what is the best way to remove side trim & emblems with out F' in up the paint
thanks nick
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what is the best way to remove side trim & emblems with out F' in up the paint
thanks nick
Put fishing line between the pieces to pull them off, and then 3m adhesive remover from home depot to remove the excess glue.
Some guys used dental floss. I would think the fishing line trick should be much stronger. There are mega-strong lines out there that are really thin, such as spider-wire, that should do the trick quite well. I like the 3m stripe-off wheel to remove the glue and foam. It's like a big eraser that you power with a drill motor. It removes the gunk very quickly and does no damage to the paint underneath(unless your bodywork had been repainted before and they masked around the door bumpers).
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(RedHeartbeat @ Mar 23 2007, 10:22 AM) [snapback]87097[/snapback]</div>Quote:
Some guys used dental floss. I would think the fishing line trick should be much stronger. There are mega-strong lines out there that are really thin, such as spider-wire, that should do the trick quite well. I like the 3m stripe-off wheel to remove the glue and foam. It's like a big eraser that you power with a drill motor. It removes the gunk very quickly and does no damage to the paint underneath(unless your bodywork had been repainted before and they masked around the door bumpers).
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Yup yup. Fishing line works good---just make sure you wear some freaking gloves or you will slice your fingers off. :nono: And yes, I am speaking from experience. :bash: Laugh all you want... :laugh:
And that 3M stripe-off thing works good. Hook it up to a 3/8" drill and it comes right off. :thumb:
come see me i have some badass glue remover that just melts it away without hurting the paint and use the fishing line
I didn't like the fishing line, There was dirt under the sticky stuff and the dirt stuck to the line causeing scratches in the clear coat. It wasn't too bad easily fixed, but I would try to peal off the pices without it if you can.
When I did the 93, I used a plastic putty spreader under one corner then grabbed the door edge guard material with a pair of vise grips and pulled. It worked very well but I found the bed had been painted when it pulled a small piece of bondo off with the guard. :cry:
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(mean05 @ Mar 23 2007, 10:27 AM) [snapback]87101[/snapback]</div>um ok just let me get ready for the LONG ASS ride down to texas. I wonder how long would it take :duh: to get down there from MNQuote:
come see me i have some badass glue remover that just melts it away without hurting the paint and use the fishing line
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thanks for all the help :hshake: I will get new pics soon
what i use is one of my squeegees i use to lay vinyl with they are softer and work really well i have to take badges off all the time when lettering trucks and what not
3m stripe-off wheel :thumb:
id use a putty spreader like red said. then just pull the hell out of it and eraser wheel it off. woked perfect on my truck. :hshake: