takin off pin strips
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takin off pin strips
ok my car has some hideous gold badging and gold pin strips running down the sides.. i hate it all i want to take the pin strips off but a couple people have told me that it might ruin my paint. is there any way of taking the two strips off without messing up my paint
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Originally Posted by Landocommando12
Yeah I've been wanting to take mine off too, but am afraid to mess up the paint.... mine are sparkly silver with a (A) right above the door handles... pretty :ghey:
3M makes some adhesive removers. If you do scratch it removing it or there are any blemishes you can wet sand the areas and use a leveling compound. You should be able to peal them right off. Any adhesive left behind sill come right off with 3M adhesive remover. I would clean the area thoroughly after and at least a little wax.
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From: Ramsey, NJ / Ithaca, NY
here's a thread from this summer about logos and pinstriping and such:
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=182742
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=182742
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From: Ramsey, NJ / Ithaca, NY
and a couple quotes too
Originally Posted by Lord Helmet
I'm pretty sure there's a way... wait, just remembered this... I used to run a detail shop and a 
was buffing a car (a Benz to be exact). Well long story short, he was holding the buffer over the painted pinstripe a little too long with too much pressure and it took the pinstripe right off. It didn't even damage the car's finish, just the stripe.
BTW: He was using rubbing compound.
Probably not the best way to remove a pinstripe but apparently it works.
I'd imagine a body/paint shop would have a way to remove it without repainting the car.
was buffing a car (a Benz to be exact). Well long story short, he was holding the buffer over the painted pinstripe a little too long with too much pressure and it took the pinstripe right off. It didn't even damage the car's finish, just the stripe. BTW: He was using rubbing compound.
Probably not the best way to remove a pinstripe but apparently it works.
I'd imagine a body/paint shop would have a way to remove it without repainting the car.
Originally Posted by lcstyle
Is it clearcoated over? hmm probably is huh.. if its not clearcoated over and you can feel the edge you can remove very carefully by using a new razor blade. otherwise, not worth wet sanding till it comes off then buffing using 3m glaze.
Originally Posted by Lord Helmet
Did you try taking some rubbing compound and a highspeed buffer to it? Might be worth a shot if you haven't, just be carefull.
Originally Posted by RYANGP
do you think its possible to do by hand? I don't have my own buffer.
Originally Posted by Lord Helmet
It MIGHT be but you'll have to rub the hellski out of it.
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