searched, but i guess not well enough. saw some guys with the molding removed on their cars. is there any special way or taking it off? or just use a screw driver etc.

one piece of mine already came off so i'm thinking about just taking it all off. also, what cleaners do you guys use to get the old adhesive off?

 

I used a combination of simple green max and a razor blade. Make no mistake, its a long and very boring job.

 

Flexible thin blade putty knife, gentle heat gun, then paint thinner/mineral spritits got the goo.

 

Go ahead and use a screwdriver if you want to scratch the paint. Even if your careful your bound to get a few knicks. There is a cleaner that I believe Home Depot has called Goo Gone. It's just an adhesive remover abut it works very well.

 

i don't really care about the paint right now, the PO had a few accidents so its got some rattle can paint mixed with original black.

I have used googone before on other things, didn't think about it this time. gonna try these suggestions out. ^^ thanks

 

I gave up and got some 3M foam tape to put it back on. Just not worth the effort involved in my opinion. I tried everything under the sun, including a heat gun. Nothing could touch that stuff...

 

Heat gin isn't for the adhesive, it's to soften the trim so it can be bent out easier to get the putty knife under it.

 

The car looks fine with the trim, why have one more thing to do? I vote for the 3 mm tape (use the wide stuff, it's much cheaper if you get it at WalMart than at the auto parts store).

 

agreed, the car looks fine with the trim... but since i already have one off, i am thinking i would take them all off.

also i think it looks cleaner without them.

 

If you decide to put it back on, make sure you use the THINNEST available tape, otherwise the gap between the molding and body will be too big and it will gradually start coming off.

 

I agree that it looks cleaner without the side molding. I'd try what Trochoid suggested. I found out on my old FB that Gasoline is a good way to remove the molding....but go with what Trochoid suggested. It's safer...

 

The big trick is to avoid dimpling the sheetmetal... some of it's pretty thin along where the moulding goes, doesn't take much to flex it.

Without the moulding, you're gonna collect a lot of door dings.

 

Goo Gone is the best. I use it to take off the inspection sticker residue and emblems.