Pin Striping starting to come off about 1/4 inch from the edge of the door is there anyway to repair this ?

Thanks

Dennis

 

Is this tape or paint? Also who installed it and how long ago?

 

Tape, it was installed at the Chevy Dealer.

 

Best thing to do is see if the dealer still has matching material, pull off the old stripes and just redo that panel. Once those tape stripes start losing their adhesion, you'll no sooner fix one spot and they'll come loose someplace else on the panel. If you can't find matching material, you can strip off everything and start fresh, or just strip everything off and see how you like the looks minus the stripes.

 

"Tape, it was installed at the Chevy Dealer."

Recently? I'd take it back.... If it's been awhile, then you're out of luck as far as that goes.

 

Sounds like they never prepped the area where the tape was placed. I always use tape on any of my cars (can't afford the real stuff) and never have an issue no matter how old. Then again I also have the tape go slightly behind the body parts and dab a small amount of clear nail polish to the ends...

 

Most paint and body shop supply stores can order the tape as I tried tape at first went with 1/4 inch up to 5/8 of an inch I tried several colors had to take it off with a heat gun as I had cleaned the surface with a solvent before tapping, most of the tape is by 3M.

 

This thread reminds me that I am supposed to pinstripe my neighbor's truck.

 

I have never used tape pinstriping on a car but I hope you all keep using it. It is the best stuff for putting tapes on a new violinists fingerboard because it leaves no residue and it very thin. I buy as much as I an whenever possible because it is going out of favor and is hard to come by. I hope the company that produces this doesn't go belly up.

Jim

 

Next time try someone like this, http://www.realralph.com my old partner when I was in the mural business 30 years ago.