I have a 2001 black supercrew that has the single pin stripe around it. I want to pull it off without scratching a lot of the paint in the process. anyone have any tricks?

 

Heat, should peel off easy, by hand.

 

A six yr. old black truck will probably have some fading that will show up when you take off the pin stripe, so you might want to consider that. But if you still what to take it off, I would leave it out in the sun for a while then start at one end and pull. It might come off in big strips if you're lucky, but you'll probably need to get the stubborn pieces with a plastic blade and adhesive remover.

 

First heat up the end of it and try peeling slowly. If that doesn't work, go to your local paint supply store and get an eraser wheel. Be forewarned as mentioned above, the paint may be faded enough to leave some shadow effect behind the stripe.

 

ok thanks! would using a blow dryer be a good idea?

 

it will be faded underneath.... and yes if you want to still do it... a blow dryer will be fine.

 

i have a black 05 and there was VERY minor ghosting, but ghosting none the less. your truck has seen the sun and elements 4 years longer than mine has. just something to think about. YRMV.

but i do think pin stripes look like crap. i don't recall seeing them on the newer chevys or dodges. why does ford still put them on???

 

I took the lariat stripe, moulding, and FX4 sticker off my 02 F-150 last month and there was definately some ghosting, but not anything that I don't expect to blend in after several months. I didn't use an eraser whel on that truck, but I recently took a strip off my F-250. Wish I would have gone that route before, MUCH easier.

 

what is a eraser wheel and where do you get them? yeah I figured I would have some ghost marks but I just think they look like crap. I just bought the truck last week.

 

It's a rubber type (I think) of material on a wheel you attach to a drill and rub (like an eraser) off the pistripe. I don't think you really need it for just a pinstripe, but I guess it would be faster than by hand

 

wow I've never heard of those. anyone know where you would buy one?

 

Brian 5.4

First heat up the end of it and try peeling slowly. If that doesn't work, go to your local paint supply store and get an eraser wheel. Be forewarned as mentioned above, the paint may be faded enough to leave some shadow effect behind the stripe.


Or online

 

I was hesitant to use one at first but glad I did. If the pinstripe just peels off then go for it. The last one I removed came off anout 1/16th of an inch at a time whn I tried it by hand. Eraser wheel took 5 minutes to take off both sides. Should look similar to this:

https://www.autobodytoolmart.com/p-11632-14334.aspx

 

thanks for the help brian. I'll try heating it up and peal off the little one and see how bad the fading is. I'll have to wait a few days thought because we are going to get 9-16 inches of snow in the next few days.

 

Just the other day I peeled the stripes off a 05 king ranch. It was taken to a local car wash and they messed them up all around the truck from the press. washer. Took me about 20 min. to peel them all off and there was just a small amount of residue I had to tend too. Other than that I couldn't really see much of a difference in the paint from fading. If there is, I am sure the pc can take care of it. So, I say go for it. Take your time and pull slowly, they came right off for me. And the truck looks 1000xxxx times better without them!