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Kenny May 5, 2009 10:38 PM

Wanna change the look alittle.
 
i have a stock 96 white xj and alot to come but right now i want to take off the black and red molding and maybe do a bed liner or just paint the bottom part anyone have any tips on taking off that rubber molding stuff? also i really like the blacked out tail lights are they a whole different light or is it just spray paint? Thanks.

black96xj May 6, 2009 12:11 AM

i have tented my front corner marker lights and just used spray paint worked good just do real light coats i have thought of using window tint on the rears just because they are so square, and the way i have always removed molding is to heat it up with a heat gun peel it of and then use a pin strip eraser to remove the tape

Teal96XJ May 6, 2009 12:36 AM

Do yourself a favor and get you a can of VHT Nightshade it's about $8 a can at most of your local auto part stores and easy as heck to do here's how mine came out......

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TXstiGuy May 6, 2009 01:08 AM

I try vinyl first its cheap but looks good that way if you don't like the way it looks you can just tear it off.

pwn May 6, 2009 09:43 AM

If you go with bedliner for the lower section, stay away from the cheap spraycan stuff. I have that on my front bumper and it is peeling off after 6 months. Its not as tough as they make it out to be. Go with the real stuff.

tedrick92 May 19, 2009 12:16 PM

do you spray the inside or outside or the inside of the lights to smoke em out with the VHT?

EvilBlackXJ May 19, 2009 12:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by black96xj (Post 178597)
the way i have always removed molding is to heat it up with a heat gun peel it off

The wifey's hairdryer works just as well.

housew May 19, 2009 02:02 PM

outside

Oath May 19, 2009 02:04 PM

Wow Teal96XJ, your rig is pretty awesome. I like how it's 2 door and the color is cool. I'm jealous now.

Destro May 19, 2009 02:10 PM

I like that teal color too- I have an '09 Patriot in Surf Blue and am thinking of making the XJ into it's bigger brother by painting it Surf Blue also. I think it would be cool to have the two of them the same color in the driveway. The lifted XJ next to the new MK.

Drewdertuder May 19, 2009 03:53 PM

yea to get the hard molding off i ran fishing wire under it and i came off.then i put sticker removal on it.finally i just sanded the heck out of it.

tedrick92 May 20, 2009 12:18 PM

what about that sticker under the trim pannel. Is there an easy way to get that off also? I want to put bedliner on that pannel so I need to get it off so I can sand it.


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