Currently taking off my sidemoldings...

glasswars · Post by **glasswars** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 11:18 am

And so far it's a bubble fest. Lots of tiny, tiny bubbles. What do you guys think? Should I keep going? Is there any harm in leaving the bubbles exposed now? Do they chip off?

jetas · Post by **jetas** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 11:41 am

They mite chip off over time i think.

Mr Josh Zombie · Post by **Mr Josh Zombie** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 11:48 am

Ooooo if it's bubble fest I'd stop there. Don't touch it and just deal with the side moldings. Not worth having to get the door repainted.

That's shitty

glasswars · Post by **glasswars** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 12:01 pm

Alrighty so I just said fuck it and went with it. The other doors are not as bad as the passenger front. The tiny bubbles are fine but the big bubbles have started to chip. I have some touch up paint on hand, luckily my moms 300C is the same color. Pictures in the progress log later today. I still gotta wash it and get the rest of the crap off.

2k1MotorSport · Post by **2k1MotorSport** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 12:01 pm

That's the reason i never took mine off.

NiteHawk · Post by **NiteHawk** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 12:42 pm

the first time i took the molding off, it was fine, no bubbles at all........then a kid hit the side of my car and the car got painted on the driver side............dumbass fucking body shop put NEW MOLDINGS ON, EVEN THOUGH I TOLD THEM TO LEAVE THEM OFF!!!

went to pull the molding off, ripped paint right off with it..........i was so pissed off

Mr Josh Zombie · Post by **Mr Josh Zombie** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 12:58 pm

worse comes to worse, but them back on

King Crab · Post by **King Crab** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 1:35 pm

Wow, that sucks. Sorry to hear of your troubles.

If it was me in that boat, I would put the door moldings back on. Just my .02

Swordfish2Cowboy · Post by **Swordfish2Cowboy** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 1:53 pm

Wow that sucks. Mine came right off, no problem. Adhesive stuck really well to the doors, though, and I had to get it professionally removed. PX8 FTMFW

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 4:21 pm

http://www.randomidiot.com/images/neon/bubbles.jpg

I had/have the same issue. The small bubbles will probably be soft and squishy when you first pull off the mouldings-mine were. Then they finally hardened and aren't chipping or anything else.

It happens because Dodge puts the mouldings on before the paint cures, like I told ya in the other thread. The small bubbles shouldn't be anything other than an annoyance to look at, my car has had them exposed for around 2 years now I think and they're fine.

If you get the car or doors resprayed, just remember to take that part of the door all the way down to the bare metal and start again. Otherwise, it'll bubble up again. This all comes from a friend of mine, who is a pro painter/neon enthusiast on another board.

Tam · Post by **Tam** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 9:44 pm

Wow, and I actually considered doing this tomorrow. But i see alot more people have problems with them than good. I guess I shouldn't do it? lol

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 10:07 pm

Even with the bubbles the cars still look better without the mouldings. That said, I say go for it, if you don't like how it looks, you can always put them back on.

thttxboy · Post by **thttxboy** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 11:17 pm

happened to me on one side but the rest were fine
and yea the buble will eventually chip off. but i temporarly put some touch up paint on it and it looks fine in pictures

jake_tim · Post by **jake_tim** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 11:54 pm

this is why I never have taken mine off.

Cabbs · Post by **Cabbs** » Sat Jul 26, 2008 8:51 pm

Yup, bubbles under mine too

goaliehockey33 · Post by **goaliehockey33** » Sat Jul 26, 2008 9:03 pm

I have bubbles under mine, but they aren't noticeable unless you look for them. Sometimes it takes me a few seconds to point them out to a friend. They haven't chipped either.

Mr Josh Zombie · Post by **Mr Josh Zombie** » Sat Jul 26, 2008 10:30 pm

my neon never had any of that bubbly who-ha

King Crab · Post by **King Crab** » Sat Jul 26, 2008 11:29 pm

I reluctantly stripped the moldings off after 8 years, only to find out my baby was still in perfect condition.

theTeejmiester · Post by **theTeejmiester** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 1:05 am

no bubbles on mine either,thank god

Swordfish2Cowboy · Post by **Swordfish2Cowboy** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 8:12 am

When are you guys pulling your moldings off? I did mine in the middle of a hot day, and used fishing line. Are you just getting your fingers underneath and pulling?

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 11:10 am

I used an old credit card and slippd it behind the mouldings, then used a rag soaked in lighter fluid to rub the excess adhesive off.

King Crab · Post by **King Crab** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 1:07 pm

Swordfish2Cowboy wrote:When are you guys pulling your moldings off? I did mine in the middle of a hot day, and used fishing line. Are you just getting your fingers underneath and pulling?

I also used fishing line and a hair dryer (lowest setting) and on a beautiful normal day in sunny southern California.

Tam · Post by **Tam** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 8:31 pm

King Crab wrote:I reluctantly stripped the moldings off after 8 years, only to find out my baby was still in perfect condition.

Is your paint job faded or show signs of age at all?

Fuzzyneon · Post by **Fuzzyneon** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 4:06 pm

Oh shit i didnt even notice at all at the meet of any bubbles or discoloration O.O

King Crab · Post by **King Crab** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 4:38 pm

Mat666 wrote:
King Crab wrote:I reluctantly stripped the moldings off after 8 years, only to find out my baby was still in perfect condition.
Is your paint job faded or show signs of age at all?

Not at all. The paint, is as if it was without the moldings and emblems from day 1. You would never have known that it didn't come from the factory this way.

NeonOn19s · Post by **NeonOn19s** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 5:42 pm

when i took mine off ther were no bubbles... I let the car sit in the constant sun for a few hours and they peeled off with no problems.... that sucks to hear you have bubbles...

Tam · Post by **Tam** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 5:59 pm

I guess it is a 50/50 chance, half the people say they have bubles and half say they didn't. 19's did you get that black paint job after you removed the side moldings or before?

KARR · Post by **KARR** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 3:43 am

Mat did you ever pulls your off? I didnt have any bubbles.

Tam · Post by **Tam** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 8:33 pm

Yes I did Karr...and I removed them today, but I wasn't completely finished with removing all the glue, and I wasn't able to wash my car either...and I work tomorrow so I will have to wash it some other day. For the mean time, I got a couple of pics.
I don't mean to thread jack, but I didn't want to make a whole new thread and waste you people's times...

I know my fender is ugly. What do you guys think it will cost just to paint that one fender at a shop?

thttxboy · Post by **thttxboy** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 8:49 am

one million dollars!!! lol i dunno like 250 somewhere in that range.