Removing stripes...

[cmygtfly85]

My car has some stripes that the guy before me had painted on. Long story short, they are hideous and want to remove them. any tricks on how to remove these without screwing up the base paint under the stripes? The car was all black and the guy decided to add the stripes later on after the car was already painted. I heard of using oven cleaner to get them off but don't want to tear up the original black under it if possible. Thanks.

[HAULIN' IT]

It is really hard to say. How big/wide are they? If done correctly I doubt you will get them off (poor adhesion, non-catylized paint-I doubt it very much) would be your best friend, still I feel you will see ghost lines where they were. Sorry for no good news, but this is most likely reality. Lorne

[OL'Skool]

If the stripes are done in lettering enamel oven cleaner works fine just use that than lightly sand and buff after cleaning off the stripes. But if they are cleared over there is nothing you can do but repaint . lettering enamel is easy to remove though good luck.

[dunnit]

depending on the color....some colors will come off alot easier with the easy off than others....also ....you have to stay away from the lemon scented stuff.....doesn't work as well....again ...depending on the color....you can use fine rubbing compound or ultra fine sandpaper and buff afterwards.... if you easy off the stuff.....mask up any trim or aluminum as it will goof up the stuff....also....where rubber gloves....that stuff will eat your hands and finger nails up...brandon

[Iron Mike]

If the stripes are over the original clear you might be lucky enough to be able to sand back into the original clear and then redo the clear. But you might find that the Base Color may have faded and you will be left with ghost stripes.

[Bubstr]

Try to keep the area your working small. Then if you end up with ghost stripes, you could cover them with flames or graphics. A little tape to see what you may have to do to cover up the mistake can give you an idea if the cure is better or worse than the screw up. I know, with the cost of paint and material now days, we would rather French kiss our sister than repaint. Plan for the worst and hope for the best.