# Pinstripe removal? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [August 28, 2013, 2:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pinstripe-removal/232544 "2013-08-28T14:52:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mr\_T](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mr_t/32/7454_2.png) [@Mr\_T](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mr_T)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2013, 2:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pinstripe-removal/232544/1 "2013-08-28T14:52:41Z")
Searched on google and some other places and have found mixed reviews and techniques. I have a 02 silver civic that has the gayest hand painted on blue and gray pinstripe down the side of it. Ive heard wetsanding then cut and buffing it. Ive seen people use paint thinner and a sponge or rubbing compound and a rag or a dremel and polishing tips which i tried today and didnt work the slightest bit. Its above the clear coat and today ive managed to remove the entire drivers side and trunk of it.I used a simple rag/ rubbing alcohol and some elbow grease and it came off decently easy. But the passenger side refuses to come off no matter what I do. I tried using paint thinner and a rag, rubbing compound and a rag, dremel and polishing tip etc. I scraped some of it off very carefully with a razor blade but it would take hours up hours and wouldn’t completely come off. The paint seems a little bit thicker on that side but I got a small area off with a sponge and some rubbing alcohol but not its starting to scuff my clear coat. any tips or tricks on which I havent stumbled upon yet that are relatively paint friendly? any insight would be appreciated. and lets keep the asshatery to a minimum in this thread because im sick of simple threads going to shit over nothing. ---
**Author:** ![buffalo\_vr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ea924/32.png) [@buffalo\_vr4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/buffalo_vr4)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2013, 3:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pinstripe-removal/232544/2 "2013-08-28T15:35:36Z")
you need plastic razor blade, it’s safe on paint. i’ve tried this, works awesome. [http://www.ebay.com/itm/25-Plastic-Double-Edged-Razor-Blades-and-Titan-Scraper-/171053871986?pt=LH\_DefaultDomain\_0&hash=item27d39af372](http://www.ebay.com/itm/25-Plastic-Double-Edged-Razor-Blades-and-Titan-Scraper-/171053871986?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27d39af372) ---
**Author:** ![NYstanger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/6a8cbe/32.png) [@NYstanger](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/NYstanger)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2013, 3:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pinstripe-removal/232544/3 "2013-08-28T15:36:12Z")
What about an eraser wheel? ---
**Author:** ![Bull49](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bull49/32/7381_2.png) [@Bull49](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bull49)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2013, 3:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pinstripe-removal/232544/4 "2013-08-28T15:54:52Z")
nelstoys. pm him. ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2013, 3:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pinstripe-removal/232544/5 "2013-08-28T15:56:00Z")
LOL ---
**Author:** ![2TurboZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/2turboz/32/7577_2.png) [@2TurboZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2TurboZ)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2013, 4:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pinstripe-removal/232544/6 "2013-08-28T16:17:20Z")
> [@Bull49](#): > > nelstoys. pm him. 👏 He only knows how to get it put on…never removed it I am sure ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2013, 4:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pinstripe-removal/232544/7 "2013-08-28T16:18:18Z")
You couldn’t get it to budge with a stronger cutting compound? ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_T](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mr_t/32/7454_2.png) [@Mr\_T](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mr_T)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2013, 4:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pinstripe-removal/232544/8 "2013-08-28T16:26:58Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > You couldn’t get it to budge with a stronger cutting compound? It was budging with some old school turtle wax rubbing compound but soo was my clear coat lol ---------- Post added at 07:26 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:25 PM ---------- > [@buffalo\_vr4](#): > > you need plastic razor blade, it’s safe on paint. i’ve tried this, works awesome. [http://www.ebay.com/itm/25-Plastic-Double-Edged-Razor-Blades-and-Titan-Scraper-/171053871986?pt=LH\_DefaultDomain\_0&hash=item27d39af372](http://www.ebay.com/itm/25-Plastic-Double-Edged-Razor-Blades-and-Titan-Scraper-/171053871986?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27d39af372) hm interesting. I wonder if this would work for a painted on stripe though and not an adhesive strip type? > [@NYstanger](#): > > What about an eraser wheel? Ive tried a polishing wheel and it literally did nothing besides blend the damn paint into my clearcoat. ---
