How do I remove the pinstripe?
 

I did a quick search but couldn't find anything.

Does anyone have any idea how to do this? My 98 XJR has a pinstripe but to be honest I think it detracts from the lines of the car.

It seems painted on and when you run your fingers over it, it is slightly raised. I tested a small area where the line starts inside the door and managed to use my finger nail to flake a tiny bit off. If I do this for the whole car though I won't have any finger nails left by the end of it.

Any suggestions?

You are looking for an eraser wheel. Its a piece of rubber shaped like a wheel that you put on the end of a drill. Any auto body or paint shop will have some.

Removing the pinstripe definitely makes the car more stealthy.

I've read about these. I thought these only work on decal pinstripes, but this isn't my area of expertise so I'll take your word for it.

Out of interest what stops the eraser wheel from rubbing through the other paint?

Minimum pressure and keeping it moving along the surface.

As you're in Reading, you'll want a UK supplier. The online supplier bodyshop247.co.uk stock an 84mm Rubber Eraser Wheel suitable for pinstripe removal.

Graham

Light pressure, constantly moving, not too fast. It really works just like an eraser . . . without damaging the paint. You might want to use a little polish after use but that is all that is required.

The stripes on my car were decals not paint

The gold pinstripes on my VDP seem to be coming off during a wash. Passenger side is starting at the rear, driver side at the front. It is starting to approach looking a bit haggard.

Perhaps it was once a decal and after 15 years it's gone rock hard. Whatever it is it seems to flake off easily enough.

I'll order myself a rubber wheel and give it a go.

Thanks everyone.

I know this is a really old thread but how did it go?

I don't know how it went but the factory coach lines ("pinstripes") are normally placed onto the last coat of paint and before the lacquer coats so they cannot be removed as they are under lacquer (unless you respray you car).

I had my pinstripe replace recently, because, well I like them. The left front wing had a ding, so needed a re-spray so I had to figure out what to do.
I bought my X308 in the USA when we lived there. I was told that a lot of Jaguars put striping on themselves. And it seems to be the case with mine.

So taking the old striping off, which was just a decal, was done by carefullheating with a hot air gun and a little plastic scraper.
It did come off alright, but the paint was ever so slightly blemished. Not a problem in my case as we put new ones on top of it

You can read all about it here, need to scroll down a bit:

https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/diy-d...ml#post4756635

Jeroen