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Old Feb 6, 2002 | 12:58 PM
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Default Removing the door side moldings- easy?

I like the look of the car without the side moldings... Is it a big ordeal to remove them without screwing up the paint? Thanks
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Old Feb 6, 2002 | 12:59 PM
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Default Re: Removing the door side moldings- easy? (clean99)

I would like to know also. I am not too fond of the BSM's.
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Old Feb 6, 2002 | 01:42 PM
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Mine came off in about 30 min. I let a pro do it. :D My neighbor is in the business so he knew what to do. I believe he used a heat gun and a rubber spatula. No scratches. :cheers:
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Old Feb 6, 2002 | 10:49 PM
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Hey

I just removed mine last week. Its simple. Buy some wax dental floss (not the mint kind as I did) just start from one end up and down up and down. It takes awhile so being the impatient person i am I improvised .When your as much as 8 to 9 inches into it you can pull the piece out towards you exposing the adhesive you can slip the tip of a straight edged razor blade in cutting the glue as it streches I picked up some adhesive glue paint friendly remover at home depot to remove the glue on the door. CAME OUT PERFECT :chevy
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