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Side Molding Removal

Old 10-16-2012, 08:04 AM
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He guys how hard is to take off that God-awful siding on the Cherokee? Mine's a 2000 and I used that forever black mess and it turned out less than nice. What do I need to take it off and clean beneath it?
Old 10-16-2012, 08:09 AM
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Heat gun, or if you don't have one of those, a halogen work light will work. Just used one to do that last week. The adhesive is still gonna take a bit of effort though.
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One of these...

http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/SPE...121016133525:s
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You can go really cheap and use a hair dryer too.
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Hair dyer, goo gone and a plastic scraper
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Go buy a cheap clothing steamer, they're $15-20 and do a much, much better job of removing adhesives, tints, ect.
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just did this couple days ago... you just need something to get under the molding to take it off.. then i used a eraser wheel... you can find them at any auto body supply shops.. just put it on a drill and go to town... takes less than 30 min
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Yeah the 3m eraser wheel works great on a drill.
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