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How screwed looking would my paint be if i took off my side moldings the cars 02 and..I bought it used I have to assume its been in the sun since 02

If the paints messed up just put them back on.

Mine was bubbled underneath. It looked pretty bad. Don't do it unless you plan on painting your car soon. Well I guess it depends on where you live and the weather your car has been through.

Do it and like glasswars said if it looks bad just put them back on

thttxboy wrote:Do it and like glasswars said if it looks bad just put them back on

thirded

yeah if it looks bad unless you plan on painting you're car put them back on

Then it has been decided time to de grocery getter the neon!
*tommorow its late and I need my rest or im reeeeeeeeeeeeeeel cranky >.<*

yeah give it a shot, what do you have to lose?

LilSparkPlug wrote:yeah give it a shot, what do you have to lose?

Paint.

Swordfish2Cowboy wrote:

LilSparkPlug wrote:yeah give it a shot, what do you have to lose?

Paint.

Its weight reduction

I say go for it. I just recently took the moldings off of my 2000 and everything was fine. No bubbles, no fade, no blemishes of any kind what so ever.

sounds like a plan do I have to use heat to get them off or will fishing line back and forth work?

chrisf5 wrote:sounds like a plan do I have to use heat to get them off or will fishing line back and forth work?

Im gonna say heat

I guess I'm lucky. I pulled the side moldings off a 2001 (the car was about 3-4 years old). I just grabbed the moldings and pulled them slowly off by hand. Cleaned the residue with WD-40 and cleaned and polished the car after that. No problems at all.

But I seem to be in the minority

chrisf5 wrote:sounds like a plan do I have to use heat to get them off or will fishing line back and forth work?

As for the door moldings and badges, this is just a heads up on how I achieved my success:

I use a hairdryer (Lowest setting) and some very thin fishing line (in a seesaw motion, keeping with the contour of the door and being careful not to lift up or pull away) to carefully remove the moldings and badges (1 letter at a time)(in our beautiful 75 degree California weather). I then used the hairdryer again to heat up the leftover adhesive and peeled it with my finger tip only (no nail). I got most of the leftover adhesive, but not all of it off. I then used some Turtle Wax Bug and Tar remover and patently got the rest of the adhesive off of the paint. Then I used some rubbing compound followed by some polishing compound followed by a quick wax, until the next weekend when I did a full detail on the entire car. Also just to let you know I did this entire project over a 2 day period. Passenger side on Saturday (6 hours), then the Drivers side on Sunday (6 hours). I probably could have done this a lot faster but slow and steady wins the race, right? I'm by no means trying to scare you off, I just thought if you know what your getting yourself into you could plan ahead. Do it right, and enjoy your hard work for a lifetime of enjoyment.

I hope this is of some help.

Fishing line will work fine, as will an old credit card. When you're done pulling them off, you can use the lighter fluid that comes in the yellow bottle and a few clean rags to wipe off the excess adhesive. It worked perfectly for me and several others, so ou shouldn't have any problems.

And obviously, give the car a good cleaning and wax when you're done.

currently in the tedious process of taking off the glue good news NO BUBBLES!!
ill take pics after I finish with the glue and a quick clean

What are you using to take them/glue off?

heat gun + fishing line 30lb now I need to find a better way to get glue off my fingers hurt from the passenger side

Interesting that for as often as I've suggested a credit card and lighter fluid, nobody thinks to try it... oh well, GET US PICS DAMMIT!!!!

lighter fluid + my car scares me

I swear it's safe and easy, just don't smoke around the car until it's all clean and washed very well, lol

wow the left over stuff after the glue is being a real bitch lol

anyone got an opinion on how to get that "set in" dirt off

A car wash...? What set-in dirt are you talking about exactly? An pics of it?

Its finally done -.- ok gonna take a quick shower n post up some pics !

Pics as promised + ona side note MY SPRINGS ARE HERE
wooooooo itll be gettin a drop tommorow aka my birthday

Looking good!

I took mines off last week. I first sprayed them with WD-40 and let that sit for 10 mins. Then I took a microfiber cloth and wraped it tight aronund a plastic putty knife. Then I pushed the knife as I pulled the molding. Came right off. I got the excess glue off with Goo Gone and my fingernails. I debadged the car the same way but I didnt have the putty knife wrapped. NOTE When I mean wrapped I mean just cover the knifes edge while still allowing the shape of the knife to be seen.

That's pretty much how I debadged mine. I used Goo-Gone and a plastic razor blade. The letters came off ultra easy, and then I cleaned up the glue residue with the Goo-Gone, done deal. I've just been too lazy to get rid of the side moldings though .

Later
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