larryc251

I've been doing some work to my 04 F150. I painted both my grilles, valence, all door handles and then put bedliner on my rocker panels and fenders. I'm going to put bedliner on my bumpers, grille surround, bed caps and running boards this coming up weekend hopefully..
My question is, can the factory pinstriping be removed?? And if so. How? Thanks in advance

KSmith

If its on top of the clear coat use a heat gun and a small plastic scraper, it should come right off. Just heat it up enough to get it warm, not hot..

larryc251

I appreciate it, I might have to give that a try. It doesn't look very good since everything else is gunna be black and I have a tan pinstripe still there lol. If that doesn't work ill just tape it off, sand it down, and throw a thin coat of bedliner on that too.
But thanks for the advice

alsatropine

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Just make sure not to get it too hot if you do use the heat gun. I have pulled lettering off of ambulances we were redoing and if you let it get too hot, you'll damage the clearcoat and the paint.

larryc251

Well now you've got me re thinking. Lol. I don't wanna mess up my paint that's for sure. Guess ill just barely use the heat gun and maybe it'll still come off

Rogers89d

Pick at it with your nail then slowly pull it off.

Flash!

The pin striping on mine was a huge PITA to remove. Tried adhesive remove and a plastic scraper and took forever just to do a tiny section, even after letting the truck sit in the sun. Bought a 3M Eraser wheel but my cordless drill couldn't spin it fast enough (wheel needs ~2000rpm). I ended up taking it by a body shop, would have been so much quicker and cheaper just to do that first.

I'm sure on a newer truck or one that spent more time in a garage it would have gone easier.

larryc251

How much did it end up costing at a body shop? I want mine removed but I don't wanna mess up the paint or clear coat

Deanjet

Mine are gone.... If you get up close you can tell where they were, little ridges left from the adhesive.

larryc251

How did you end up removing them?