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stupid trim glue

ok how the hell do we get the stupid trim glue off the door without messing up the paint and without using heat? Im talking about the big black trim piece that runs horizontal on the door not the stuff around the windows
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Reply #1
maybe purchase a grease/adheasive remover? make sure its safe for paint but i think it is.. we use it for body prep before paint.. should pull it off and use a heavy duty plastic edge to help pursuade it off. :-D  another question... how did ya get the trim itself off? ive got the thin metal ... and i want it gone gone gone.

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Reply #2
not sure what thin metal  you mean I took off the thick black  down the side that wraps all the way around the car. it wasnt that hard grabbed it with pliers and pulled really hard.
87 T-bird two tone diarrhea color. 5.0 converted with AOD.  GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
 
94 Lincoln Towncar, Dark Metallic Green, 4.6L AOD
SOLD!!!!
 
99 Mercury Cougar. V6 MTX75 Trans. CURRENT PROJECT DAILY DRIVER.

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Reply #3
well on my 84 mercury cougar... instead of having a wide (4 inches? or so) black bar like what is in front of the front wheel well and behind rear wheel well... i have a thinner 1 inch or so strip of trim...  i didnt mean metal  btw.. it is rubber.... i just dont wanna seriously screw up paint when i do this

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Reply #4
hmmm Id have to see it you got a pic of it? I was just going to leave the factory stuff on it because I have the corner lights on the front of mine it would look like  with that big hole in the side of the fender and just a little bitty piece of trim in front and behind it.
87 T-bird two tone diarrhea color. 5.0 converted with AOD.  GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
 
94 Lincoln Towncar, Dark Metallic Green, 4.6L AOD
SOLD!!!!
 
99 Mercury Cougar. V6 MTX75 Trans. CURRENT PROJECT DAILY DRIVER.

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Reply #5
you have an air hammer? their is a special attachment with a rubber tip that you can use. friend of mine did that and it worked well.

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Reply #6
dont have any air tools... um.. lets see here the trim is like this.... the stuff between both wheel wells. http://www.coolcats.net/fox/1984.html the 2nd sideview picture of cougar (light blue one)

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Reply #7
ummm Im not to fond of the idea of an airhammer pounding against the side of my car lol the clear coats in bad enough shape as it is. Im afraid Id end up knocking a bunch off.
That dont look to bad on that cougar it looks alot better then the big wide stuff Im trying what I can to get rid of the trim on the outside not sure about the bumper covers yet Im still theorizing on those.
87 T-bird two tone diarrhea color. 5.0 converted with AOD.  GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
 
94 Lincoln Towncar, Dark Metallic Green, 4.6L AOD
SOLD!!!!
 
99 Mercury Cougar. V6 MTX75 Trans. CURRENT PROJECT DAILY DRIVER.

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Reply #8
personaly i prefer the wide stuff or no stuff :-D lol bumper covers my guess is.... cutting them :-|

 

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Reply #9
yeah Im not sure what to do yet but I'll let you know if I think of anything.
87 T-bird two tone diarrhea color. 5.0 converted with AOD.  GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
 
94 Lincoln Towncar, Dark Metallic Green, 4.6L AOD
SOLD!!!!
 
99 Mercury Cougar. V6 MTX75 Trans. CURRENT PROJECT DAILY DRIVER.