Fender flare and trim

[justinp2459]

Anyone take the aluminum trim off the side of their Tahoe? How should i go about doin it tryin to restore this old gal back to glory thanks.

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[autolover3]

I read using fishing line and heat gun, tried it and sucked. Used heat gun and got em nice and warm. Got underneath em with a bondo spreader and grabbed and pulled. The leftover adhesive I took off with a eraser wheel. I also bedlined mine after so I wasn't too concerned about scratching or damaging and the paint was faded underneath, not sure how.

If you take your time with eraser wheel it turns out nice, I had alse debadged my rear hatch at the same time with eraser wheel and turned out flawless. Just go over the area with some rubbing compound lightly IMO

 

[2doorfiend]

flares come off with just a few screws *WD40 them first, probably been in a while*

The molding on the side is not hard at all! just time consuming. Like Auto said, use a heat gun and they deform/peel right off... I've tried this a few times. Be prepared to find door dings that magically appear under the strip. I had over 10 ;(
When i was removing the 3m tape stuff under the molding, i found that if you leave it in tact, and soak it with goo-gone, then you can just push it over itself and it'll come right off. I had trouble with the areas that actually had very little tape left over, these spots i used goo-gone and a microfiber... definately clean everything in between each step and you'll need to go over it with a compound and polish.
I didnt want to at first, but after I found all the little "pressure chips" behind the molding, i ended up bed lining the rocker panels as well *after i touched up the chips*

 

[autolover3]

2door, what brand bedliner did you use??

 

[2doorfiend]

honestly, i have no idea. had it done at a shop. I wouldn't recommend the place though, seems like they were in a hurry and it built up/looks wet in a few places, and their tape job in the door jabs just sucked guess i get what i paid for, it was the cheapest place i could find

 

[autolover3]

I'll second the door jams are a pain to tape off haha. Off topic but would you happen to have a link to your mesh grill?? I swear I found it on summit a few days ago but now it's like disappeared! I've search paramount mesh a bunch but still no luck...

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nvm! searched under 98 k1500 and found it... derr hah