Make sure you buy some Goo Gone before you attempt. The stuff works like magic and it will take care of all the extra sticky stuff left behind.

 

Make sure you buy some Goo Gone before you attempt. The stuff works like magic and it will take care of all the extra sticky stuff left behind.
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Is Goo Gone safe on paint?

 

Is Goo Gone safe on paint?
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I think it is safe on paint, considering I used it on my car's paint over a year ago, and it didn't do anything to my paint.

 

I remember reading a thread a while back where this guy used goo gone for removing his side moldings, and he didnt clean it off good enough and there was "noticeable discoloration" he said. If I find the thread I'll post it in here.

I wouldn't chance it...

 

i took my ugly pin stripes off and it made my car look 10 times better. it's a huuuuge pain in the ass though. took me most of the day. just go slow and be patient, and keep working at it with your finger nails and goo gone. a hair dryer also helps a little bit.

 

http://forum.mazda6club.com/index.php?showtopic=39506

that is the link for a TON of useful information about how to remove that sort of stuff off of your car.

 

i ttok mine to the mazda dealer and had them remove it

but i use goo gone all the time. it wont mess up the paint

 

sorry to revive an old thread but....

When you took it to the dealer did they charge you anything to remove it? And how long did they take? Thanks

 

I think it is safe on paint, considering I used it on my car's paint over a year ago, and it didn't do anything to my paint.
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I used Goo Gone on my Protege to take off the tape stripe when I that car. I had the car for about a year after that with no adverse affects, and my Pro was black.

Removing bodyside moldings and removing paint stripes are 2 different things, however. Depending on the age of the car, there would possibly be discoloration under the stripe or the body molding.

 

the stripe is easy to take off. heat it up using a blowdryer and it just basically peels off. debadging a car is a bitch though. i used goo gone to debadge but not to remove the pinstripes.

 

I stumbled onto a simple way to remove them when I took mine off, and that is this:

Hold a credit card flat against the car on one end of the stripe.
Push into the stripe with a a sort of angled motion. Slicing across it, while keeping the card flat. (Your trying to take up the end of the stripe without ripping it)

Then once you've got enough of the stripe up, you can just grab it and slowly pull it off.
I found that you want to pull straight back over itself, at about a 45 degree angle.
It might break a few times, but that's what the credit card is for. Start a new tab and keep pulling.

Once I figured this out, I was done in 5 minutes.

 

cool, i'll try it tommorow but i'm gonna run it through paint shop to see what my car will look like without it, in case i regret taking it off