black strip on side of the car left alot of rubber

[damoscommodore]

I need solutions to try get this rubber off , i have no idea how , iv used a caramel wheel that does nothing i tryed softning up the rubber by wax and greese remover even tryed terps/kero , doesnt seem to soften it up . please help guys as my car looks shit one sides perfect the other like this...

[wraith]

Not trying hard enough. I had a similar issue. Had to have a decent drill on a decent speed and it tore through it like nothing. Be very very careful though.

[Killr6]

are you planning on taking all of them off?? if not just go to holden and get a new one? and glue over it? or use a hair dryer to heat it up and take it off

How To Remove Black Bumper Strips**UPDATED**use this one

[damoscommodore]

nah mate im taking them off ike the thread you linked me .. but when i took them off the was aot of rubber stuck to the body of the car
used heat gun hair dryer scalpal (carefully) nothing works , got any other ideas ?

[damoscommodore]

Not trying hard enough. I had a similar issue. Had to have a decent drill on a decent speed and it tore through it like nothing. Be very very careful though.

tyred that elletric drill on full speed with the caramel wheel , still didnt work

[Super_Low 91]

Takes ages trust me,, took me about 4ish hours on wraiths car, but like he said be careful, one slip an threw the paint it goes,,
Also a caramel wheel is the only way to get it off

If i lived near by i would do it for you

[Killr6]

ouch four hours for that lol. but looks clean and tidy in the end mate.

[gossie]

Elbow grease is the way to go...........

[Cheap6]

Yes, it's going to take some effort. The Sikaflex can be softened with alcohols. Methylated spirits is cheap and pretty safe for both paint and skin.

A plastic paint scraper or piece of wood sharpened to a chisel shape helps, then rub off the remainder with a rag - use something tough like denim or canvas - soaked in the metho.

[Cameron P]

metho works wonders mate

[VTSSDUDE]

I had methylated spirits eat through paint, be careful using it.

[Cameron P]

I had methylated spirits eat through paint, be careful using it.

your not meant to leave it overnight...

[nathanVY]

I did one side of my car, and that was just to get a reasonable surface to glue the new chrome strips to. Took 8 hours and I haven't done the other side yet lol

[HamaTime™]

Metho = paint killer.

[Rob_VT]

i got bored of the caramel wheel and bought new strips off eBay. white calais with chrome strip for hundred n sumthing.
holden wanted $60 per piece ( 6 pieces) unpainted.
thankyou ebay.

[nathanVY]

i got bored of the caramel wheel and bought new strips off eBay. white calais with chrome strip for hundred n sumthing.
holden wanted $60 per piece ( 6 pieces) unpainted.
thankyou ebay.

Linky?????

[Cheap6]

Metho = paint killer.

Depends on the paint. I've used it on acrylic without issues. It will be very obvious if the paint is rubbing off onto the rag.

[nathanVY]

Depends on the paint. I've used it on acrylic without issues. It will be very obvious if the paint is rubbing off onto the rag.

Not in my case,

Sikaflex = Black

My car = Black

lol

[damoscommodore]

aright guys , hammed at it today , the result yes i got it off but after 4 hours
i used some sort of degreser ill post the name on here in afew hours when i check
used that plastic scraper abit heat works wonders got it off with alittle paint gone but there aint no way to get sikafllex off without not getting some paint off
so in the result of that brought 12mm thick of chrome moulding strip "thanks ebay" fits perfect in the gap chrome all around my car , looks great and very clean

[Killr6]

lol pics pleasse

[Cheap6]

Not in my case,

Sikaflex = Black

My car = Black

lol

Except that the Sikaflex rolls off in little balls and sometimes big strips (that should be some indication of the technique required) and any paint would show up as staining on the cloth.

aright guys , hammed at it today , the result yes i got it off but after 4 hours
i used some sort of degreser ill post the name on here in afew hours when i check
used that plastic scraper abit heat works wonders got it off with alittle paint gone but there aint no way to get sikafllex off without not getting some paint off so in the result of that brought 12mm thick of chrome moulding strip "thanks ebay" fits perfect in the gap chrome all around my car , looks great and very clean

I disagree. It just requires patience and effort.

[SP00KSTER]

when me and my mate did this on his vx wagon it took him 5 hours to one side then i was like ill get started on the other side, just got some fishing line pulled through the back of the moulding till i could get my fingers under and started pulling it off, took me half an hour to do one side of the car with barley and black stuff left on the paint and not a single flake of paint came off it as well, im thinking that it's more than likely a one off thing lol.

[damoscommodore]

the technique i used was carby and throttle , i let it soak for 15 seconds or so then got the heat gun out , melted it up till it bubbled then got the plastic scrapper and it scrapped off without a problem . To bad i figured this out on the last door haha . touched up the paint yesterday good as gold until i receive my chrome strips off eBay will upload pictures in afew hours of the final outcome

[damoscommodore]

when me and my mate did this on his vx wagon it took him 5 hours to one side then i was like ill get started on the other side, just got some fishing line pulled through the back of the moulding till i could get my fingers under and started pulling it off, took me half an hour to do one side of the car with barley and black stuff left on the paint and not a single flake of paint came off it as well, im thinking that it's more than likely a one off thing lol.

yeah mate , well in my case the sikaflex im guessing its a one of with that much on the door , took me all day for one door but its abit strange how one side is perfect and the other a S*(&*(IT load was on it

[Cheap6]

It's possible that one side of the car has had the strips replaced, maybe as part of an accident repair (it could be just a scrape). That can also affect the quality of the paint (likely the prep. rather than paint per se) and how easily the paint is chipped or stripped off.