Hey guys, like the title says, i'm removing the hideous pin stripes on my E30. The car has been freshly re-painted roughly a year ago so they're not at all deteriorating onto the paint. The only issue is, they're leaving a little bit of residue behind. I've heard that using WD-40 will loosen it up and rub right off but i'm curious if there's a better method? Obviously polish/buff the area after removing the residue but is there anything better to use than WD-40? I've heard mixed opinions about goo-gone and i'm kinda scared to use it. Any advice is greatly appreciated, thanks guys!
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'93 E30 325ic - CURRENT | '99 E36 M3 - SOLD | '94 E34 530i - SOLD
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It it is stick-on pin striping, get one of these:
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I've heard goo-gone has potential to damage the paint although unlikely. I'll try WD-40 and if that doesn't work well i'll give goo-gone a shot. Thanks for the advice brother.'93 E30 325ic - CURRENT | '99 E36 M3 - SOLD | '94 E34 530i - SOLD
"I hit the gasser, go faster, all you hear is dual exhaust flowmaster."Comment
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Goo gone sucks. I just removed pinstripes on mine. I used the wax wheel to get almost all of it off then wiped it off with some bug tar remover that I had left.Comment
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+1 for wax wheel and then some tar remover. I used to do this at a dealership and people would bring their sun-beaten cars in to get the pinstripes removed.1989 325i S50 swapped
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I'll go ahead and give bug tar remover, what does the wax wheel do? Does it make it easier to remove the stripes or help protect the paint/body?'93 E30 325ic - CURRENT | '99 E36 M3 - SOLD | '94 E34 530i - SOLD
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Wheel wax makes it easier to remove the stripes. I just did this today - stripes were ~30 years old (same as the car), wax eraser took them off in about 1.5hrs at a leisurely pace.
A couple of small paint flakes did come off but that might be because the paint was not original factory, so I'd say be careful if your car was recently painted.
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