Has anyone removed the lower door edge moulding or trim. I really want it gone, but not ready to paint the truck if it turns into a mess.

Thanks Scott

<small>[ March 26, 2003, 10:31 AM: Message edited by: Speed Automotive ]</small>

You can usea heat gun but be careful, i always pull mine off and you always end up with that double sided tape still on the truck. Get the big thick welding/cutting glove put it on and start rubbing.I use acetone to get sticker residue off,then wax it.

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by TIRBRNR:
<strong> You can usea heat gun but be careful, i always pull mine off and you always end up with that double sided tape still on the truck. Get the big thick welding/cutting glove put it on and start rubbing.I use acetone to get sticker residue off,then wax it. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ditto; I also had a budy help me and we worked fishing line underneath and used the line to help it come off faster, and no mis-haps. Make sure you clean the truck after your done.

All I did was pull it off and then use some decal remover from Auto Zone to get the double sided tape off. Sounds like everyone else had a more sophisticated idea but mine seemed to work fine.

Ya, on some of the lager parts I could just pull off once I got them started.

I've been wanting to do this for a while now, but not sure if I should since my truck is about 3 years old now. Do you think the colors would be different if I pulled off the molding now?

If you are in no rush wait for a hot day (in the 90's) leave the truck in the sun thats what I did and they vame right off. There was a little sticky residue in some locations I removed that with WD-40. It was an easy job <img border="0" alt="[USA]" title="" src="graemlins/patriot.gif" /> .

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Gunner:
<strong> If you are in no rush wait for a hot day (in the 90's) leave the truck in the sun thats what I did and they vame right off. There was a little sticky residue in some locations I removed that with WD-40. It was an easy job <img border="0" alt="[USA]" title="" src="graemlins/patriot.gif" /> . </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">that is what i am waiting for. a 90* day. you guys down south can probably do this anytime, but up here in NY it is still snowing in april. i had almost an inch of ice this afternoon when i got of work. i broke the ice scraper right off my snow brush and drove home looking through a 6" hole where i scraped the ice off the windshield. luckily ii have a 2 mile commute

Yep sunlight works wonders. My truck is a 99 model I removed just 2 months ago and had no noticable color difference ( trim area was silver ). I also had to use acetone on one area of tape that refused to let go. Make sure to wash and wax area ASAP.
FYI, I installed the trim from the Sierra model ( nice all chrome pieces ) that looks awesome compared to Chevy parts.