chrome strips
#1 _UCV80_
Posted 23 November 2005 - 08:00 PM
anyone got tips on how to take off the chrome strips around the doors
cheers
nathan
#2 _Pete_
Posted 23 November 2005 - 08:29 PM
To remove the strips you need to get in behind them and gently lever them up without bending them, I use a "chicken stick" which is a Nylon bar with a tapered edge that i can get in behind the moulding and gently tap the stick along with a hammer to "pop" the trim off.
You could possibly use a piece shaped wood or a plastic putty knife as well to get in behind so you dont damage the metal trim.
I'll try and get a photo of the tool i use so you get an idea of what im talking about.
#3 _Yella SLuR_
Posted 23 November 2005 - 08:33 PM
#4 _Pete_
Posted 23 November 2005 - 10:19 PM
#5 _Flamenco_
Posted 24 November 2005 - 01:22 AM
#6 _UCV80_
Posted 24 November 2005 - 09:23 AM
cheers,
nathan
#7 _Pete_
Posted 24 November 2005 - 09:29 PM
not sure if the pics will work, if i dont get it right can someone point out what im doing wrong? thanks
#8 _Pete_
Posted 24 November 2005 - 09:33 PM
If you can't find one of these around to buy you could always make your own by buying a cheap nylon food cutting board and use a hacksaw/cut-off wheel to cut a piece off so you can shape it into something similar.
I cut a cutting board into different sizes etc and use them when i need to repair headlight surrounds, knock out dents in moulds etc. pretty useful and cheap too
#9 _355lxss_
Posted 25 November 2005 - 05:22 PM
#10 _Pete_
Posted 25 November 2005 - 10:05 PM
You'll find the palm of your hand will get really sore after a while but its really the only way to do it without damaging the mould. You could also run a strip of masking tape around where your fitting (not where the mould actually sits as you wont be able to remove it) to protect the paint if you slip with the moulding.
It will seem awkward at first but once you master the technique of slapping with your hand it becomes easy to fit chrome moulds (use the same process to refit drip rail moulds)
#11 _UCV80_
Posted 26 November 2005 - 09:54 AM
might start this weekend, might have to chop up someones choppin board
-nathan
#12 _UCV80_
Posted 28 November 2005 - 01:52 PM
Edited by ToranaZ, 28 November 2005 - 01:53 PM.
#13 _Yella SLuR_
Posted 28 November 2005 - 04:39 PM
Putting them back on, just firm pressure with your thumbs works for me. Clip window side on then push down and draw thumbs towards yourself till you get....SNAP. Whatevery you do, don't use hammer or you'll get creases.
The clips hold the trims above the paint, so I think paint protection is a bit over the top.
#14 _UCV80_
Posted 28 November 2005 - 06:40 PM
i pulled them all off, was quite easy, i made a tool like the pic ^, made it from a piece of wood, though half of the clips were old and snapped :(
can i buy brand new plastic clips from somwhere, couldnt see them on rare speares, maybe i didnt look hard enough
cheers,
nathan
Edited by ToranaZ, 28 November 2005 - 06:43 PM.
#15 _Yella SLuR_
Posted 28 November 2005 - 06:45 PM
You'd get a bit brittle sitting out in the sun for 30 years too, they tend to get a bit brittle over time. Nothing unusual there.
Edited by Yella SLuR, 28 November 2005 - 06:46 PM.
#16 _Pete_
Posted 28 November 2005 - 08:33 PM
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