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When I worked at a body shop, we used WD-40 to remove stickum puckey as you describe from pin stripe removal.
Caution, fish eye will result if any WD-40 remains upon the surface you are painting.



This car was purple. I painted it 6 times. I used Miracle spray enamel from, I think it was, Dollar General.
The first coat was mist. The second coat was mist again, and the third and fourth.
I laid the fifth coat semi-dry, and the final coat was wet for sheen. I hand-trimmed the red lazily.
This still looks decent after many laps and crashes. doesn't it?




Here are some great tricks for mounting your new paint jobs. Everything comes out but
the car windows. The body mounts are ground away and a tab glued to the chassis rear for screw mount. By opening
the wheel wells, you can lower the body by "topping" the screw posts a little at a time to acheive the desired ride height.
Don't be afraid, you can always use spacers if you go too far. There will be a rub point on the rear window if you
go as low as I did. I trimmed it out. Try not to do any carving or grinding post-paint. Plan ahead.
Look very closely at the traction magnet. Do you think it runs close to the road? Can you see the clear plastic shim
under the magnet for more downforce? This car will defy gravity and hang upside down from the track. But, not until
you install the Stranger Auxiliary Front and Rear Magnetic Flux Field Augmentation and Attenuation Devices.......or
SAFRMFFAAD's Rubber magnets from the refrigerator calendar trimmed to fit the front and rear valances.
The guide pin has been mashed flat with linesman pliers...you can go more than this flat. The tires are trued just enough
to be smooth-rolling. Too much bottoms the car out. I find for my track the braids work best short and fanned out.
The front axle has been shortened to minimize axle shift slam upon direction change. I lubricate everything that needs it
with transmission fluid. It is light oil and I like the automotive smell as it warms up I spaced the crown gear axle
between the gear and the frame to stop gear walk.