PinStriping Removed

[ICEMAN]

Well, i removed the pinstriping, then wetsanded with 3000 grit to blend it in b/c the paint underneathe is damn near perfect b/c the stripe was put on at the factory in 98.

- First I wiped down the truck (around the striping) with Bike Spirits Bike Spray and Wipe Polish

- heat gun and bottle cap to remove pinstripe

- microfiber towel and adhesive remover for the sticky crap

- wetsand with drill and 3" buff attachment from 3M headlight kit with 3000 grit foam pad

- buffed with drill and 3M Buff pad from 3M headlight kit and Menzerna SIP.

Here is the aftermathe!!!!

Looks insane in the light!! after seeing this in the light like this, i CANNOT wait to buf this truck!! def going to get a rotary to do the SIP with on my truck!!

i may end up wetsanding my entire truck after the difference it made. Using just the SIP on the drill for an extended period of time didnt cut it. When wetsanded, made a HUGE difference!! I may do the truck just one panel at a time with 3000 grit and then SIP (if i dont have the time to do it all, like an entire weekend plus a week, lol. Then when its all done, ill wash it and then use Menzerna Nano Finish Polish with my DA XP. ill do all this after i remove the molding and the small SILVERADO emblems on the ext cab.

Before... how the paint looked after i removed the striping and sticky crap, but before any sanding.

http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/127/l_09046909117f40738dbc08d31e3f6392.jpg

wetsand haze on the right, buffed on the left!

http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/133/l_63d41d51761946739e5d8ff0ac2ceac4.jpg

like the reflection!! lol

http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/116/l_273c4b0dc4224964aeefbc5eb3e6eed5.jpg

http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/133/l_b44d6d604a414e408eb87d2580e0b55a.jpg

bed complete

http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/131/l_a31f08e9ede24afd8110a4117221c1e2.jpg

http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/136/l_a3563d639a68469d8a0ea6ff1afb07c0.jpg

everything needed!!! lol "i drink so much they call me charlie 40 hands"

http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/115/l_c98b6b9c3c3d483e82082f7e49f57bc7.jpg

[turbos17]

Iceman nice write up bud! You need to do your whole truck now!;):buffing:

[ICEMAN]

Iceman nice write up bud! You need to do your whole truck now!;):buffing:

its KILLIN me that i cant. Im not going to do it, then take it out into the salt dust so i cant show it off. lol. just like ridin my bike. Its killin me.

cant wait to do my truck tho!!

[turbos17]

its KILLIN me that i cant. Im not going to do it, then take it out into the salt dust so i cant show it off. lol. just like ridin my bike. Its killin me.

cant wait to do my truck tho!!


I feel ya. How long did that process take you?

[ICEMAN]

I feel ya. How long did that process take you?

my last post of a black silverado headlight resto, i did it for free. the owner of the black truck i did used the heat gun and bottle cap to remove the striping while i sanded and buffed. took us both a total of an hour and a half. he didnt have near as much work as i did, lol. but he saved me a lot of time.

and hes the Director Of Operations at the bike shop i work at, where we did this, so i hooked him up with the headlight resto for letting me use the mechanics bay whenever i want to do stuff to my truck. i can even use it to detail other cars if i want. its heated.

takes about 5 min to heat that place up and about 30 min for the car to be all warm on the metal!

[Lasthope05]

Its looking good. Cant wait to see the finished product. Something I use to remove pinstriping is a 3M eraser wheel on a drill. Its safe, easy to use and extremely quick.

[ICEMAN]

Its looking good. Cant wait to see the finished product. Something I use to remove pinstriping is a 3M eraser wheel on a drill. Its safe, easy to use and extremely quick.

yah i need to get one. that was the first thing i said when i started heating it up. lol. i need a 3M eraser wheel. the bottle cap worked EXTREMELY well!!

[Mazda.Mark]

old post...but prob the man to know...i have some striping on my truck i want off, but I have no heat gun...options?

Is googone safe?

Thanks!

[gewb]

old post...but prob the man to know...i have some striping on my truck i want off, but I have no heat gun...options?

Is googone safe?

Thanks!

Are you near Denver? If so, send me a PM. If not, do you have a Harbor Freight nearby? They are a great heat gun that's inexpensive.

Regards,
GEWB

[ICEMAN]

old post...but prob the man to know...i have some striping on my truck i want off, but I have no heat gun...options?

Is googone safe?

Thanks!


Are you near Denver? If so, send me a PM. If not, do you have a Harbor Freight nearby? They are a great heat gun that's inexpensive.

Regards,
GEWB

yah, hell, a nice heat gun is 15 bucks to do this. a hair dryer will work too, just take a few seconds longer. use a plastic bottle cap, or a plastic raazorblade from AG to remove the stripe after its heated up. If you have a very aggressive polish, like Megs 105, you prolly wont need to wetsand. i had to b/c i only had Menzerna SIP. which is aggressive, but not enough for this. 105 would prolly be good.

i miss the color of that truck! my new one is soo much nicer tho, lol!

or get a 3M eraser wheel for a drill, thatll be even quicker!!! and the same price as the heat gun, if not cheaper.