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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 12:56 PM
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Whats the best was to remove the side molding from the door's,and take the badges off without damaging or dualing the paint?I've tried the blow dryer on the LS decal but it didnt seem to work well and i've thought about usiong adhesive remover but i dont want to damage the paint.Any help would be appreciated.
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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 01:01 PM
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a hair dryer worked for me... i had to let it sit there for a while. It should get hot enough where its hot to the touch and than used some dental floss to slide it behind the molding/decal and than little by little you can get a corner started and than it'll come off.
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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 01:03 PM
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sharpened a paint paddle and took them off then took a stripe eraser to get the glue off.
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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 01:32 PM
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Thanks for the info,ill try the hair dryer again i didnt let it get really hot last time.I was told not to let it sit on one place for a long time or let it get too hot or it will mess the paint up.
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buy 3M general addhessive cleaner, best stuff ever
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I just did this last week on mine... I bought a heat gun to take the trim off then after busting my *** with all kinds of stuff trying to take the glue off, I finally went to my cousins body shop for him to do it, he told me to go to a car paint place (where they sale car paint) and asked them to sale me a round eraser that goes on your drill.... so I went and bought it for only $15... after I got home and tried it, I almost kicked my own *** for not asking him in the beginning!!! both of my thumbs were in pain from trying to rub it off and ****.... so please listen and go buy that eraser from from a paint shop it is real easy....
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I just did this last week on mine... I bought a heat gun to take the trim off then after busting my *** with all kinds of stuff trying to take the glue off, I finally went to my cousins body shop for him to do it, he told me to go to a car paint place (where they sale car paint) and asked them to sale me a round eraser that goes on your drill.... so I went and bought it for only $15... after I got home and tried it, I almost kicked my own *** for not asking him in the beginning!!! both of my thumbs were in pain from trying to rub it off and ****.... so please listen and go buy that eraser from from a paint shop it is real easy....

yep stripe eraser is the easiest just kinda messy.
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Thanks,ill pick one up this week
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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 05:16 PM
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i had some adhesive stuff on my beds from my tool box that nothing remove, not my thums or any adheasive remover, so i though i would give the 3m stuff a chance, it was like hot knife thru butter, could not believe how easily it worked, wish i had it for my badges, get a can of that too with the eraser wheel and it will go super fast.
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Originally Posted by ap2002
I just did this last week on mine... I bought a heat gun to take the trim off then after busting my *** with all kinds of stuff trying to take the glue off, I finally went to my cousins body shop for him to do it, he told me to go to a car paint place (where they sale car paint) and asked them to sale me a round eraser that goes on your drill.... so I went and bought it for only $15... after I got home and tried it, I almost kicked my own *** for not asking him in the beginning!!! both of my thumbs were in pain from trying to rub it off and ****.... so please listen and go buy that eraser from from a paint shop it is real easy....
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