What is the best way to remove the big side molding on the silverados? Has anyone had trouble with the paint under the moldings like defects?

 

I used a heat gun (you can use a blow dryer) and a plastic putty knife any residual adhesive usually will come off of you roll it with your fingers and then I hit it with some 409 and that was that............then start parking far away.

 

They are just held on with adhesive. Here is a thread about what kinds of products can get it off.

https://www.performancetrucks.net/fo...ghlight=remove

 

FYI to mods. This information should be added to The Show/Shine Index sticky

 

i just grabbed a hold and pulled and then got the left over adhesive off with my thumb got a big blister that way

 

you can use goo gone to get the adhesive off just wash and preferrably wax your truck afterwards

 

yeah i used fishing line to get the molding off and used my thumb to get the rest of the adhesive off...then as said just a regular wash and wax

 

fishing line to "cut" it off, a 3M stripe remover wheel on a drill is worth it's weight in gold on this step, goo gone or something of the like for the light residual left behind, then wax. Instead of taking half a day, you will have the whole truck debadged in an hour... that's cleaned up and pimpin'

 

^^^^^ i am with him on the stripe removal wheel. PRICELESS!!!!!

 

Where did you get the stripe removal wheel? I found one online for $27.00- any cheaper anywhere else?