savagetman

The removal of the silver tree sap ruined stripes pics of car washed and polished to come

SNAKEBITE

So what are your longer range goals with the car re stripes etc

savagetman

took off the stripes because i could not stand to look all the pitting and discoloration from tree sap getting on them, bought the car with them that way. AS it sits im going to be looking at trading it off next spring or soon when i find a gt500 i like or find a good deal that i cant pass up Im not sure if im going to replace them or not before i sell the car.

ChadStang

Did you try a clay bar before taking them off?

savagetman

yes i did, and i even had a friend that works as a car detailer at a local dealership look at them, we tried everything that they could do at a big dealership for cleaning and restoring and nothing worked.

Apocalypse Pony

Did you get all the adhesive stripped off as well? Looks like there's still some on the paint in your pics?

savagetman

Yes i got all the glue off, thanks to my friend that works at a local dealership. They have a special compound for just such occasions. hole process took two days. Day 1 was taking the stripes off, and the second day was removing any glue left over then washing the car 2 times to make sure there was no glue left anywhere on the car before it was polished.

ChadStang

That sucks

savagetman

YA i thinking if a car comes with strips from the factory they should be painted on, its not like new cars that are of any decent quality ant expensive, we should at least get something worth the money we are paying for these toys, for example Ford GT40 comes with painted stripes. lol just my opinion

ChadStang

I agree but yours wouldn't have been factory. The factory stripes didn't carry onto the bumpers on the GT. I honestly think that black looks better without stripes anyway, look at Snakebite's car. Clean and mean looking. If you do decide to restripe though look into matte black stripes, it looks great. Subtle and you only notice it when you really look.