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Old 10-26-2012, 05:14 AM
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Hey guys, anyone here used one of those pinstripe remover disks? Is there a danger of damaging the paint? Or, is there another method I should use?
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You talking about the eraser wheel? I have used it countless times on trim pinstripes and emblems. Works great just makes a BIG mess. Doesn't harm the paint at all. I would use that before going to any kind of solvent or something like that. The wheels can be bought at the auto parts store for about $30 I think but last a long time. Just use any normal drill and does the job great. What I have done is used the eraser to get almost everything off and go with a detail spray and a micro fibre towel afterwards to get any left over residue.
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Can they be used with a regular power drill, or do I need an air gun?
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Just a reg cordless drill will work... Nothing special is needed at all. You will see it doesn't take much speed or effort for it to work. Really easy. Moderate pressure is all that is needed too, you don't have to put a lot of force. Once you try it and get a feel for it you will see what I'm talking about and how easy it is.
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What i did is run a heat gun over what i was removing then run the wheel over it while it was warm. Works amazing! Be careful with the heatgun lol
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Used a hair dryer on mine, it was safe but a pain but really not all that bad I guess.
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You can build up to much heat and burn the paint with the wheel if you've never messed with before. Just dont stay in 1 spot to long. I normally pull them with a hair dryer and just clean off the glue left behind with wax and grease remover.
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Originally Posted by slonlow2000
You can build up to much heat and burn the paint with the wheel if you've never messed with before. Just dont stay in 1 spot to long. I normally pull them with a hair dryer and just clean off the glue left behind with wax and grease remover.
yes it makes a mess i have one and its a royal pain just use a heatgun or in some cases some laquer thinner
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