Removing painted on pinstriping? HELP!
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I don't know if this would work for painted stripes but it works great for the stick on stripes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaflXzJSp_c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaflXzJSp_c
NO, don't do that...
How to remove pin stripe
If the pin stripe work on your bike was applied without hardner then you will be able to easily remove it with any brand of Wax & Grease remover (cleaner). This is the material body shops use to wipe the parts with before painting. it will not harm your paint in any shape or form, but will easily remove the pin stripe lines. BUT if the striping work was done with paint and hardner, you will not be able to wipe it off. The only way will be to sand it off with 1500 grit paper, then 2000 and polish with machine. This is the only way, but also very risky, because you could sand through the clear coat and damage the original color of the bike!
Good Luck,
Tom
Good Luck,
Tom
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if you could figure out who striped it you might get a easy clue from him--------------------------Easy off has been my choice as sanding usually leaves a shadow I hate worse than the stripes when I try it
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When I bought my 2011 Street Glide it already had painted on pinstriped flames down the top of the tank and bag tops. They were done nicely but in my opinion they take away from the look of the bike. My question is how can I remove them since they haven't been cleared over? I don't want to be able to tell they were there. I have seen the pinstripining guys removing them at the bike rally's with Easy Off oven cleaner but that stuff scares the hell out of me when I think about putting it on my paint. Suggestions? Somebody has got to know a way. Thanks.
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When I had my fairing stripped I asked the stripper if I could remove them by sanding or buffing later if I didn't like them. He said NO! The hardener used bites into the paint below. I would carefully try to sand them off with 1500 or 2000 grit wet/dry paper and then a light buffing. But be careful not to break the clear coat or you're going for a trip to the paint shop. Even if you get them off I think your going to see some "witness" marks that they were there.
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I removed 7 year old pin striped flames from a black soft tail with Maguires polishing compound. It took a few hours of rubbing but they came off and didn't leave any "ghosts". It was well worth the effort and really wasn't that much of a PITA.
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