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How to Question
Good Morning All:
I have a question for a task I think I can do myself but am not for certain if I can or even should. I would like to 1) remove the side body molding strip on the doors and 2) I would like to remove the rear emblem on my decklid. Just from past experience I figured I would getting a blowdryer and try and re-activate the adhesive and then remove. I would then follow up with a fine cleaner wax. So the questions are:
1) Am I going about this the correct way or is there a better way?
2) Is this something I should let a p&b do for me?
3) Since the car is black with there be any color diffence when I remove the strips and emblem?
Any and all advice from those who have done this would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you
I have a question for a task I think I can do myself but am not for certain if I can or even should. I would like to 1) remove the side body molding strip on the doors and 2) I would like to remove the rear emblem on my decklid. Just from past experience I figured I would getting a blowdryer and try and re-activate the adhesive and then remove. I would then follow up with a fine cleaner wax. So the questions are:
1) Am I going about this the correct way or is there a better way?
2) Is this something I should let a p&b do for me?
3) Since the car is black with there be any color diffence when I remove the strips and emblem?
Any and all advice from those who have done this would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you
Drifting
Joined: Feb 2007
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From: Santa Maria Ca.
I've seen some posts in the past on this,and I believe people have used fishing line to cut the adhesive under the BSM's and the emblems.
Not sure if a blow dryer is also used -
You might try a search for BSM Removal to find out more.
Not sure if a blow dryer is also used -
You might try a search for BSM Removal to find out more.
Last edited by Carcass; Feb 14, 2009 at 09:16 AM.
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Blow dryer heat it up fishing line or even dental floss tripled up use a sawing motion as you apply gentle up pressure it will come right off. A little goo gone for the remaining adhesive an polish it up NO PROB
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As far as the BSM go.
What I did was I bought a heat gun at Lowes and got some fishing line.
Heated up the side molding and then started using the fishing line in a saw effect working my way front to rear, It took all of 2 hours from start to finish and that included cleaning with goo B Gone and wax, You have to make sure your car hasn't been repainted , If it has you might have a color change under the bsm. Take your time, Don't rush things at all or you will cut into the bsm..
Bill K
What I did was I bought a heat gun at Lowes and got some fishing line.
Heated up the side molding and then started using the fishing line in a saw effect working my way front to rear, It took all of 2 hours from start to finish and that included cleaning with goo B Gone and wax, You have to make sure your car hasn't been repainted , If it has you might have a color change under the bsm. Take your time, Don't rush things at all or you will cut into the bsm..
Bill K
Burning Brakes
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I took my rear emblem off and there was no color change on my black car. The front emblem has two ***** that goes into the body. If you take the front emblem off, you will be left with two holes.
Drifting
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