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Date:         Tue, 12 Jul 1994 14:13:34 +0800
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From:         David.Rodenhiser@corp.sun.com (David Rodenhiser)
Subject:      Re: stripes

> My striping along the side of my 84 is getting a little old and is > starting to peel up and become brittle. Consequently, when it peels up > and becomes brittle, it also chips off and looks bad. Has anyone here > removed their stripping and replaced it? I'm worried about cost so I > might just remove it and replace the stripes later. I removed the stripes > on an old rabbit I had and it took me forever to remove all the gunk that > held the stripes on. If someone knows of a better way it will undoubtably > save me buckets o' time. > > Thanks, > > Alan >

Alan, I've had good luck removing stickers, duct tape and pin striping with WD-40. You could also use kerosene (parafin to you Brits). That is pretty much what WD-40 is.

Dave


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