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to help remove them use the heat gun or hair dryer first then take =
monofilament fishing line to cut the adhesive. The use the goof off or =
other non paint damaging heat remover.
Brian
----- Original Message -----=20
From: dale witt=20
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org=20
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 7:09 PM
Subject: Re: Black Trim Take Off
Use a heat gun and take your time. Once you have pealed off the =
strip, use a light compound, followed by a polish.....finially wax is =
optional.
IF you take your time......you should not be able to tell that it ever =
had strips on the car/
Dale Witt
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Ryan H=20
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org=20
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 5:48 PM
Subject: Re: 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.
Goo Gone doesn't work very well, or at least it didn't in my case. =
What I did is probably very dangerous, but I did it because I know I =
will be painting my car in the near future. It worked out good in the =
end anyway.
I used one of those small torches (the kind that are advertised as =
"weatherproof lighters") and put it directly on the adhesive for a SHORT =
period of time. I did this until it started smoking - I feared paint =
bubbling, but it didn't. Once it is nice and hot I used... a METAL =
scraper (danger Will Robinson!) to take it off. To tell the truth, =
there's only one spot any damage occured, and it was just a burn mark - =
no bubbles or scratches.
Now that I've scared you into trying Goo Gone first, good luck! ;)
----------------------
I'll fix my car, even if I have to replace every part in it... and =
since the problem will be the last part I replace, I'll have a brand new =
car when I'm done!
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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.is 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.Again, 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.
.So, is it worth it trying to install one myself?
Thanks guys,
Brando (pics soon to come)
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>to help remove them use the heat gun or hair =
dryer first=20
then take monofilament fishing line to cut the adhesive. The use the =
goof off or=20
other non paint damaging heat remover.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Brian</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Ddwitt1@satx.rr.com href=3D"mailto:dwitt1@satx.rr.com";>dale =
witt</A>=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dscirocco-l@scirocco.org=20
href=3D"mailto:scirocco-l@scirocco.org";>scirocco-l@scirocco.org</A> =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, November 20, =
2002 7:09=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Black Trim Take =
Off</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Use a heat gun and take your time. Once =
you have=20
pealed off the strip, use a light compound, followed by a =
polish.....finially=20
wax is optional.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>IF you take your time......you should not be =
able to=20
tell that it ever had strips on the car/</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Dale Witt</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Drhock99@epix.net href=3D"mailto:rhock99@epix.net";>Ryan =
H</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dscirocco-l@scirocco.org=20
href=3D"mailto:scirocco-l@scirocco.org";>scirocco-l@scirocco.org</A> =
</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, November 20, =
2002 5:48=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Black Trim Take =
Off</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>> Okay guys, what would you recommend to take the =
Black=20
trim pieces off the doors and front and rear quarter panels of a=20
rocco? It's pretty much just a double sided foam tape. =
Can I=20
just use some "Goof Off", or does anyone else recommend something=20
different.<BR><BR>Goo Gone doesn't work very well, or at least it =
didn't in=20
my case. What I did is probably very dangerous, but I did it =
because I=20
know I will be painting my car in the near future. It worked =
out good=20
in the end anyway.<BR>I used one of those small torches (the kind =
that are=20
advertised as "weatherproof lighters") and put it directly on the =
adhesive=20
for a SHORT period of time. I did this until it started =
smoking - I=20
feared paint bubbling, but it didn't. Once it is nice and hot =
I=20
used... a METAL scraper (danger Will Robinson!) to take it =
off. To=20
tell the truth, there's only one spot any damage occured, and it was =
just a=20
burn mark - no bubbles or scratches.<BR>Now that I've scared you =
into trying=20
Goo Gone first, good luck! =
;)<BR><BR>----------------------<BR>I'll=20
fix my car, even if I have to replace every part in it... and since =
the=20
problem will be the last part I replace, I'll have a brand new car =
when I'm=20
done!<BR>
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<DIV>Okay guys, what would you recommend to take the Black trim =
pieces off=20
the doors and front and rear quarter panels of a rocco? It's =
pretty=20
much just a double sided foam tape. Can I just use some "Goof =
Off", or=20
does anyone else recommend something different.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Also, has anyone else installed their own car alarm before=85is =
it worth=20
the money saved installing it yourself, or is it a big pan in the=20
ass???</DIV>
<DIV>Reason asking is I don't live in the best neighborhood, but =
today I was=20
going down my alley and I caught a couple of high school gang banger =
punk=20
ass kids taggin' on my neighbors garage. I busted their asses=20
too. I got in ones face and almost made him cry. =
Needless to say=20
I would have called the police, but the response time would not have =
been=20
fast enough=85Again, back to the alarm question, these little =
bastards will=20
most likely strike back, and I park my Rocco in my driveway because =
my=20
garage is filled up with tool boxes and a machine lathe, not to =
mention a=20
2.0 16v I'm rebuilding. Now's the time to act, and the only =
local=20
place that I trust for stereos and alarms can't fit me in until next =
monday.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>=85So, is it worth it trying to install one myself?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Thanks guys,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Brando (pics soon to =
come)</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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