Body Side Moldings?
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Body Side Moldings?
What would remain if you remove all the ugly rubber molding around the body? I dont want to remove it off if it leaves anything really difficult to bondo over .
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So it just peels off? I'm repainting anyways. I just wasn't sure if these had clips leaving holes to fill. I think the blue car without them here looks so much cleaner
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I had the one under the gas cap peeling off for the longest time and finally pulled it. It took off a piece of paint and I'm not too keen on pulling them off unless you're doing a repaint. I don't know whether I'll take mine off or not when I repaint in a month or two
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13x, aren't you on your third paint job? Beautiful color by the way
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I had the one under the gas cap peeling off for the longest time and finally pulled it. It took off a piece of paint and I'm not too keen on pulling them off unless you're doing a repaint. I don't know whether I'll take mine off or not when I repaint in a month or two
13x, aren't you on your third paint job? Beautiful color by the way
13x, aren't you on your third paint job? Beautiful color by the way
Yes 3rd and thank you the goal was to bring it back to it's original color of Daytona Blue
Ok perhaps a heat gun? perhaps letting some 3M general adhesive removal soak and take your time ... perhaps following up with a pinstripe removal wheel ... depending on condition of the molding will decide value ... check mazdatrix and price out the molding for the whole car I beleive it's totals to abotu 1k ... but there are products out there that can be used to refurb the old molding and make like new
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taking them off and replacing after painting will give it a more "finished look"
Yes 3rd and thank you the goal was to bring it back to it's original color of Daytona Blue
Ok perhaps a heat gun? perhaps letting some 3M general adhesive removal soak and take your time ... perhaps following up with a pinstripe removal wheel ... depending on condition of the molding will decide value ... check mazdatrix and price out the molding for the whole car I beleive it's totals to abotu 1k ... but there are products out there that can be used to refurb the old molding and make like new
Yes 3rd and thank you the goal was to bring it back to it's original color of Daytona Blue
Ok perhaps a heat gun? perhaps letting some 3M general adhesive removal soak and take your time ... perhaps following up with a pinstripe removal wheel ... depending on condition of the molding will decide value ... check mazdatrix and price out the molding for the whole car I beleive it's totals to abotu 1k ... but there are products out there that can be used to refurb the old molding and make like new
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IMHO the car looks much "cleaner" w/o them; I think they also really date the car.
Worst of all combinations: brown exterior w/pinstriping, brown stock interior, louvers on the hatch, and mouldings. Might as well be wearing a mullet, moustache, sideburns and aviator sunglasses to boot.
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they are just taped on from the factory, no clips. i'm not sure what they are worth used, but i bought a set back in the day for a car i painted and they were expensive new
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oh and if you look closely the white one has a pink rotor on the back it's my wifes ....
yeppers all the ones I've peeled had two way tape ... but has seen ppl remove paints ... last was an FC clean white car then had coin size sections where the paint came off with the molding .... Oh I looked at the prices for new and why I use the tecnique fo refinishing ... whats better then NOS? NNOS? a fraction of eh cost lol
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I asked a body mechanic friend of mine about removing the body moldings on the sides of my 7, and he said don't do it. They are there for a reason to protect the body from getting hit by other peoples doors and grocery carts etc etc. So if you want to keep painting and touching uP your car every time it gets hit, then by all means "do it".
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I asked a body mechanic friend of mine about removing the body moldings on the sides of my 7, and he said don't do it. They are there for a reason to protect the body from getting hit by other peoples doors and grocery carts etc etc. So if you want to keep painting and touching uP your car every time it gets hit, then by all means "do it".
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I'm not the type to park my baby in a lot unless I can take up 2 slots like a jerk IDC. I removed them already hot air gun and a knife. Don't care about paint it's already jacked. Preparing the car now for a raw metal transperant black clear paint.
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That could be true I guess. I don't get too crazy in daily driving . Besides mine has classic car plates which in Washington means you don't ever have to register again. It's cool to show off the plate now that it says "Classic Car"
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