Tape/Wax residue near Matte black stripes

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Djulin

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So there might be a stupid simple solution to this but...

I have a black Mustang with Matte Black Stripes and I tape of the stripes when I'm polishing and waxing. It's a great way to keep that stuff of the Matte Stripes but I have a thin line that now runs along the stripes across the whole car. It's faint but of course I see it. Is there a simple way to remove that without touching the Matte? I can clay but not sure how i'll correct the marred paint when it's so close to the matte. Any suggestions welcome.

Thanks everyone!
 
Don't use an aggressive clay and it shouldn't mar the paint

I believe autopia sells a 3M product that's an adhesive remover that should work well in your case. Spray a little on a towel and carefully wipe it off without touching the stripe
 
I use *LOTS* of QD/rinseless and let that do a solvent-action on the residue for a while. Then I move along the edges with a plush MF (also saturated) going either parallel or moving in an "off the strip onto the paint" direction.

As a last resort with tenacious residue, I've flagged a toothpick/etc. tip with a razor blade, soaked that in QD/rinseless, and used it as a brush (wearing magnifying goggles so I could really see what I was doing). Gotta keep the toothpick wet with the liquid so it stays soft enough to not mar the paint (not mar if you're lucky that is...).

Heh heh, I wouldn't do the Adhesive Remover myself because I worry that I'd botch it up and get it where I didn't want it. But that's just me and somebody else can undoubtedly pull it off...just know which side of that fence you're on before you try it ;) I *do* really like that 3M Adhesive Remover :D
 
on mine on my srt I use a q tip wet with QD or WW

or an id card inside a soft MF towel and a spray of QD/WW ran along the edges,,but that's to remove fresh wax residue- although ive missed a spot here and there in the past and saw it a week or so later and the same method still worked well for me
 
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