no more stripes update.. more pics added 9/8

[solara90]

i cleaned up the lara today used my new walmart waxer/buffer and it turned out pretty good, hasn't shined like this in a while. Just wished my camera was better




























well the fake pin stripes on my car were starting to look bad so i decided to remove them today

[Ilovemylara]

Looks great man! hey what did you use to tint your corner lights?

[99BlackSandv6]

X2 on the lights. I don't think we've seen your whole car before have we? It looks good. Also what method to remove the stripes, mine could use a little removal.

[LEE337]

Looks better wiothout the stripes.
I need to tackle that project this weekend.
All you need is goo gone and a hair dryer.
Its pretty much the same process as removing the gunk after debadging.

[akora12]

^It's easy unless the pinstripe is old. My solara was a breeze, but my fiance's car was a PITA. The dark color still shows the fading after a year.

OP, I don't know what your ride looked like before, but no pinstrip is always a win!

[GzNutz]

Lookin' nice and clean without those stripes!

[solara90]

i used the VHT night shade stuff in the spray can, with the krylon clear

for the black stripe i could peel a part of it up with my finger nail and i could just pull it off. It was actually fairly easy. For the silver i used a utility knife blade and very carefully just peeled it off.

As for the adhesive left over i used goo gone, and then waxed/buffed it, and looks like new!

[Inverted]

WD-40

[solara90]

my stripes were looking bad there was pieces missing all over, just gave it a more sloppy appearance i think

Looks better wiothout the stripes.
I need to tackle that project this weekend.
All you need is goo gone and a hair dryer.
Its pretty much the same process as removing the gunk after debadging.

[wkbrdr91]

I think cars look alot better without stripes... that was a 90's thing. its just extra money for the dealer, your paying like an extra 30 bucks for a long sticker.

I take off trim, and add a rubber guard on the side of my car (always looks stock) it has saved me from a ton of damage to my car! never in my life have i had a dent from somebodys door.

[QuickSEV6]

My stripe is peeling away and looks terrible. I thought about removing it and replacing ir with a real pinstripe in gold - to match my emblems.

[solara90]

boy i should do that too. One week back at college and i already see three new dings on my car.

I take off trim, and add a rubber guard on the side of my car (always looks stock) it has saved me from a ton of damage to my car! never in my life have i had a dent from somebodys door.

[wkbrdr91]

[quote="solara90"]boy i should do that too. One week back at college and i already see three new dings on my car.

aw that sucks, i feel for you. Just get some trim, check out pics of my car on cardomain for placement, its a great height. i also got trim on the edge of my door so when people get out of my car they dont hit poles or anything and hurt my car.

But the trick is to make it perfectly level, or it looks bad, take your time doing it, it will pay off, and you dont even notice it unless your looking for it

[Ilovemylara]

wtf you have a deloeren???? lucky bastard!

[SleeperSolara]

Very nice man.
Good job.