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I want clean up the lines on my car how would i get rid of the side molding? is it bolted or that retarted double side tape?

retarded double sided tape...

I think someone did a how-too on it, I will look and see...

http://forum.2gn.org/viewtopic.php?t=1598

That has some info in there - but basically, heat gun, putty knife, some de-greaser cleaner, and some time.

Good luck!

It takes a while usually, and be careful about your paint. some people have had problems with the paint peeling up underneath their moldings. Looks great when its done though

scneonchic wrote:It takes a while usually, and be careful about your paint. some people have had problems with the paint peeling up underneath their moldings. Looks great when its done though

that would be me

I dont think Ive seen one question asked so many times since '99 when everyone was asking when the 2 door 2nd gen was going to come out.

Ugh.

^glad I missed that one

Sorry new to forum did not know?

I dont think Ive seen one question asked so many times

Y'know I think I'm gonna do this too. Talk about monkey see monkey do lol.

I know I am. My handles should be coming in any day and once they're painted, the moldings are coming off. Pictures will be posted

I remember I was cleaning the car once and I looked behind it (I peeled some of it back) and it didn't look too bad. Hopefully the entire process won't be a problem.

I just walked up to my car, and peeled em off. Then used my finger to get the sticky goo off After that, i washed my car. the ONLY door with a slight problem would be the back driver door. Its slightly faded some and it looks like theres no clearcoat where the sticky stuff was. I figure it just needs to be waxed... doesnt really bother me none, at a distance, you cant even tell.

i just did this today along with a little debadging ... i wasnt careful and went too fast on one section and tore off a nice chunk of paint

now it looks worse than it did with the moldings

would the painting method using rustoleum and a roller work on a small area or would that be preserved for a whole section?

whats the best way to fix a section of paint and not the whole area? i think it's going to look like crap no matter what

Why did you go too fast? You should never rush something like that, especially when it deals with exterior paint.

I was cleaning under the hood today and thought about this thread. I used "Knock'er Loose" and sprayed where the moldings are and started to peel back (slowly!)--sure enough, it was coming off easily. I had to stop though because people came over and I put it back . I'll do it another day.

jT wrote:i just did this today along with a little debadging ... i wasnt careful and went too fast on one section and tore off a nice chunk of paint

now it looks worse than it did with the moldings

would the painting method using rustoleum and a roller work on a small area or would that be preserved for a whole section?

whats the best way to fix a section of paint and not the whole area? i think it's going to look like crap no matter what

No, not rustoleum... I would sand it some, use some primer, some touch up paint, a little clear, and depending on how bad, it should be ok. Someone who is better with paint could chime in and speak up better though.

sand the whole door down and repaint it.....thats the only way u can do it right to where you wont see any fuck ups...you could always buy the touch up paint and do that...it will still be noticeable though

Touch up paint should only be applied to tiny areas. If this damaged area is big, or at least bigger than "tiny," don't do it, because like eastwood said, it is very noticable.

the affected area is a rectangle probably about 2" x 4" plus whatever paint i end up chipping off in the sanding process

doh.