To remove side mouldings or not ?
11-06-2010, 03:18 AM
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I just sprayed some WD40 behind my moldings, let it sit for half an hour, scraped it off with a plastic putty knife, then used Goo Gone to remove the remaining residue/adhesive.
11-06-2010, 04:10 AM
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I used weed whacker line.. Used it like a saw and pulled it back and forth until I could grab an end and then gently pulled the molding off.. Very easy.. Just used thumb to roll off the remaining 3m tape... Definitely do it in warmer temps or use a hair dryer..
11-06-2010, 09:22 AM
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get some fishing line, something that'll handle a big fish, and use it as a saw to cut through the adhesive to remove the molding. once its off you can use several methods to get the last of the adhesive off.
-probably the easiest is an adhesive remover wheel (google it), never used one, but the people who have swear by it, and when i looked into them they definitely seem to be the way to go. I'll use one when i remove the molding from my camaro.
-i just used a hair dryer (heat gun would be better, i dont have one) to heat it up and then used my fingers to push/pull an edge up enough to get a grip on it, then you just pull slowly, straight back towards the car , like a sharp u-turn, which will help keep it in one piece, as opposed to it just breaking apart, which it will do if you try to pull at a 90 degree angle away from the car. it helps if while you're pulling, you slightly push up on it with your other hand, in the place where its coming off the car. (hopefully you understand that, its hard to put in words). it'll also help to spray the adhesive down with wd40 or some goof off to help loosen up the adhesive as you work.
-probably the easiest is an adhesive remover wheel (google it), never used one, but the people who have swear by it, and when i looked into them they definitely seem to be the way to go. I'll use one when i remove the molding from my camaro.
-i just used a hair dryer (heat gun would be better, i dont have one) to heat it up and then used my fingers to push/pull an edge up enough to get a grip on it, then you just pull slowly, straight back towards the car , like a sharp u-turn, which will help keep it in one piece, as opposed to it just breaking apart, which it will do if you try to pull at a 90 degree angle away from the car. it helps if while you're pulling, you slightly push up on it with your other hand, in the place where its coming off the car. (hopefully you understand that, its hard to put in words). it'll also help to spray the adhesive down with wd40 or some goof off to help loosen up the adhesive as you work.
thanks crimson!
11-06-2010, 09:51 AM
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Do it. The car will look alot cleaner. I started on mine last week but ran out of daylight and work came up. Now I have one side all smooth and the other with trim and emblems. Been raining ever since. 
11-07-2010, 12:38 AM
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I took mine off mainly because they were faded and looked pink....Car looks WAY smoother then before. When I started my friend and dad started saying thats so stupid and blah blah blah, and by time they saw it with one side done they were asking how come the car didnt come like that from the get go. Instantly makes the car look newer and more free flowing
11-07-2010, 02:04 AM
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^ That really. When I got my car the molding had already been took off mine so I don't know if the previous owners took it off or if the car's body had been worked on. None of the paperwork I got with the car says that it was in an accident unless they didn't go through insurance. But I actually did this to my fiancee's car today. Isn't bad at all IMHO.
11-07-2010, 04:19 PM
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LET ME PUT IT THIS WAY FOR YOU. I've never heard anybody say about my car, "Wow, this trans am needs some sort of side molding on there to disrupt the curvature of the body and create a sensational eye sore for me!"
11-07-2010, 07:39 PM
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I'm too afraid!!! LOL!!! I have it in my garage right now and I'm standing next to it.... But it would be soo drastic! AAAHHHH!!!! Dont know what to do!!!!!
