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Subject:Re: stripes
Date:Tue, 12 Jul 1994 14:13:34 +0800

> 	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