ok i am trying to remove the stripe at the bottom of the door and rocker, what is the best way to do that?? i got one piece off by picking and then pulling, but the rest is being really difficult.

 

how old is the stuff? The longer it's been on there, the harder it will be to remove. You can do a heat gun if it's really old or a hair dryer if it's newer. Just take your time with it. If you can, find some PLASTIC razor blades, I used those once to take off some really old pinstriping and it works awesome with a heatgun!

 

There is some kind of decal remover made for cars that will take it right off. I used it on an old S-10 I used to have. I can't recall the name, or if they still make it as this was 9 years ago. But if you can find it it works great. I used it to take the pinstripe off my S-10. Let it sit on for about 30 min then it peeled right off.....Best I can tell ya....Good luck.

 

thanks guys. it took me 20 minutes to do the 6 inch stuff on the front fender without anything, and took me 30 minutes to do the rest of the car with a hair dryer.

 

Sweet!

 

yeah it looks good. i have to do some wet sanding though, cause on the passenger side ride before the rear wheel it was paing, and there is somewhat of a paint stripe. rather than that the driver side looks good.

 

Is the paint of a slightly different tint in that one spot? That's normal since the paint underneath the sticker was never exposed to the sun directly. Wet sanding won't do any good. A UV light might fix that a bit. Also, any glue left behind, I would use a clay bar to remove it.

 

no it was repainted, and someone painted up to the stripe, so now there is a like where the old paint meets the new, so i am going to wet sand it so it is even.

 

Ooohh, okay. If you're wet sanding be sure to use a VERY fine grit like 2000 or even 2500, then a rubbing compound, then polishing compound.

Edit, and there's no such thing as too much water.

 

wht sort of rubbing compound?? i just ordered 2000 grit, cause thats what my friend at the bodyshop said. also what sort of buffing compound?? i want it to come out the best that it can.