side trim removal

[02CHEV]

what is the best way to remove side trim & emblems with out F' in up the paint



thanks nick

[ducky]

Put fishing line between the pieces to pull them off, and then 3m adhesive remover from home depot to remove the excess glue.

[RedHeartbeat]

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).

[txarkitekt]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(RedHeartbeat &#064; Mar 23 2007, 10&#58;22 AM) [snapback]87097[/snapback]</div>

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&#39;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. And yes, I am speaking from experience. Laugh all you want...

And that 3M stripe-off thing works good. Hook it up to a 3/8" drill and it comes right off.

[mean05]

come see me i have some badass glue remover that just melts it away without hurting the paint and use the fishing line

[GMCwantsLS1]

I didn&#39;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&#39;t too bad easily fixed, but I would try to peal off the pices without it if you can.

[RedHeartbeat]

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.

[02CHEV]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(mean05 &#064; Mar 23 2007, 10&#58;27 AM) [snapback]87101[/snapback]</div>

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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um ok just let me get ready for the LONG ASS ride down to texas. I wonder how long would it take to get down there from MN



thanks for all the help I will get new pics soon

[mean05]

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

[shakesvho]

3m stripe-off wheel