.

 

36 bucks to make the line go away according to Maaco.. sounds like a plan!:-)