Removing side molding
- Thread starter P5Rydah
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Use fishing line or a few lines of floss to remove the sides. Once one edge is loose you can just peel it off. There is an adhesive on the other side, which can come off with some elbow grease and Goo Gone. Do it on a warm day or use a hair dryer to warm up the adhesive.
How does it look underneath? Do you notice lines in the paint? My car had pinstripes on it when I got it and you can still see where they were if you look closely. Luckily I do have an uncle who owns a body shop, so I can have them try to buff it out if necessary, but I'd rather not have to if I didn't have to. He stays pretty busy and I just hate to bother him for stuff like that if I can do it at home.
if you have a steady and patient hand, a plain razor works best with goo-gone.
I know I got that part down packed.I'm talking about the sticky stuff take's way too long to get it off so for now I just gave up .+ don't think the cold help's I'll prob give it another go during the summer.
Oh yea it is look's way better without it.Scare's the hell out of me tho if someone park's next to me and open's their door without looking.
The ManLaw
The Manlaw of Want
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Matt V-got a pic of this done? kinda curious now myself
ScratchNSniff
Undisputed Parts God
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3M Brand Adhesive remover works wonders...blows goo gone away...
The ManLaw
The Manlaw of Want
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- 15cx5 soon 20cx9
hmm now im undecided about this removal. like it does look good on yellow, but i know my paint isnt the best (sucks being second owner sometimes). but since i know my paint blows, i probably wont do this cause i'll have horrible fade lines. now if i get a new paint job...
digitalslacker
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I had, no joke, probably 6-7 different shades of yellow due to fading on my p5 when I got it. Car spent its entire life in lancaster btw.
I did a full paint polish session with a few different 'grits' of polish and it all came back to the same color. I bet if you took it off and you had fade marks you could get it off due to the single stage paint we have.
I did a full paint polish session with a few different 'grits' of polish and it all came back to the same color. I bet if you took it off and you had fade marks you could get it off due to the single stage paint we have.
hornsfan10609
Certified Mazda Tech
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3m Eraser wheel>Adhesive remover. I need one to remove my moldings and pinstripe.
ScratchNSniff
Undisputed Parts God
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- Way to Many
I am the 5th owner of mine...and have put double the miles the other 4 put on it already...
Never heard of that...I pretty much soaked the pin striping/door moldings in this stuff and they rubbed off...
