EasyOff to remove pinstripe - anyone do it?
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My front fender got a "tattoo" at Daytona last year--just a small pinstripe design on the front fender. Now, it's got to go. (What was I thinkin'?) I searched and found advice on this forum to use EasyOff. I just wonder if anyone has actually done it, and how it turned out. I've actually had a bad experience with the oven cleaner when I sprayed it on my hot pipes to remove molten boot. The steam ate the black paint on my frame close to the pipe. 'Course, the front fender is clear coated, and the EasyOff won't be heated this time. Seems like a risk, but if I can save the $ I would spend at a body shop, I might be willing to give it a try.
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Cheesecake, Thanks, I do a little pinstriping as a hobby. I used my Dodge truck to practice on, it took me a while to work up the courage to do my Deluxe.
mcpastor, If you like the design but not the colors, a good pinstriper can stripe over the original lines with other colors.
mcpastor, If you like the design but not the colors, a good pinstriper can stripe over the original lines with other colors.
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From: Warren, Ohio
Cheesecake, Thanks, I do a little pinstriping as a hobby. I used my Dodge truck to practice on, it took me a while to work up the courage to do my Deluxe.
mcpastor, If you like the design but not the colors, a good pinstriper can stripe over the original lines with other colors.
mcpastor, If you like the design but not the colors, a good pinstriper can stripe over the original lines with other colors.
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Thanks for the comments, here's a small design that I did on the rear fender as-well-as the spider web on the license plate.
Here's a little secret, don't tell anyone....pinstriping is not that hard, it takes some practice, a good brush, and the correct paint. It takes several hours for pinstriping paint to completely dry, so if you make a mistake or don't like what you did, one quick swipe of a rag with some mineral spirits, and you're back to square one. No harm, no foul!
(No offense meant to those talented artists who pinstripe for a living.)
Also is a rudder that I did for my fishing kayak. I think that something like this would look good on a crossbones.
Sorry for the highjack also.
Here's a little secret, don't tell anyone....pinstriping is not that hard, it takes some practice, a good brush, and the correct paint. It takes several hours for pinstriping paint to completely dry, so if you make a mistake or don't like what you did, one quick swipe of a rag with some mineral spirits, and you're back to square one. No harm, no foul!
(No offense meant to those talented artists who pinstripe for a living.)
Also is a rudder that I did for my fishing kayak. I think that something like this would look good on a crossbones.
Sorry for the highjack also.
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From: Warren, Ohio
An update, just for those who may find this thread and wonder the same thing. I had a pinstriper try to remove the old custom pinstripe. He uses the Easy Off approach. Watching him do it, I would not hesitate to try it myself. He sprayed the rag and let it sit on top of the fender for about 20 seconds, then scrubbed. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat. Only problem was, the orange was not coming off as fast as the silver. After many repeats, and sprays directly on the paint, it would not come completely off. So I had my HD mechanic buff it out for $80. Yes, I can still see a little shadow of a design in certain light at certain angles. But it's not hardly noticable, even to a detail guy like me. Turns out the pinstripe paint reacts with the clearcoat when applied.
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