thebajarunner
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Baja pinstripes
When we returned from our last trip, which included a run down to Las Animas, the F-150 was really striped down the side from the brushy side roads.
Baja Vida sent me over to Lupe, the neighborhood backyard auto detailer.
Wow, I now have a brand new truck. Almost hate to take it off the road now. (But, then again, that is why we buy trucks, isn't it?)
Anyway, it is really amazing how the new clear-coat finishes withstand the rigors of superficial abuse.
A good rule of thumb, if you can slide your fingernail across the stripe it will probably buff out, if your nail "stubs" in the stripe you probably
will have it as a permanent memory.
Baja Arriba!!
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surfer jim
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Got those from the MATOMI trip and the MOJAVE ROAD...what did they do to remove them?....I used some COLOR BACK and worked OK....
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Neal Johns
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COLOR BACK? That's what I use on my hair! uh, scalp.
I'm proud of my Baja pinstripes and leave them on my Tacoma for lesser mortals to admire. 
My motto:
Never let a Dragon pass by without pulling its tail!
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thebajarunner
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Pin stripes removal
We will have to ask Baja Vida to inquire with his man Lupe as to his technique.
He did say that he went over it 3 times before he got it right.
There were traces of nice pink polish in the seams, probably used a high quality combo cleaner/wax and a buffer.
BV>> check it out...
Baja Arriba!!
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jrbaja
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And unlike Neal,
That hair is still there. And that van is so covered with "pinstriping", I use em to comb it with.
I'd like to see a hummer go through those roads.
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BajaVida
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my man Lupe is out of work
and needs to do as many cars on the side as he can
if you are near Modesto and need a great detail job (in and out, engine included) for $150 ===come on down
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