getting rid of a masking line

getting rid of a masking line

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86turbo

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209 posts

262 months

Thursday 24th June 2004
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I took the tacky, worn gold pinstriping off the side of my car today. And I also discovered the reason why it was put there in the first place. The right side of the car now has a line from the back of the door to the edge of the quarter panel, where a respray was previously attempted, whose masking line was covered up by the pinstriping. It's not so bad looking as long as you're not 3 feet from the car, but I know it's there, and is there any way short of getting my car repainted to minimalize the appearance of the line? (It looks almost like someone tried to key my car with a ruler, but I've been able to polish it out to the point you can only see it in a few feet).
Thanks,
Dan

Incorrigible

13,668 posts

268 months

Friday 25th June 2004
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You could try flating and polishing it, use very wet 1200 paper then a rubbing coumpound such as Farecla G3

However, my guess is that you would still end up with the line and if you go too hard with the paper you may go through the topcoat (respray required)

A good painter my be able to blow in the join especially if the colour above and below the line are identical, spraying of some sort almost definately required