**Author:** ![ubengineering](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ubengineering/32/5171_2.png) [@ubengineering](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ubengineering)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2013, 8:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pinstripe-removal/232544/9 "2013-08-28T20:59:27Z")
I took off vinyl stripes with a hair dryer, worked fine. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_T](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mr_t/32/7454_2.png) [@Mr\_T](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mr_T)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2013, 9:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pinstripe-removal/232544/10 "2013-08-28T21:23:46Z")
> [@ubengineering](#): > > I took off vinyl stripes with a hair dryer, worked fine. these are hand painted on… ---
**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2013, 10:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pinstripe-removal/232544/11 "2013-08-28T22:13:34Z")
How gay are these stripes? Do you go out to your car in the morning and find them blowing random dudes in the driveway? Because that’s pretty gay. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_T](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mr_t/32/7454_2.png) [@Mr\_T](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mr_T)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2013, 10:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pinstripe-removal/232544/12 "2013-08-28T22:36:17Z")
> [@Jam](#): > > How gay are these stripes? Do you go out to your car in the morning and find them blowing random dudes in the driveway? Because that’s pretty gay. That is exactly what they do , you must have them too lol ---
**Author:** ![ubengineering](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ubengineering/32/5171_2.png) [@ubengineering](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ubengineering)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2013, 12:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pinstripe-removal/232544/13 "2013-08-29T00:53:43Z")
> [@Mr. T](#): > > these are hand painted on… Ahh nvm missed that portion ---
**Author:** ![02NismoSpecV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/74df32/32.png) [@02NismoSpecV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/02NismoSpecV)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2013, 5:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pinstripe-removal/232544/14 "2013-08-29T05:36:54Z")
an eraser wheel removes glue residue from moldings and pinstripes etc. not even close to a polishing wheel. try and get one of those ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_T](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mr_t/32/7454_2.png) [@Mr\_T](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mr_T)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2013, 8:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pinstripe-removal/232544/15 "2013-08-29T08:44:27Z")
> [@02NismoSpecV](#): > > an eraser wheel removes glue residue from moldings and pinstripes etc. not even close to a polishing wheel. try and get one of those which one exactly would be good to use? and wheres a good place local to get one? ---
**Author:** ![02NismoSpecV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/74df32/32.png) [@02NismoSpecV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/02NismoSpecV)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2013, 9:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pinstripe-removal/232544/16 "2013-08-29T09:06:16Z")
auto finishers on transit maybe- napa? [http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product\_adhesive-eraser-wheel-3m\_10070229-p](http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_adhesive-eraser-wheel-3m_10070229-p) [http://www.pepboys.com/product/details/569406/](http://www.pepboys.com/product/details/569406/) ---
**Author:** ![Kramer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/97f17d/32.png) [@Kramer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Kramer)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2013, 9:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pinstripe-removal/232544/17 "2013-08-29T09:36:18Z")
Post a pic of the car so we can photo shop it off just to make sure you are happy with the results ---
**Author:** ![Bull49](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bull49/32/7381_2.png) [@Bull49](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bull49)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2013, 12:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pinstripe-removal/232544/18 "2013-08-29T12:16:20Z")
> [@thunderbunnycrisis](#): > > Post a pic of the car so we can photo shop it off just to make sure you are happy with the results yeah, better safe than sorry. haha ---
**Author:** ![neonglh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/neonglh/32/4951_2.png) [@neonglh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neonglh)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2013, 12:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pinstripe-removal/232544/19 "2013-08-29T12:24:09Z")
What polisher are you using? I can’t imagine a DA cutting through your clearcoat before removing the pinstripe. ---
**Author:** ![BOBBYGRV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BOBBYGRV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BOBBYGRV)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2013, 12:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pinstripe-removal/232544/20 "2013-08-29T12:34:33Z")
> [@Bull49](#): > > nelstoys. pm him. You sir, deserve a beer for that one. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pinstripe-removal/232544.md?page=2)