Removed pinstipes!!!!

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cptnsolo77
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Removed pinstipes!!!!

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Looks so much better to me. Anyone else happy with removing the pinstripes on thier vibe too? I feel that the car look much cleaner without it.
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I happen to like my chrome pinstripe. lol For now anyways.
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Never liked them! Painted or stuck on, does not matter. Way too seventies!
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.. My vibe came with hand painted pin stripes when I bought it. I think they look cool and make it unique. I wouldn't want to take them off... maybe yours didn't look so great?
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Post by tribalman »

i've been thinking of removing mine too. i actually want to get some real pin striping added to my car. but i want mine to look like the style Herbie has.
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Post by petervibe »

I read your comments and decided to take my pin stripes off. I went as far taking the ones on my work van a cargo Windstar(white). Almost done. They came off easier than the Vibe 06 pins i am working on. I think it looks better. Anyhow which exotic or elegant cars have pin striping ?LOL.... none. My 911 does not and the Mustang GT never had them. Now I just have to get the glue off . If it wasn't so HOT here I would need a hair dryer to take them off LOL....... just a thought..
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Post by Wolfman213 »

I watched on Trucks! last weekend that they used some yellowish pad that attached to a drill and got all the adhesive off super easy. You may look into that as if it's that hot the WD-40 method may not work that well at this time.
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Had some on mine that the dealer installed (and did a really bad job at, they scratched the paint in several locations with a razor blade.) They were looking horrible after 3 years and had chunks crumbling apart each time I washed the car.Now I have two dark lines running the length of the car where the stripes once laid from where the rest of the paint faded a little. Hard to see unless you're looking for it but the fact that it's there makes me want to restripe the thing.
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Post by cptnsolo77 »

I had a tough time removing the leftover adhesive. I tried goo-gone and that didnt work, so I applied mothers car wax and rubbed it out with a cloth. Tried with my orbital buffer but didnt come out. It took a couple of tries rubbing out by hand.....I didnt even think of WD-40! Too late now LOL.
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* Kenwood Excelon KDC-X597
* Polk DB651-Speakers
* Soundproofcow Roadblock R sound deadening in all doors
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* NGK Iridium IX Plugs
* 27 MPG City/Highway with AC on
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