To stripe or not to stripe

Quick question: I'm getting ready to have my '94 Accord EX 4-door repainted.
Should I have the factory pinstriping (2 thin lines side by side) re-done,
or leave them off?

"Dee" > wrote in message
...
> Quick question: I'm getting ready to have my '94 Accord EX 4-door
> repainted.
> Should I have the factory pinstriping (2 thin lines side by side) re-done,
> or leave them off?


Mostly people who care, myself included go out of the way to take them off.
They looked horrible on my stubby 7th gen Si/Sir.

On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 16:56:07 GMT, "Dee" > wrote:

>Quick question: I'm getting ready to have my '94 Accord EX 4-door repainted.
>Should I have the factory pinstriping (2 thin lines side by side) re-done,
>or leave them off?

There is *no* "factory pinstriping". It's a dealer rip-off and IMO looks
tacky.

--
Rgds, George Macdonald

I'm inclined to agree with the two of you. I'm going to ditch it. Thanks.

George Macdonald > wrote in
:

> On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 16:56:07 GMT, "Dee" > wrote:
>
>>Quick question: I'm getting ready to have my '94 Accord EX 4-door
>>repainted. Should I have the factory pinstriping (2 thin lines side by
>>side) re-done, or leave them off?
>
> There is *no* "factory pinstriping". It's a dealer rip-off and IMO
> looks tacky.
>


I got the dealer pinstriping done when I bought mine in '91. Personally, I
thought it sort of improved the appearance of the car, as it visually broke
up the upper and lower halves.

Well, 14 years on and most of it's worn away. I'm debating with myself
whether to get it redone, or just remove it entirely.

You can see what's left, he
http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/readersrides/tegger/
(the striping on the LF fender is only 3 years old; fender repainted)

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George Macdonald wrote:

> On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 16:56:07 GMT, "Dee" > wrote:
>
>
>>Quick question: I'm getting ready to have my '94 Accord EX 4-door repainted.
>>Should I have the factory pinstriping (2 thin lines side by side) re-done,
>>or leave them off?
>
> There is *no* "factory pinstriping". It's a dealer rip-off and IMO looks
> tacky.

Good point & agree, but does OP want them or not?

<< Good point & agree, but does OP want them or not? >>

No, I don't think so. Mine look a lot like Tegger's. They're cracked and
faded to almost nothing in parts. Most of the really nice Accords (and other
Hondas) I've seen don't have them, so I started picturing the car without
them. I think I'll forgo them when I have the car repainted. Btw, is there
any way to get them off before the paint job?

"Dee" > wrote in
:

> << Good point & agree, but does OP want them or not? >>
>
> No, I don't think so. Mine look a lot like Tegger's. They're cracked
> and faded to almost nothing in parts. Most of the really nice Accords
> (and other Hondas) I've seen don't have them, so I started picturing
> the car without them. I think I'll forgo them when I have the car
> repainted. Btw, is there any way to get them off before the paint job?
>
>


An old credit card. Scrape away until they're gone. Use soap as a
lubricant. If there's old adhesive left behind, motor oil will dissolve
that.

Try this on a relatively inconspicuous area first (like under the mirrors)
to make sure the paint won't mar.


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"TeGGeR®" wrote:
>
> George Macdonald > wrote in
> :
>
> > On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 16:56:07 GMT, "Dee" > wrote:
> >
> >>Quick question: I'm getting ready to have my '94 Accord EX 4-door
> >>repainted. Should I have the factory pinstriping (2 thin lines side by
> >>side) re-done, or leave them off?
> >
> > There is *no* "factory pinstriping". It's a dealer rip-off and IMO
> > looks tacky.
> >
>
> I got the dealer pinstriping done when I bought mine in '91. Personally, I
> thought it sort of improved the appearance of the car, as it visually broke
> up the upper and lower halves.
>
> Well, 14 years on and most of it's worn away. I'm debating with myself
> whether to get it redone, or just remove it entirely.
>
> You can see what's left, he
> http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/readersrides/tegger/
> (the striping on the LF fender is only 3 years old; fender repainted)

Leave her nekkid.

The black-on-black thing works great on older cars.

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Dee wrote:

> << Good point & agree, but does OP want them or not? >>
>
> No, I don't think so. Mine look a lot like Tegger's. They're cracked and
> faded to almost nothing in parts. Most of the really nice Accords (and other
> Hondas) I've seen don't have them, so I started picturing the car without
> them. I think I'll forgo them when I have the car repainted. Btw, is there
> any way to get them off before the paint job?

I wouldn't want them myself, but it's your car after all.