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07-19-2007, 06:53 PM
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door molding
i want to remove the door molding and i was wondering if this is something i can do in my driveway or if i have to have a bodyshop do it. if its something i can do please post what i will need and a way to do it without destroying the paint.
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07-19-2007, 07:41 PM
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You can do it, alot of us have. I used fishing line to slice through the 2 sided tape that holds the moulding on, then used 3M adhesive remover to get the residual tape/glue. I ended up with a few blisters from rolling off the residue, but it was worth it. Afterwards, a good buff, wax, and/or clay bar should help even out the outline of the old mouldings.
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Originally Posted by budhayes3
You can do it, alot of us have. I used fishing line to slice through the 2 sided tape that holds the moulding on, then used 3M adhesive remover to get the residual tape/glue. I ended up with a few blisters from rolling off the residue, but it was worth it. Afterwards, a good buff, wax, and/or clay bar should help even out the outline of the old mouldings.
07-19-2007, 10:41 PM
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cool thanks for the tips guys guess i know what im doing tomorrow
removing the molding and the bug sshield should add 30hp correct??
guess i know what im doing tomorrowremoving the molding and the bug sshield should add 30hp correct??
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07-19-2007, 11:04 PM
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if your having too much trouble with the glue coming off, try some goof off. i used it on my truck after trying a heat gun and rubbing the crap out of it. the goof off will make it easier to come off.
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the way i got the old 3m tape off was with one of those dry erase pads that you put on a drill took all of the stuff right off the last two trucks i've had i used the thumb trick and all i got from that was a bunch of blisters 
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Originally Posted by twolow02fransen
the way i got the old 3m tape off was with one of those dry erase pads that you put on a drill took all of the stuff right off the last two trucks i've had i used the thumb trick and all i got from that was a bunch of blisters
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well that was alot easier than i thought. hairdryer??? who needs one? the truck sat in the sun for a few hours and the molding just peeled right off leaving just a little bit of sticky stuff on the edges, nothing a little goo gone didnt take care of. took all of ten minutes to take the molding and pinstripes off.
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still have to hit it with clay bar and a good wax if i can ever get time when the sun isnt hitting the truck full force or when my roomate gets his t-bird outta the garage for a day.
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still have to hit it with clay bar and a good wax if i can ever get time when the sun isnt hitting the truck full force or when my roomate gets his t-bird outta the garage for a day.