removal of painted pin-striping

[ssffnomad]

Post #15 . Why take the risk ? It looks great
Worry less.
Drive more
Stretch

[petehoovie]

Originally Posted by 47topless

Is there a way to remove just the pin-striping?
The wife just does not like it and that is important (duh!) of course.
Thank you,
PhilAttachment 495880

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQBcGUivPuY

[hotrodart]

The paint under the stripes will most likely be close to the original shade of black, whereas the rest of the car most likely has faded a bit over time........you will still see the ghosts of the stripes.

[Joe Shell]

Sounds like you have a very sad situation to deal with.

Good luck!

Joe

[Joe Shell]

Sounds like you have a very sad situation to deal with.

Good luck!

Joe

[cmbrucew]

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Maybe less grief to sell the car, and let her buy one she likes.
Bruce

[47topless]

Thank you all for the responses. My wife is not able to ride in the car anymore but she does enjoy looking at it.
I will try the easy off technique. Thank you V8coopman for the excellent instructions.
I will post the results.
Phil

[B-O-B]

my wife did mine for me.

[petehoovie]

Originally Posted by B-O-B

my wife did mine for me.

[rotorwrench]

I've read an article or two about the restoration teams at the Smithsonian Paul Garber restoration facility slowly hand sanding aircraft down one coat at a time to look for original paint colors and markings that may be hidden under subsequent coats of paint. It is a long and tedious process but the only way to verify what's there.

Clear coat 2-stage is easy to color sand but single stage can be color sanded and coated with clear as well. A lot depends on how thick the top coat is and it's current condition. Pin stripes put on with a brush can be fairly thick but they stand proud of the base coat so it can be done if a person is careful but it will take a good bit of time. Fingers will be very smooth after that much hand sanding.

[Mart]

Probably best to just say sorry, it's too risky to try and remove them. Like it or lump it.

[oldford2]

I would mask it and carefully air brush the body color over the striping. Or use a wider brush and hand paint over it. Not rocket science.
Always keep the Missus happy and she will make you happy.
John

And by the way, I agree with your wife

[47topless]

Now this makes so much sense. Would the average person notice a black car with black pin striping? If they did, and asked me about it, I would tell them it cost a lot more, but we think it was worth it.
Thank you oldford2

[rotorwrench]

Black shows everything. Even if its black on black it will still be noticeable to the trained eye.

[Lanny]

Originally Posted by rotorwrench

Black shows everything. Even if its black on black it will still be noticeable to the trained eye.

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47topless (Phil) says if someone see's it, he has it all figured out, that
If they asked me about it, I would tell them it cost a lot more, but we think
it was worth it... Sounds like Phil has the answer to his stripe problem.



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