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Old Apr 20, 2009 | 10:36 PM
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getting that ugly molding off

For the people who hate that molding and want to get it off and are scared too dont be but be willing to put some time into it personally it took me 4 1/2 hours so be prepared.

THINGS YOU WILL NEED TO MAKE IT EASIER ON YOURSELF!!
A heat Gun of course
Bug and tar remover it worked great to get the left over residue off
YOU will need clean rags and if you want a plastic putty knife

SO Start off by heating the molding up and slowly peeling it off the will be leftover glue and plastic so dont worry

After you get all of the molding off it should look like this

Once you did that heat up left over rubber and glue and wipe it heat it up and wipe it then take the bug and tar remover put it on a clean rag and wipe it on the leftover residue you should get a clean finish like this

this is what i did after everything was cleaned up

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Old Apr 20, 2009 | 11:00 PM
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Holy smokes! Pulling off the moulding made the entire bottom half of your car turn black!
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Old Apr 20, 2009 | 11:01 PM
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no i painted it you tard lol
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Old Apr 21, 2009 | 12:52 AM
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It was a joke, you should relax a bit....
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Old Apr 21, 2009 | 02:04 AM
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i know it was a joke geez lol im just playing around anyways do people like the thread
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Old Apr 21, 2009 | 02:30 AM
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yes, it has been covered b4 but its nice to see it like this
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Old Apr 21, 2009 | 03:13 AM
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Thanks at least some one likes it haha i still have lots of work to do to this body lol the body kit goes on next
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Old Apr 21, 2009 | 03:30 AM
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which body kit?
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Old Apr 21, 2009 | 03:07 PM
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you kno what im not sure of the name but i will find out and send you some pics when its done
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Old Apr 26, 2009 | 07:45 PM
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I like the molding
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Old Apr 26, 2009 | 07:55 PM
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Originally Posted by DivinDriver
Holy smokes! Pulling off the moulding made the entire bottom half of your car turn black!
He must have messed with the windshield molding too 'cause something turned the hood black also......
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Old Apr 26, 2009 | 11:55 PM
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For the record, I LOVE THE PANDA PAINT JOB. I have been considering it for my 7, got any more pics of it? Full body shots ect., I'm dying to see how it looks.
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 12:25 AM
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Originally Posted by redrex7r1
i know it was a joke geez lol im just playing around anyways do people like the thread
You're going thru the trouble of taking the moulding off and NOT the pin striping?!? Personally, I would have, and have, done the reverse. The stripes make it look dated (in a bad way) and the moulding gives it distinction and not like a stripped down model. BUT, I completely respect your decisions. Just sharing my opinion.
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Old Apr 28, 2009 | 01:13 AM
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no I'm going to take the pin stripping off just have had so much work to do on the body kit cause when I got it it was pretty damaged I got like 30 hours Into the airdam alone I just fixxed all of the wiring in the car took out old wiring and tucked other wires so it looked clean so yea the red pin stripping is next for sure
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