How to Remove Stubborn Pinstripes Without Gouging the Paint
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ต.ค. 2024
- Sometimes traditional methods of removing pinstripes and decals fail. In this video you'll learn how to remove stubborn pinstripes without gouging the paint or causing extra work for yourself.
/ @lakesideautobody
No way I’m putting a razor blade against my paint
that's what most auto body shops will do when removing decals, all about the angle and letting your lacquer thinner do the work or you!
Well then go pay for a new paint job mr. money. 😅 why you watching this video?😅
There goes the clear coat
Absolutely not! He’s crazy
works excellent on my 30yo G20 van doors. It'll save a lot of time because this van has A LOT of baked on striping!
Thanks for the comment - glad it worked for you - works well on the baked on dried out stuff.
I just took off all my striping with a heat gun and finger nails. Took 30 min.no big deal!!
As long as it's not baked on / dried out, it is pretty easy like you say. When it's crusty, this is the only solution - aside from sanding.
Scraping your car with a razor blade perpendicular to the car's surface, huh? Well, I wish I had the success others had. Instead, about 10 inches of my 2016 Ford Explorer's paint job is now up. Now I need to find a TH-cam video that shows me how to buff out paint scrapes. Is this an April Fool's video to prank your friends? I fell for it. Wish I had the mad skillz you guys do but for now I'll just cry in my beer. Thank you, Lakeside Autobody!
Sorry about that - really.... If you try it again, start out with very light pressure then gradually add pressure until it starts to remove the old material. If the decals are still in good shape just use a heat gun and peel the sticker or stripes off. Jerry
@@LakesideAutobody Thank you, but I used plastic wedge tools used to remove car consoles to do the rest of the scraping job. Any recommendations how to buff out the scraped 10 inches I'm talking about? I'd send you a picture.
Dremel with buffer pad works good on 20 year old pin striping. just saying
Does it heat it up or sort of rub it off?
@@LakesideAutobody Both and don`t hurt paint at all. Got to be something better than Windex to remove glue?
@@tomrolie3680 Good info - thanks
this was the first thought I had but I haven't seen anyone try it yet - I've got a panel on my old gen 1 montero that needs repainting anyway I might go ahead and try this method on it and if it works, I'll do it for the rest of the car. If not, I'll probably apply a little bit heat and then cut a razor blade to be the width of the strip down at the blade and normal width at my fingers and try that - so I minimize the plane-ing on the paint surface and maximize it on the pinstripe
What about when pinstripes burn into paint?
Unfortunately you'll have to DA sand that out or wet sand it out like this: th-cam.com/video/BD4txPwjsfI/w-d-xo.html or th-cam.com/video/H6u13RUJKew/w-d-xo.html
Great gag video!
I'm not sure what you mean by that but for very old dried up pin stripes this works really well if you understand how it works :)
Works/worked perfect. You da Man!
Glad I could help and I'm glad to hear you perfected it as it takes a bit of practice to get it right.
Seriously..? This is a joke right?
In an actual body shop, It's most commonly taken off using heat but when the stripes are baked on heat doesn't work. You have two choices - sand it off or do this. I don't like to sand it off cause it creates more work. This method shaves it right off flat. Your going to paint anyway. But! if you do it real careful you could wheel this out and save the paint.
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Citrol Cleaner and plastic squeegee will take the dried up pinstripes off. Only downside it's $23 a can.
Thanks for the info RMB - have a good weekend :)
Not good for my teeth 🦷
Really
yikes
Should be named "How to search your paint"
I don't get it. Are you trying to say, "How to scratch your paint." ? If so, that's not true. If you do it correctly, you'll be able to lightly wet sand the area and buff and will see no damage. Most of the time though you are removing decals to paint so it doesn't matter if you scratch it a bit. It's going to be DA sanded and painted anyway.
Another good one sir.
Thanks
You mention do it yourself sanding and paint too! You made it much more work by saying that. 😡. There’s got to be a better way!
If the stripes are new, they can easily be removed with a heat gun. If they are old and dry you can either sand them off or do this. You could try the stripe eraser tool but again when it's baked on it's tough to remove :)
I don't - think so!
Absolutely - it's done all the time in bodyshops. The razor blade is used in this fashion for all types of repairs - even scraping down runs :)
@@LakesideAutobody
Man, you need to use one a them Alaskan seal slicing 1/2 moon slicers
@@MrJohnnyDistortion I'll have to look that up 👍😊
WD40!
No thanks 👌
Yes, if you're not comfortable using a razor blade like this - don't do it :)
No.
How?
@@LakesideAutobody I think pushing it off a cliff is faster.
Unless you live in a desert and there's no cliffs.. Lol
@@caydeisclutch2589 Ah - I see :)
@@LakesideAutobody kudos for what works for you tho! This was actually interesting to watch - minus that awful scraping sound. I've seen this mentioned in a forum before, but this is my first time watching it actually be done. Doing anything paint related makes me cringe. Closest thing I've ever done to a touch-up was covering my old 97 Integra beater with primer. It didn't look terrible, but then again I wasn't trying to color match anything. I guess vinyl wrap is always an option if I screw something up bad enough. 😏
@@caydeisclutch2589 Thanks for the support - I like the saying, "You can't break what's already broken" when attacking body work.
What the fuck lol I would never put a razor to my paint
You would if you were working next to guy that was twice as fast as you because he knew this trick :)
Wtf? Yes you are scratching it!
This is very common in a body shop - use this technique for runs, glue, old pin stipes, etc. Doesn't scrape it (razor blade must be new). You can buff this back to a perfect shine or paint over it with no problems. th-cam.com/users/shortsc7c5EfJVIiU
Eeeeeek ya no way.
Just remember this method when you really need it - if you do bodywork long enough you'll need it one day. This technique is used in many industries, wood working, model making, body work, etc.
Sorry man worst advice I’ve ever heard on TH-cam you never use a razor blade on paint
This is an old trick that most body men and painters use - in almost every body shop. You're not cutting the paint - you are planing it down. It's done in wood model making and all sorts of trades that shape material. One day in the future you're going to "have to" do it and it will work perfect and you'll say, "Ahh... that's what he was talking about!" ✌
Great way to insure a new paint job! Total BS
This is how it's done in body shops - lots of professionals - matter of fact all professionals know this trick. If you're good you can lightly wet sand, buff and it's perfect :)
No f in way.
It's a very common technique in many different occupations. Stripe or sticker has to be dry and old :)