Thread: Side mouldings

I pulled mine off. But I'm repainting the old girl. I'd be surprised if you could remove them successfully and the Panels still look good. Even after scraping the adhesive off with a chisel (yes you read that correctly, a chisel ) and rubbing like make with wet and dry, I can still see the shadow where they were.

Originally Posted by Disco95

I pulled mine off. But I'm repainting the old girl. I'd be surprised if you could remove them successfully and the Panels still look good. Even after scraping the adhesive off with a chisel (yes you read that correctly, a chisel ) and rubbing like make with wet and dry, I can still see the shadow where they were.

So yours was glued on?? Yes I thought the glue would be solid because its been on there for 15 years, I might still give it a go though.

I was thinking that if it would be too hard to remove them I could paint them white

It looks like it's got double sided tape with a kind of rubberized glue in between. I found the strips easy to get off, but the residual glues left was extremely difficult to remove.

Originally Posted by Disco95

It looks like it's got double sided tape with a kind of rubberized glue in between. I found the strips easy to get off, but the residual glues left was extremely difficult to remove.

Alright did you manage to remove the glue though?

Originally Posted by rabbitohs123

Alright did you manage to remove the glue though?

I'll see if I can post some pics tomorrow.

Originally Posted by Disco95

I'll see if I can post some pics tomorrow.

Thank you so much !

Genuine moulds were just secured with double sided tape & usually come off with a little warming up from a heat gun.


Bearing in mind that these cars are around 15 years old, anything could have happened in their lifetime.

Moulds lift; owner gets a price on a new one; mould gets glued back on with what ever is to hand.

You can buy a rubber wheel that you put on a drill to rub glue residue and stickers off car bodies, have used it successfully myself a few times. I removed the glue from my Disco pinstriping. Any auto store should sell them, about $12 if I remember correctly. Doesn't damage the paintwork either, a chisel sounds pretty scary. Not sure if it would take off the adhesive though it sounds really tough. Maybe worth a try. Anyway hope this helps.

Lane