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Old 04-20-2006 | 11:10 PM
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Stripe Removal

Okay, here is my dilemma....I woke up one day and decided I din't want my bonnet stripes anymore. I dont really like the look and really want to go viper stripes because I love them So I trailed down to my car....was picking at a corner and managed to just pull a stripe off...low and behold....every ounce of sticky was left on the hood...OH GREAT . So I get my goo gone and start scrubbing...after 20 minutes I am missing a patch of skin on 2 of my fingers and all I have done is get the stickyness to leave...now I just have wax stripes.... This happened to both stripes and I need to know how to get the wax crap off Please help me.....I tried the hair dryer approach, went to a pressure washer, my finger (bad idea), just everything to no avail.
 
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Old 04-20-2006 | 11:31 PM
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Originally Posted by 1QKMNIS
Okay, here is my dilemma....I woke up one day and decided I din't want my bonnet stripes anymore. I dont really like the look and really want to go viper stripes because I love them So I trailed down to my car....was picking at a corner and managed to just pull a stripe off...low and behold....every ounce of sticky was left on the hood...OH GREAT . So I get my goo gone and start scrubbing...after 20 minutes I am missing a patch of skin on 2 of my fingers and all I have done is get the stickyness to leave...now I just have wax stripes.... This happened to both stripes and I need to know how to get the wax crap off Please help me.....I tried the hair dryer approach, went to a pressure washer, my finger (bad idea), just everything to no avail.
Try WD40 in the shade, let it soak a little, scrub gently, then wash and wax.
 
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Old 04-21-2006 | 12:03 AM
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Hmmm.....

Reallyyyyyy.......KOOL! I will definately give anything a try.....is there any chance to harm the paint or clearcoat?:impatient
 
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Old 04-21-2006 | 08:53 AM
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Reallyyyyyy.......KOOL! I will definately give anything a try.....is there any chance to harm the paint or clearcoat?:impatient
The WD40 won't do any harm but the type of rag you use might, if you use a 100% cotton rag like a diaper or something you should be fine, you'll need to wipe it off till there is no trace of WD40 left and it will wipe off dry, I even wash windows with WD40 believe it or not and it wipes off dry, don't do it on your car windows though there's no need for that but I work at a cement terminal and when it rains the cement will stick to the office windows and WD40 works like a charm.
The reason why I told you WD40 is I'm sure you have it on hand, who doesn't? and it should work, I've used it on our trucks decals and it's the same glue.
 
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Old 04-21-2006 | 09:01 AM
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Rubbing alchohol or water clear kerosene will soften the adhesive, too. Do small sections at a time. Be careful and take your time, it will come off.
 
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Old 04-21-2006 | 01:13 PM
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I just changed my bonnet stripes and had that problem (half the adhesive on one stripe). I used GooGone on a paper towel. I soaked the paper towel and did very small sections (about 3"-4") at a time. At first there was almost no change, but after a couple of minutes the adhesive started to ball up. I changed towels frequently and kept them saturated with GooGone and eventually got all the adhesive off. Then a trip to the car wash to hose off the bonnet.

Plenty of GooGone, change towels often, and take your time--it will work.
 
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