pinstripe adhesive removal question

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  • jw 325ic
    E30 Fanatic
    • Sep 2006
    • 1360

    #1

    pinstripe adhesive removal question

    ive been using goo gone and it got it all off on the passenger side but they must have used some newer pinstripe on the drivers. the adhesive is a lot thicker and way harder to remove. i let the googone soak for awhile and it doesnt do much. so i soaked it again but used my finger nail and that semi-worked. took forever though.

    ive used rubbing alcohol on tough adhesive before and it took it off fine, but will the alcohol affect the clear coat or paint?

    any other good ideas? i just found my plastic razor, i may just try that with goo gone cuz i think the alcohol would fuck up the paint...
    Last edited by jw 325ic; 02-03-2008, 11:40 PM.
  • JasonC
    Site Manager
    • Aug 2006
    • 14451

    #2
    I had to use lacquer thinner to remove the pin stripe adhesive from mine.

    1992 BMW 325iC
    1978 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
    1965 Chevrolet Corvair Monza 140hp

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    • jw 325ic
      E30 Fanatic
      • Sep 2006
      • 1360

      #3
      sick sig man, lacquer thinner you say? that wouldnt harm the paint?

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      • Stevie30
        E30 Mastermind
        • Apr 2007
        • 1534

        #4
        Try WD-40.

        1991 325ic and 1991 318is

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        • ditchdigger
          Wrencher
          • Nov 2007
          • 238

          #5

          3M Stripe off wheel or any of the "eraser wheel" knockoffs. Avaliable at most auto parts or auto paint places. Chuck them up in your cordless drill and go to town. Its a rubber disc that rubs the stripe and adhesive off the paint without damaging it.

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          • Farbin Kaiber
            Lil' Puppet
            • Jul 2007
            • 29502

            #6
            I was gonna say the tool truck has those wheels. Someone beat me to it.

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            • atomic
              R3V Elite
              • Jun 2007
              • 5691

              #7
              Originally posted by ditchdigger

              3M Stripe off wheel or any of the "eraser wheel" knockoffs. Avaliable at most auto parts or auto paint places. Chuck them up in your cordless drill and go to town. Its a rubber disc that rubs the stripe and adhesive off the paint without damaging it.




              Can also be found at Auto Body paint supply stores as well...

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              • Sean5294
                E30 Addict
                • Jan 2008
                • 515

                #8
                cheap and easy, use a heat gun water soap and a normal eraser.

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                • dager325
                  Advanced Member
                  • Nov 2007
                  • 185

                  #9
                  goof off with a rag and just keep using the clean part of the rag

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