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" <Nobody@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> 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" <Nobody@nospam.com> 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 <fammacd=!SPAM^nothanks@tellurian.com> wrote in
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> On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 16:56:07 GMT, "Dee" <Nobody@nospam.com> 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, here:
http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/readersrides/tegger/
(the striping on the LF fender is only 3 years old; fender repainted)

--
TeGGeR®

The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/

 

George Macdonald wrote:

> On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 16:56:07 GMT, "Dee" <Nobody@nospam.com> 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" <Nobody@nospam.com> wrote in
news:iuhce.31895$h6.15779@tornado.texas.rr.com:

> << 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.


--
TeGGeR®

The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/

 

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.

 

"TeGGeR®" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in message
news:Xns9646D119154A0tegger@207.14.113.17...
> George Macdonald <fammacd=!SPAM^nothanks@tellurian.com> wrote in
> news:t24271ho1clur6fpdtc37bb34c6oirq0va@4ax.com:
>
>> On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 16:56:07 GMT, "Dee" <Nobody@nospam.com> 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, here:
> http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/readersrides/tegger/
> (the striping on the LF fender is only 3 years old; fender repainted)
>
> --
> TeGGeR®
>
> The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
> www.tegger.com/hondafaq/
>


What's up with the wiper arm loosing all the paint? most Hondas are like
that, including my last 3 civics.

 

Ron wrote:
>
> What's up with the wiper arm loosing all the paint? most Hondas are like
> that, including my last 3 civics.

prolly due to the flat black paint, and it being out in the open. its
kinda nestled in the airstream by the edge of the hood, so it gets all
that sun and wind. eaasy enough to hit up with BBQ black paint, tho.

 

SoCalMike <mikein562athotmail@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:ydSdnU7-f_XW-e_fRVn-tw@comcast.com:

> Ron wrote:
>>
>> What's up with the wiper arm loosing all the paint? most Hondas are
>> like that, including my last 3 civics.
>
> prolly due to the flat black paint, and it being out in the open. its
> kinda nestled in the airstream by the edge of the hood, so it gets all
> that sun and wind. eaasy enough to hit up with BBQ black paint, tho.
>


I think it's mostly UV light eventually eroding the pint. My *rear* wiper
is like that too.

I tried painting them with barbecue paint last year. It worked until the
temperature started getting cold again, then it all flaked off in very
short order.

A possibility is getting the arms re-anodized, which a plating place can do
for about $20-$30 per arm.

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TeGGeR®

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<< What's up with the wiper arm loosing all the paint? most Hondas are like
that, including my last 3 civics. >>

Dunno, but same thing here. Mask it off every 3-4 years and shoot it with
flat black.