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    I just got a 02 firebird and it came with 1 thin black pinstripe on each side. (stripes are the stick on kind, not the painted type). I don't really like pinstripes so I want to remove them. Do you think the paint will be "faded" where the stripes were once I pull them off? If so, maybe a good wax job will make it shiny if by chance its faded? The condition of the paint is like new still; very glossy and smooth. I wanted to get some of your opinions on doing something because I don't want to harm the paint whatsoever!
    2006 Tiburon

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    if its an 02, i doubt the paint will be faded....if it is, get some 3M 39009 swirl remover and it will make it look better, when i removed the emblems off my 98 last year, the paint had some oxidation on it, i just used the 39009 and it took all of it off...
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    • #3
      I'll pick some of that 3M stuff just in case its dull then...Thanks for the info
      2006 Tiburon

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      • #4
        Yea since its a 02 i doubt its faded!
        Derek <br /><a href=\"http://www.cardomain.com/id/dmiller_2005\" target=\"_blank\">2002 Metallic Silver Camaro</a><br />35th Anniversary

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        • #5
          Yeah my 96 had pinstripes on them. I just pulled them right off with no problems. There wasnt any fading but there was small white line, I'm guessing from the clearcoat. After a wash and wax you couldnt even tell they were ever there.
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          • #6
            I just pulled pinstripes off my 99 last month when I bought it. Take a hairdryer to start out with peeling the edge, and then just pull slowly and it will come off. No paint comes with it, but in some spots it left me with sticky residue which i had to scrub real hard to get off, which in turn made swirl marks on my car :-(
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            • #7
              Yea, for a while when I took my pinstripes off you could see kinda where they were, but you wash it a few times and throw a couple coats of wax on it's alright.

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              • #8
                From what everyone is saying it looks like it will be pretty safe to remove them. I think once I remove the stripes, I may go choke the car salesman with them. [img]smile.gif[/img] Thanks for the info everyone.
                2006 Tiburon

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                • #9
                  Mine are painted on... i mean its raised a little and seems to be painted. i dont like em.
                  <a href=\"http://www.cardomain.com/id/maleet\" target=\"_blank\">1998 Silver Firebird</a> <br />Basic mods... nothing real special but it sure looks good!<br /><a href=\"http://www.maleetpobanz.com\" target=\"_blank\">maleetpobanz.com</a>

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                  • #10
                    I removed the pinstripes the dealer put on - they had been there about 2 1/2 years - you could not tell they were ever there. Just peel and clean off gradually and acreully. If you run into any goo or gunk, GooGone works great.

                    I put on some different pinstrips on mine now - I like them.
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