Well folks after weeks of research I've figured it out. A method that removed the painted on pinstripe off the car.
Straight from the dealers mouth, "Laquer Thinner" It won't harm the clear coat or paint and will remove the pinstripe with ease.

Apparently that's how they remove them if a customer no longer wants it.

Figured I'd let you all know. I realize they are quite expensive too ($300 +) but it just makes the car look too..........senior citizen like. =]

 

hey futuregs,

I was just about to take my car to get them removed, too!! now will any laquer remover do well or is there a specific brand to go with?

Danny

 

Any laquer thinner is fine, I got mine from Home Depot. Just put a little amount on a paper twoel and use a little Elbow Grease and watch how fast it will go away. Use some fingernail too to get it started.

 

hey,

Cool bro! thanks....i'll head over to home depot today and see if i find some of that thinner and that elbow grease!!LOL! what isle would you say that's in??LOL!

danny

 

ummm, what's painted on pinstripe?

 

ditto ...

 

Future,

Before you put that stuff on your car, make sure the pinstripe isn't an applied decal or tape. Painted on pinntripes are VERY rare.

Mine looked like it was painted on as well, sp I took it to a paint shop for an estimate on removal.

The owner looked at it, heated up the end with a (similar to) hairdryer and just peeled the entire strip off with one pull down to the door. He didn't charge me a dime, took it off the entire car in less than 5 minutes.

 

Mine's painted. My car is silver, and imo, it makes the car look much better.

 

still no idea what it is @_@ it's something along the 4 door panels??

 

Are you asking what a pinstripe is?

 

Don't worry I already took it off. =]

As for how you know its painted on or decal it's VERY easy to figure out. Painted pinstripes have a rougher texture, also if you take your fingernail and try scraping it, a DECAL pinstriped will peel or rip slightly, a painted pinstripe will not. The painted pinstripe feels almost like a layer of porcelain when you put your nails on it.


A painted pinstripe is a pinstripe that's airbrushed onto your car, however it is not clearcoated, therefore the laquer thinner dissovles the pinstripe with ease.

 

I had a gold pinstripe on my car, I peeled it off one night at a friends house (I was bored).

Good info dude!

 

yup. what is it? is it on all the gs? how do i check? what's good and bad about it?

 

Hey Futuregs: thanks for the info. i have been wanting to take mine off also, but i was worried about messing up my paint job. My Lex is black and i hate that damm stripe. Once again thanks

 

the pinstripes are just these small painted line or stickers(basically) that run almost the length of the car on both sides right under the windows. i think they're gold on black cars and black on silver ones and so forth. nothing good or bad, just cosmetic. most guys apparently don't like them but others like fever do. i had mine taken off when i ordered my car so i never saw mine, painted on or whatever form they were