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Mar 5, 2010 | 07:29 PM

Drew24

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Side moldings

Hey i have a ta and my side moldings are rust colors and they are suppose to be white i have tried to use rubbing compound and wet sanding it and nothing seems to work. Im thinking of just taking them off but im concerned it will look funny. I have seen camaros with them off but never a ta. Does anyone have pics or ever seen this done on a ta and if so what do you guys think.

Mar 5, 2010 | 07:36 PM

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Lots of ta guys do it. I did it on my formula and it looks great just make sure your car has not been repainted

Mar 5, 2010 | 07:40 PM

Drew24

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It hasn't but it is over 10 years old paint should that be a problem

Mar 5, 2010 | 08:07 PM

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Mine is a 95 and i tooke them off in 05 and you couldn't tell. Just use a heat gun or hair dryer to heat up the glue and it'll come off easier

Mar 5, 2010 | 08:16 PM

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I dont have em on my SOM, and removed em from my silver 02 before it was sold too. Hers some pics:

And one more, because it my favorite shot. lol

Mar 5, 2010 | 08:46 PM

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get yourself a roll off wheel takes about twenty minutes start to finish with one

Mar 5, 2010 | 10:07 PM

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I used two wood dowels and wrapped fishing line around both and used it like a garrote inserting the line between the door skin and molding and pulling slowly down the sides of the car. I highly recommend you wear gloves from the start. This is very tough on the hands. Came off beautifully. Just follow up with Oops or your favorite cleaner wax. I have seen problems on other cars where someone has sprayed clear over the moldings after they were installed. I really like the look of the car without the moldings, but I am concerned about eliminating the protection.

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Mar 9, 2010 | 01:12 AM

Hostile33

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Originally Posted by black_sheep454

I say have them repainted, but then again I'm one of the few who likes them better on the car

+1. I like them better on the car

Mar 9, 2010 | 04:32 AM

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Took mine off, just used a heat gun to loosen the end, took some pliers and pulled. The adhesive was easy to remove.

Mar 9, 2010 | 04:33 AM

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take em off!!! looks so much cleaner. just use some good fishing line to get it off, and then a heat gun to remove all of the adhesive.

12 year old paint, no problems.