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Old Aug 28, 2007 | 06:45 AM
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i bought my car and it had pin striping done to it. my question is can it be removed without repainting my car. pin stripind is thin an over the clear.
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Old Aug 28, 2007 | 06:46 AM
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you can have it wetsanded off then have the car buffed by any good autobody
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Old Aug 28, 2007 | 09:32 AM
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I've heard of patient people with plastic razor blades (10$ for like 100 of them) and a heat gun...
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Old Aug 28, 2007 | 10:26 AM
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hairdryer and a fingernail got some off one of my cars once
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Old Aug 28, 2007 | 02:07 PM
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lol post up pics...i gotta see that! Im gonna go with the wet sanding
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Old Aug 28, 2007 | 02:17 PM
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bring it to a shot and they should be able to remove it for cheap, we just run a rubber wheel over it and its gone in seconds...
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Old Aug 28, 2007 | 05:23 PM
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just pull it off then get it compounded and polished................
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Please post pictures.
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 04:09 AM
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i'll post pics soon, the stripes are painted on so i would not be able to remove them
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 09:33 AM
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bring it to a shot and they should be able to remove it for cheap, we just run a rubber wheel over it and its gone in seconds...
+1 on the rubber and light polish.

I would assume this is a tape stripe though?
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Old Sep 1, 2007 | 12:20 AM
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i read that you can remove painted painted pin stripes with easy off oven cleaner. is this safe for our weak evo paint.

here is the link
http://us.lexusownersclub.com/forums...hp/t14709.html
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Claybar does the job too
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why did u bring this thread up again?
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