side strip's

[jet_pilot]

does anybody know how to remove the black strip's that run the lenght of the car on the sides? will holes be left or are they just stuck on?
any help appreciated

[R0d]

they should be sikalfexed on, word of advice dont try it unless you know how to paint, some people use a caramel wheel to remove but heating the sikaflex up with the caramel wheel can and burn the paint/go through, or you could use wax and grease remove the sikaflex but will take a while

[hakhawk]

have you done a search at all? theres heaps of threads on this, even a howto im pretty sure

[dufus]

There will be no holes left but they are a pain in the arse to get off without removing any paint. When you are removing the strip itself (not the sikaflex 'glue') do not just rip the strip off, the best thing to do is heat the strip using boiling water or a heat gun and carefully peal the strip off or run a piece of fishing line between the strip and the door. Im not sure what the best way to remove the sikaflex strips (glue) on a VN or VP is because apparently you cannot use a caramel wheel on them because it will burn the paint or something like that

[jet_pilot]

ive read the caramel wheel one but it didnt explain what its for
i might give the prepsol a go

[jet_pilot]

thank's guy's

[jet_pilot]

just been searching and it seem's just like debadging but the sikaflex is the trouble

[dufus]

You right, the sikaflex is trouble. But besides that it is just like debadging.

[jet_pilot]

thank's heap's mate

[And_ROOS]

You mean like the stickers that are on the side, rear and front bumpers? As im looking to remove mine, i was told use Eucalyptis oil after i peel the sticker stripes off to get rid of the glue residue. Is that correct?

[jet_pilot]

nah mate these are not sticker's they are solid rubber strip's stuck very bloody hard to the side of the car very occasionally on the bumper's

[And_ROOS]

Ahh yes now i know what you are talking about. Thankfully my car doesnt have them. I dont want to hyjack your thread much further, but was what i said about the oil on the stickers correct in my last post?

[dufus]

Ahh yes now i know what you are talking about. Thankfully my car doesnt have them. I dont want to hyjack your thread much further, but was what i said about the oil on the stickers correct in my last post?

Yeah the Eucalyptis oil should remove the glue and if it doesn't some wax and grease remover defiantly will.

[jet_pilot]

dont worry about hijacking mate im learning here as well
thank's bill_randomhero

[1991_Vn2nV]

The standard black strips don't have that much sikaflex so they're not quite so hard.

The large Calais/Berlina/S/SS strips are the pain. Theres heaps on the back of those... See pic:

[GOTMYN]

I took mine off last week, ended up taking some paint with them!!

Just paint them the same colour as the Car!! Much easier, and cheaper in the long run!!

[jet_pilot]

cheer's vn2nv ive only got executive so it should be easy