Side Molding Removal

[WhoDatBuul]

ok ... so this is my 03 tahoe as you see im debadgin the car , im about to do the trim as well , just wanted to cleat things up. the only thing that is holding this up is double sided tape right ? there arent no holes in the back of the trim pieces ? help a brotha out

 

[NeverSatisfied]

No holes just tape did mine not to long after I got it pretty simple deal

 

[riggz]

This should be in the 2000-2006 forum?

 

[NathanJax]

This should be in the 2000-2006 forum?

fixed

 

[WhoDatBuul]

No holes just tape did mine not to long after I got it pretty simple deal

Ok cool ima finish it this week , ima need a claybar and wax afterwards forsure. this car was suppose to be just my DD LOL , ohwell moddin is a Drug. i need a

 

[M Hankel]

Heavy weight fishing line works well for cutting through the double sided tape on the backside of the molding. Also, 3M makes a cool tool for removing the residue sticky stuff without damaging the paint. It's like a wheel that attaches to a drill and it acts like an eraser. Really helped when removing mine. It turned a full days work into 1.5 hour job.

http://www.amazon.com/3M-Stripe-Wheel-Mandrel-Diameter/dp/B00063VT0G

Mike

 

[carduke]

WD40 can also remove the adhesive residue. You just need to wax again your truck.

 

[IowaEmt1991]

Fishing line to "cut" the glue. Peel the things off then use an eraser wheel to remove all the sticky left overs.

 

[foxtrot moon]

I used a plastic scraper to get enough off to get a finger hold, then just used a heat gun and it came right off. After I had the molding off I used a "rubber sticker remover" wheel to get all the glue off, used a bit of Goo Gone to clean it up and then hit it with a rubbing compound to finish it off. Probably longer than it should've been, but it looks great now.

 

[Zumwalt]

eraser wheel was the best thing ever invented for this.... DO it