Black Trim Take Off

[scirocco@powerlink.net (John C. Worden)]

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I hear those eraser wheels work pretty well, but I wouldn't want to use=20
that to
remove rubber moldings,  the adhesive left behind yes, but not the molding=
=20
itself.
I have used "Goof Off" successfully on stubborn stuck adhesives, but a heat=
=20
gun
would work very well too.  Followed by some Goof Off to get the remaining=20
adhesive
and you should be all set.

John


At 03:45 PM 11/20/02 -0800, Vince Royer wrote:

>To take off the black trim, go to an autobody shop and buy an 'eraser
>wheel'.  It's a 4-5" wheel that you can stick on your drill and it's a big
>huge eraser.  I think they cost about 10 bucks. Works like a charm and=
 won't
>damage your paint any.  From my experience it's the only thing that would
>take it off properly without damage.
>
>Vince
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org=
 [mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On
>Behalf Of Brandon Smith
>Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 3:29 PM
>To: SCIROCCO-LIST
>Subject: Black Trim Take Off
>
>
>Okay guys, what would you recommend to take the Black trim pieces off the
>doors and front and rear quarter panels of a rocco?  It's pretty much just=
 a
>double sided foam tape.  Can I just use some "Goof Off", or does anyone=
 else
>recommend something different.
>
>Also, has anyone else installed their own car alarm before=85is it worth=
 the
>money saved installing it yourself, or is it a big pan in the ass???
>Reason asking is I don't live in the best neighborhood, but today I was
>going down my alley and I caught a couple of high school gang banger punk
>ass kids taggin' on my neighbors garage.  I busted their asses too.  I got
>in ones face and almost made him cry.  Needless to say I would have called
>the police, but the response time would not have been fast enough=85Again,
>back to the alarm question, these little bastards will most likely strike
>back, and I park my Rocco in my driveway because my garage is filled up=
 with
>tool boxes and a machine lathe, not to mention a 2.0 16v I'm rebuilding.
>Now's the time to act, and the only local place that I trust for stereos=
 and
>alarms can't fit me in until next monday.
>
>=85So, is it worth it trying to install one myself?
>
>Thanks guys,
>
>Brando (pics soon to come)
>
>
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