Removing genuine 1985 striping

[CrUZida]

Anyone know the best way to remove this?

I've tried heat gun, white spirits, prepsol, razor.
Heat gun works ok on the red/orange bits (ie, I reckon I could do one side in about 2 hours), but it barely touches the gold bits (as you can see, they are still there).

Thoughts?
Ideas?

[Gavatron]

Maybe try one of those caramel wheel attachments on a drill

[japlish]

Maybe try one of those caramel wheel attachments on a drill

i agree, i used to use these at a sign shop i was working at. It doesnt damage the paint whatsoever.

[CrUZida]

Hmm, google has come up with this



Does it look right?

[Gavatron]

Yep. Put it on the end of a drill and it should get them off. Don't stay in one spot too long though,

[PlacentaJuan]

???



never seen one of those wheels, lps update this thread to let us know if it works ok.

[ed]

[CrUZida]

I'll up the ante Ed.

[thechuckster]

Tried to soften it with thinners (wipe it on with cotton buds or another wiping tool) before using scraping tools?


edit: tried doing this way?

[Draven]

solution:

[CrUZida]

Def not using thinners.
Too easy to damage the paintwork.

[lem]

Goof Off works very well but it would probably kill your paint.

Tea tree oil removes bubble gum off most things so it might work for what you got there.

Otherwise go have a look at Shannon lush book, there will definetly be a solution in there. I think there something in there about using glad wrap & stuff but can't remember the details.

[takai]

Either the caramel wheel, or its little brother the clay block.

[LeeRoy]

What about some graffiti remover ie muck off. Tea tree oil maybe?

No matter what you try it would probaby be advisable to try it on an area thats not visible.