poopile

I have a new to me 05' GT, white w/ black top stripes and bottom stripes. They are shredded from a high pressure washer I guess, so I started removing them today. I started with the spoiler in case it all went wrong. I used a hair dryer to peel them up and removed the residue with 3M remover. Whats left is a yellowish tint on the paint where the stripes were. It feels smooth, so I don't think there's any residue left. Anybody have an idea how to fix this?

D'prived

Some pics would be helpfull.

poopile

I'll get some tomorrow.

ZERO4572003

Remove them in the shade never in the sun and u should be good.

candymanjl

Vinyl doesn't last forever, especially cheap stuff that people buy for stripes. Even the best brands only last about 6-7 years outside. When it's at the end of it's life it dries up and cracks and starts to fall apart.

Try some high quality polish on the yellowish spots and see if that fixes it. If not then the clear coat is damaged from the years of vinyl and you'll probably just need to put some new stripes down over the damaged areas.

poopile

Here's a pic. It's tough to photograph, but it shows up much more in person:


I will try waxing and buffing it when it warms up a little.

DRAGUL

Looks like the finish is permanently stained from the stripes. I would suspect only 3 things to do. (1) Put on new stripes. (2) Get car repainted. (3) Leave it alone and live with the ghost stripes. That really sucks that is to bad, especially on a car you just bought. If it were me I would just put new stripes back on. It would be the cheapest fix.

Fifthwind

If the clearcoat is stained, I don't think it could possible be very deep. Try some rubbing compound, that will basically sand off the top layer of clearcoat. If that doesn't work, then it's too deep and I would say just put fresh stripes back on.

66chevy

yeah, its stained, i would put new stripes over them

good luck

deekum1627

i would get new stripes on if buffing out dont work. that really sucks sorry to hear man