I need some BSM removal tips!!
Thread Starter
Safety Car
Joined: Feb 2001
Posts: 4,303
Likes: 347
From: yardley, pa 19067
I need some BSM removal tips!!
I plan to remove my body side moldings next week..With the forum site not working well I can't do a search on it..I remember reading that I should heat it up and try to pull it back then use fishing line to saw through it..What do I clean the glue off the body with that won't damage the paint? Your tips are appreciated.... 
Race Director
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 10,233
Likes: 21
From: Baltimore suburbs Maryland
I actually used thin steel wire (aka, guitar string) cause fishing line wears thru too easy. Also make sure you wear gloves. Get goof off or similar style adhesive dissolver. Also have alot of patience. It takes quite some elbow grease.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 6,984
Likes: 0
From: Central Coast CA
I would use fishing line, less chance of harming your cars paint. I didn't use heat, just fishing line and wore leather gloves. As a section came off I put a rag between the molding and car body to give me some room. Taking your time should still only be around 30 minutes max for both sides.
Team Owner
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 23,234
Likes: 4
From: All that glitters is Gold - Hockey Is CANADA'S game
Cruise-In VI Veteran
Cruise-In VII Veteran
St. Jude Donor '05-'06
Some people have also used a hair dryer to heat up the adhesive which they claim will help with the removal of BSM. 
Administrator
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 368,367
Likes: 24,790
From: In a parallel universe. Currently own 2014 Stingray Coupe.
C7 of the Year - Modified Finalist 2021
MO Events Coordinator
St. Jude Co-Organizer
St. Jude Donor '03 thru '26
NCM Sinkhole Donor
CI 5, 8 & 11 Veteran
Some Goo Gone should do the trick on the adhesive. Good luck with the removal.
Drifting
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 1,927
Likes: 9
From: Ozark, Alabama
Originally Posted by Stingrayrob
I plan to remove my body side moldings next week..With the forum site not working well I can't do a search on it..I remember reading that I should heat it up and try to pull it back then use fishing line to saw through it..What do I clean the glue off the body with that won't damage the paint? Your tips are appreciated....
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Melting Slicks
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 2,669
Likes: 5
From: Florida Gulf Coast
St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'10-'11
Originally Posted by rbl
I hear allot of horor stories about removing them .... paint never looks quite right or the same. Beware
on this one.The only problem I ever heard of with removal involved a car that had possibly been repainted and the paint didn't match. This is a very common mod done by a lot of forum members with no problems.
I would like to hear of any horror stories. The rest of you BSM removers please get my back on this one.
Team Owner
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 24,569
Likes: 35
From: Spring Branch TX
St. Jude Donor '14,'18,'21
Here's what I did on my 04 Mag Red coupe and a friend's Torch Red 04 vert. Apply painters tape (Blue masking tape) above and below the BSM. Take a flexible putty knife and cover the end with the tape. Using a hair dryer, "warm" the BSM for a few seconds and then very carefully slide the putty knife under the BSM. As you do this, use your other hand to gently pull the BSM away from the car while, at the same time, you continue to warm the BSM with the hair dryer. I removed mine in less then 3 minutes with ABSOLUTELY NO damage to the car. I did the same with my friend's vert.
Team Owner
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 21,325
Likes: 3,841
From: small town in S.E Pa. PA
St. Jude Donor '03-'04
Originally Posted by jw38
Here's what I did on my 04 Mag Red coupe and a friend's Torch Red 04 vert. Apply painters tape (Blue masking tape) above and below the BSM. Take a flexible putty knife and cover the end with the tape. Using a hair dryer, "warm" the BSM for a few seconds and then very carefully slide the putty knife under the BSM. As you do this, use your other hand to gently pull the BSM away from the car while, at the same time, you continue to warm the BSM with the hair dryer. I removed mine in less then 3 minutes with ABSOLUTELY NO damage to the car. I did the same with my friend's vert.
What about us people with only two hands!
CF Enhanced Member
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 1,161
Likes: 0
From: Section 326 Row A!! Finally. Go STARS!!
Cruise-In VI Veteran
St. Jude Donor '06
Originally Posted by WolfeBros
Sorry but got to call on this one.
The only problem I ever heard of with removal involved a car that had possibly been repainted and the paint didn't match. This is a very common mod done by a lot of forum members with no problems.
I would like to hear of any horror stories. The rest of you BSM removers please get my back on this one.
on this one.The only problem I ever heard of with removal involved a car that had possibly been repainted and the paint didn't match. This is a very common mod done by a lot of forum members with no problems.
I would like to hear of any horror stories. The rest of you BSM removers please get my back on this one.
Yuppers...that was mine...the driver's door had been repainted at some point, so there was a very noticeable "trough" in the clearcoat because they didn't remove the BSM's when they painted...the paint matched okay, but that low area was completely unacceptable. Sad too, as the rest of the car looked like there was never anything there. Rather than spend a considerable amount to get the door fixed, I just put them back on.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...oval+Nightmare
Last edited by Joe Diver; Sep 1, 2004 at 12:29 PM.
Instructor
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 177
Likes: 0
From: Albuquerque NM
BSM removal
Just removed mine...took the baby to work on Friday and let her sit out in the sun... came home and it took me about 30 minutes to remove the molding...used Goop and a waxed piece of string... about two hours cleaning her up (lots of Zanio)... can not tell they were ever on... also removed the trunk emblem as well...and mine is a 2001..mag red
