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Saw some videos, even of professionals, suggesting using Easy-Off Oven Cleaner to get rid of painted pinstripes. I think I'd rather pay someone to remove them if it isn't too expensive... Easy-Off on my car makes me uncomfortable.

Try heating it with a blowdryer and pulling it off. Be patient. Then remove the residual glue with alchohol or xylene. Dont know about that drill thing. The tool may be safe but one slip, the drill chuck hits the paint, you're screwed!
This worked well a few days ago for the sticker the dealer put on my car, I'm sure it would for pinstripe stickers too.
 
Changing the look of the rear of the 2014 Soul is going to be complicted if not impossible.
I just cannot figure out why they put all the black framing around the rear.Its just too much.
Ok on a black Soul lol.Seems that some chrome accents are the only thing to break up
all the black.Chrome could be making a come back on cars.Who knows.Things go in cycles.
I've though about the chrome door handle covers myself.Dunno...I've also done the coves
behind the door handles in carbon fiber.Had to use a vinyl wrap since real CF would not be
cost effective.
All in all,still thnk a touch of chrome(faux chrome molding)will greatly add to the look of the Soul.
Paint the floating "back pack" black so it bends in with the piano black trim and rear windshield.
Personally I love the unique look...can tell far away it is not a XB, Cube, Mini, FixItAgainTony 500L.
 
Wish the chrome caps for mirrors were for the bottom of the mirrors to cover the black and not the top body color part of the mirror.
Be concerned about sunglare from the bug deflector. Sometimes I get behind a vehicle and get blinded by the sun glare off their car.
 
My dealer put a small pinstripe on, but it was near the top below the windows and I didn't even notice it for the first few days. I'm still not sure if I like it. I attached a photo, if that's what you were looking for.

EDIT: At least I THINK it was the dealer.

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Got my dealer-applied pinstripes removed today for $60... oh well, at least it was done right! :) Looks much better.
 
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Got my dealer-applied pinstripes removed today for $60... oh well, at least it was done right! :) Looks much better.
Glad it came out OK for you. Sixty bucks is cheap compared to you having to look at something you did not like and did not want for the next five to ten years.
 
Pinstripe by dealer.
Good question.
2014 Soul really needs some adds on the sides to cut the huge expanse of body panel.
I believe the designers were going for a "cleaner" look.They did accomplish that.However,
the sides to many are a bit boring due to no contour in the body or,side molding.IMO,the
2013 had the best balance on the sides.But,you got a 2014,"what to do"?
Seems that pinstripes could be added.The dealership where I bought my 2013,uses a
pinstripe that runs near the top of the front fender,doors,continues toward the rear,
flips up to match the end of shape of the small rear window.There is a rather tasteful
"Kia Sport" logo in that area.The 2014 could have the same approach.I'm sure other
side additions will come out to reduce the look of the sides.I'd like to see a small,
maybe 3/4" chrome molding right below the doors,running wheel well to wheel well.
Some mods on the window pillars&frames may work.I've used carbon fiber(real) covers
on my center B pillars.Just a thin chrome stripe on the tops of the door may work.
On the driver's side,fuel door covers could be used.Personally,I hate any of the cheap
stick- on fake aluminum.chrome look covers.I also covered my fuel door in carbon fiber.
With the titanium paint,the carbon fiber just blends without standing out.It does give
the Soul a more expensive look.ZCF sells these covers.Overall,besides the side pinstripe,
the use of chrome may help.Not being a fan of chrome,I feel on a boxy vehicle like the
Soul,chrome may really work.I'm not talking about going crazy with mirror,pillar covers etc.
But just some accents.All the black out stuff that has been the rage at times makes a
vehicle look cheap.
 

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The first thing I did after snapping a "first pic" of my Soul was to remove the black pinstripe on my 2010. On some cars pinstriping works but IMO the Soul isn't one of them.
 
I have a Shadow, got some real nice black wheel with a red stripe. Dont like it after it was all done so I think I am going to sell them and add a little chrome. Us old muscle car guys used to love real chrome!
 
Here in Florida most local Kia dealers use a local company to put real painted pinstripes on their cars including the Soul. When I bought mine they did not have pinstripes so I contacted the business who paints them and had my Soul done in a two tone blue...here are photos. These are actually painted on and add just enough to make it look cool.



 
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