Detailing 101 Need to find out how to pamper your new MINI? Find out all the detailing secrets here.

Removing hood stripes

Old Sep 14, 2017 | 06:50 PM
  #26  
Subw00er's Avatar
Subw00er
5th Gear
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 616
Likes: 40
From: Upstate NY
Just did mine.. used a heat gun along the stripe as i pulled toward the gun. Worked great on 10yr old stripes. To get tiny glue bits off I used this stuff called rapid remover - its what the pros use. Great stuff!
 
Reply
Old Sep 20, 2017 | 09:20 AM
  #27  
ECSTuning's Avatar
ECSTuning
Platinum Sponsor
10 Year Member
Liked
Loved
Community Favorite
Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 36,762
Likes: 2,551
From: Wadsworth, Ohio
Yep, that works i would aslo buff out the hood as when i saw it I had some light ghost marks.

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...e-removal.html
 
__________________

MINI Guru/ MINI Owner Since 2004 | NEW Lifetime Part Replacement | Local Pickup
Milltek | Genuine MINI | Forge Motorsport | NM Engineering | ECS Performance | M7 Speed
Customer Service Hours: 8am-8pm EST|Sales Team Hours: 8am-11pm | SAT 10am-7pm 800.924.5172
Reply
Old Feb 22, 2018 | 04:06 PM
  #28  
jcwcoopster's Avatar
jcwcoopster
2nd Gear
Joined: Feb 2018
Posts: 134
Likes: 16
From: DFW
Originally Posted by sloveday2016
OMG...crazed and baked on silver stripes are a BASTARD to remove...heat, WD40 and PATIENCE seems to be the only way to get them off!!!!! Any other suggestions greatly appreciated.
$39 Steam machine from Bed Bath & Beyond worked well for my stripe removal. Was quoted $400 for the removal by a bodyshop.
 
Reply
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
ahmedalsurmi
R56 :: Hatch Talk (2007+)
2
Mar 28, 2016 09:21 AM
kenregen
MINI Parts for Sale
2
Mar 27, 2016 05:22 PM
MiniSMan
R50/R53 :: Hatch Talk (2002-2006)
5
Mar 25, 2016 11:34 AM
MiniSMan
MINI Parts for Sale
2
Mar 25, 2016 08:04 AM
SomeguyinAZ
R56 :: Hatch Talk (2007+)
2
Mar 23, 2016 12:32 PM


Thread Tools
Search this Thread

All times are GMT -7. The time now is 09:12 AM.