Removing Exterior Door Trim

[05 VZ SS]

Hi, as the title suggests, what is the best way to reomve the black rubber door trims and the stuff it is stuck on with..My mates executive its starting to come off (its a VY) so we are gonna pull em all off...Just curious as to what the best way to completely remove it is..
Thanks...

[GMMAD]

a caramel wheel is meant to be good

[slolux]

Best of luck getting it off without damaging the paint mate, and I am not being a smart *rse!!!

Tried cork/caramel wheels, also patiently with prepsol and razorblades (trust me, DONT use anything sharp unless you are putting new strips over the top).

Nothing me or the three panel beaters that tried came close to getting the neoprene off without damaging the paint, the neoprene is the stuff that sticks the strips to the doors (binding with the paint in the process).

Have just had the cal's 4 doors and guards resprayed to get rid of those stupid strips. I am sure someone on here is going to call me an idiot and that you can get the sh*t off without having to respray the doors, but I would like to see it with my own eyes before I believed it. Neoprene sticks like nothing else in my limited experience, if they've got it off without some paint damage they were lucky (or full of SH*T).

Best of luck.

[zorro]

maybe this could help you......

say thankyou to Mr Seedyrom for this...

Click here for a good DIY How To (http://www.ls1.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=41541)

[Muncha]

Im a panel beater and i dont think there is anything that can get that black stuff (urathane,sikaflex,neoprene,etc) of without damaging the paint.

[slolux]

Im a panel beater and i dont think there is anything that can get that black stuff (urathane,sikaflex,neoprene,etc) of without damaging the paint.

:rofl:AMEN to that!!!!!!!!!!!:rofl: Tried, never will try again:spew:

[xad13x]

Geez...wish I read this before getting stuck into removing them this morning! Its easy enough to get the strips of but that black cr@p is a nightmare. Looks like its back to the double sided tape to stick it back on till I can get the doors resprayed.

[VX2VESS]

Geez...wish I read this before getting stuck into removing them this morning! Its easy enough to get the strips of but that black cr@p is a nightmare. Looks like its back to the double sided tape to stick it back on till I can get the doors resprayed.

get some more sikaflex to put back on. i don't think tape will work with all the old crap still stuck their.

[Vulture]

:bawl: I tried removing the black strips tonight as one of them is cracked so thought I'd remove them. Looks like I'll just get some new strips and put them on instead...

[dasko]

Yeah i got caught just this week, i spent an hour with a caramel wheel and f#@kd the paint , so im just gunna colour code the strips and throw em back on.