I know removal has been covered before, but this summer i'd really like to remove my the ugly pinstripe on my car. I want to get some opinions as to whether or not its worth doing since the car is going on 7 years old now because I have a feeling even if I take it off, the ghost of it will still be there. Could it still be removed completely without having to take it to the body shop?
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yes it can be removed....many things you can use to remove it (gluegone) just search and for the pinstripe some civics look good with and with out depending on if u have anything to match with it...
PEARLelectron
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Keep it pinstripes are balla
I took the pinstripes off my 2000 Civic 4dr, and theres tan lines that arent very noticeable, unless you're looking for them. What I did, was get either a heat gun, or a blow dryer, and warm up the pinstriping. Then peel/scrape it off with your fingernail (its actually not that hard/painful, b/c its warm, it'll come right off). Then get some Goof-Off (or something similar, like Goo-Gone. I used Goo-Gone. Smells like oranges 
), and put some on a rag, then rub the adhesive off. 
), and put some on a rag, then rub the adhesive off. did you use rubbing compound at all?EJ6Civic27 said:I took the pinstripes off my 2000 Civic 4dr, and theres tan lines that arent very noticeable, unless you're looking for them. What I did, was get either a heat gun, or a blow dryer, and warm up the pinstriping. Then peel/scrape it off with your fingernail (its actually not that hard/painful, b/c its warm, it'll come right off). Then get some Goof-Off (or something similar, like Goo-Gone. I used Goo-Gone. Smells like oranges
Why do you ask?I removed mine last summer. I just waited for a hot day and i could peel them off with my fingers. As far as removing the ghost lines, i just ended up doing a total detail on my car but the stripes werent bad in the first place since my car is new.
PEARLelectron
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this guy knowsJordan_n said:
Some cars might end up with lines left over, and some won't. Sometimes you can remove them easily, sometimes you can't.
And polishes and clay bars are for removing stuff from the car, not wax. Wax is a protactant.
And polishes and clay bars are for removing stuff from the car, not wax. Wax is a protactant.
Yea, for some reason alot of people think wax will remove some spots that actually need to be buffed off, or clay bar'ed off. Even the guy at work next to me thinks acid rain damage on paint will wax out....NOFX said:
EJ6Civic27 said:Yea, for some reason alot of people think wax will remove some spots that actually need to be buffed off, or clay bar'ed off. Even the guy at work next to me thinks acid rain damage on paint will wax out....
That's why I wanted to make sure people don't do that. There are people on here still that think all you shoudl do is wash and wax and it's good as new.
I wish that was all that needed to be done. My paint is so bad. I can't wait until I can get my 6th gen resprayed.
The sun and rock chips killed mine.
The sun and rock chips killed mine.
