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Old Oct 23, 2010 | 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by ColoSpgsMark
If you get them off, PM me, I'll take 'em!
Now that sounds like it would make a great thread. If you find some used stripes, take plenty of pics. Both of how they were removed and reinstalled.
Also if you could post an estimated cost savings.
 
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Old Oct 23, 2010 | 06:51 PM
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I'm not a fan of mine either. I was going to talk to my local pinstriper and see what he thought about just pinstriping black over them for now....until I can afford a paint job.
 
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Old Oct 23, 2010 | 07:44 PM
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Originally Posted by j1mmy
you would have to sand all the clear then pinstripes then reclear coat it..just as easy to repaint
+1Agree!..Keep us posted telling us what you did plsss!
 
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Old Dec 18, 2015 | 07:52 AM
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Here I stood with my DA Grinder in hand-then I read this thread.
 
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Old Dec 18, 2015 | 08:23 AM
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My buddy did not like his factory silver on black stripes so I suggest to have a pinstriper paint a more suitable color right over the top of stock like maybe a matte black.
He did and is happy now
 
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Old Jan 3, 2016 | 10:05 AM
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well I am going to come up with something. The more I look at them the more I really dislike them. The 15's had a cooler placement. the 16 was like they just randomly picked a spot and stuck em on there for the sake of having them on there. Hey its not a end of the world thing, it just is one of those little things that bug me. Then again it had em when I bought it, so there ya go.
 
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Old Jan 3, 2016 | 11:22 AM
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I just repainted my bags after I added the extensions, the stripes are deep I sanded and sanded after getting the stripe off, I primed it to see where I was and had to sand some more. they do a really good job of putting stripes on
 
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