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Old Nov 4, 2013 | 07:25 AM
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Decided to remove the BSMs. Alas when I took the drivers side off looks like there was an extra coat of clear sprayed with the BSM on. Two very obvious lines where the BSM cam off. Definitely not glue residue you could feel the indent with your nail very easily. Put the damn thing back on. Only option would have been wet sanding which is beyond my skill. Maybe I'll get a quote from a body shop for that. Meantime they will stay back on. Total waste of time and blistered thumbs from clearing the old glue off them so I could put them back on. Sigh....some days things just don't work...

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Old Nov 4, 2013 | 07:55 AM
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Decided to remove the BSMs. Alas when I took the drivers side off looks like there was an extra coat of clear sprayed with the BSM on. Two very obvious lines where the BSM cam off. Definitely not glue residue you could feel the indent with your nail very easily. Put the damn thing back on. Only option would have been wet sanding which is beyond my skill. Maybe I'll get a quote from a body shop for that. Meantime they will stay back on. Total waste of time and blistered thumbs from clearing the old glue off them so I could put them back on. Sigh....some days things just don't work...
BSM? Body Side Molding?
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Old Nov 4, 2013 | 09:58 AM
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Old Nov 4, 2013 | 10:19 AM
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Yeah, that's what scares me off from removing mine.

Some day when I'm feeling extra brave, I'll pull one of the small forward pieces to see what I'm dealing with.
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Old Nov 4, 2013 | 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by usgecko
Decided to remove the BSMs. Alas when I took the drivers side off looks like there was an extra coat of clear sprayed with the BSM on. Two very obvious lines where the BSM cam off. Definitely not glue residue you could feel the indent with your nail very easily. Put the damn thing back on. Only option would have been wet sanding which is beyond my skill. Maybe I'll get a quote from a body shop for that. Meantime they will stay back on. Total waste of time and blistered thumbs from clearing the old glue off them so I could put them back on. Sigh....some days things just don't work...
same exact thing happened to me except while i was removing my driver bsm i snapped it off so i couldnt even glue it back on... i just try to ignore the imperfection and save for a new paint job
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Old Nov 4, 2013 | 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by usgecko
Decided to remove the BSMs. Alas when I took the drivers side off looks like there was an extra coat of clear sprayed with the BSM on. Two very obvious lines where the BSM cam off. Definitely not glue residue you could feel the indent with your nail very easily. Put the damn thing back on. Only option would have been wet sanding which is beyond my skill. Maybe I'll get a quote from a body shop for that. Meantime they will stay back on. Total waste of time and blistered thumbs from clearing the old glue off them so I could put them back on. Sigh....some days things just don't work...
Man that definitely stinks. I'm sorry. Just an excuse to save your money and let a good body guy take care of it. I am sure it will be well worth it and will look awesome when complete.
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Old Nov 4, 2013 | 10:40 AM
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