Re: [tech] help removing bumper guard ticktape

[Jason Brunberg <stoopid@idirect.com>]

Ryan Schuermann wrote:
> 
> hey for those of you that have already..whats the easiest way to
> remove the foamy sticky tape crap thats holding the door bumper black
> strip thingy onto the body? i want to remove that trim piece but that
> glue is sure hard to scrape off with the old fingernail

	Main ingredient:  A hot, sunny day.  You will also need some mild
adhesive-remover.  I have heard of some kind of 3M product, but have
never seen it, so don;t know for sure.  I used this stuff called "Oil
Eater", and it got the stuff off extra quick.  However, it cleaned so
well, that it washed away 10 years of caked on dirt and grime.  So I had
me a nice clean strip along either side of my car when I removed the
trim.  A couple weeks later I used the Oil Eater on the whole car, and
that night, people asked me when I got my car painted. :)

	However, I have no clue as to what kind of damage this stuff could do
long-term to my car's paint.  I don't worry about it too much, cuz I
will address the paint at a later date, so if it looks kinda shite, no
problem...I'll get to it.

> also easiest way to remove pin striping?

	I would imagine that the steps taken for removing trim would be the
same for pinstriping.  HTH


jason
87 16V
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