pinstripes removal
06-13-2003, 10:14 AM
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pinstripes removal
I just got a 00 accord sedan. Its darkgreen with tan pinstriping. I like the color but not the pinstripes. Has any removed the pinstriping from their car?
06-13-2003, 11:16 AM
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use a hair dryer and heat up the pinstripe.... this is to "melt" the glue... slowly remove the pinstripe... use Goo Gone to remove any excess glue... that's just the rough idea... do a search.. u should come up with a more detailed procedure... 
06-13-2003, 07:56 PM
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i did exactly as darkside did (but used a real heat gun). It was a major pain in the ass because the pinstripe consists of:
A: The color part
B: The Glue
Mostly all that came off easily was the color, the glue you gotta use your nails :a: and when its all off, use goo-gone on the whole thing and wipe it off. Took me about an hour to do it all, but it was damn worth it, my car was gold/silver with a gold pinstripe :barf:, now it looks
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Hope this helps and good luck.
A: The color part
B: The Glue
Mostly all that came off easily was the color, the glue you gotta use your nails :a: and when its all off, use goo-gone on the whole thing and wipe it off. Took me about an hour to do it all, but it was damn worth it, my car was gold/silver with a gold pinstripe :barf:, now it looks
.Hope this helps and good luck.
06-14-2003, 04:59 PM
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I just went out on a hot day and rubbed it off w/ my finger nail and some adhesive remover that I bought at a paint store. The adhesive remover helped remove some other stickers and the lettering on your trunk (EX).
06-14-2003, 06:58 PM
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I just did it today b/c your post gave me the idea =). Took 2 hours, pinstripe removal, some adhesive remover, and wax. I'm a perfectionist hence the 2 hours, but even my MOM send it looks better!
06-15-2003, 07:13 AM
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Yeah, the pin stripe doesn't do alot for me. Too easy to remove and wax over. I took off the "CIVIC" letters and "EX" plus the dealer's little logo is all in the trash.
I did the same to my '01 ITR. Word of advice when removing the "ACURA" lettering...Acura has drilled two holes behind the letters. When you remove the letters, have a plan to cover/fill in the holes.
I did the same to my '01 ITR. Word of advice when removing the "ACURA" lettering...Acura has drilled two holes behind the letters. When you remove the letters, have a plan to cover/fill in the holes.