Question on removing painted on pin stripes

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David703

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To remove painted on pin stripes I plan to use a little paint thinner and 2000 grit sandpaper. Anyone ever removed painted pinstripes? Have any ideas besides mine?
 
I wouldn't use anything close to 2000 grit! You'll get the stripes off, and alot of unnecessay clear. 1st try a heavy solvent like laquer thinner. If that doesn't work, try HEAVY DUTY EASY OFF OVEN CLEANER. I recommended this to several people here and it's worked great. I've also used the same product on semi trucks where the whole side was painted. IT works and don't remove the factory paint. You can't beat it. Let me know if you need to know how to use it.
 
About 25 years ago I tried to sand a wide stripe off the doors of a used police car my friend bought. Um...he wound up getting it repainted. So I would not recommend the sanding method.
 
3M Adhesive Remover and your fingernails or an easier option would be to go by a body shop supplies place and get an eraser wheel (to put on a drill). It will take them right off and not harm your paint.
 
3M Adhesive Remover and your fingernails or an easier option would be to go by a body shop supplies place and get an eraser wheel (to put on a drill). It will take them right off and not harm your paint.
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These are painted on, not vinyl.
 
Ohhhhhh.... if it has cc sprayed over, I wouldn't mess with it. If not, and you're willing to take a chance, wetsand with some REALLY fine stuff and buff out the marks...
 
Okay guys, I'm new to all this, but I can tell you first hand, I just removed the painted pins from my recently purchased 05 Benz C240 using the Easy Off cleaner and Q-tips, and it worked beautifully. Not a sign of the pins left behind, and the clear looks factory perfect. No kidding!!
 
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