Before:http://www.fquick.com/images/vehicle.../407064244.jpg
After:
http://www.fquick.com/images/vehicle.../407020533.jpg
Items needed:
Hair dryer(or something to heat up the glue)
Fishing line(I just used my thumb to roll back the old glue)
3M General purpose adhesive cleaner(see pic below)
Claybar
First thing you do is use the hair dryer to heat up the glue. It only takes a couple minutes per piece to get it loose. Once its loose, you can start peeling back or use the fishing line to run between the molding and the glue to break it free. Both methods have been successful, just up to you which method you choose. Repeat this for all 6 moldings on a Camaro, not exactly sure how many moldings are on the TAs.
Second, is removing the old glue. This is very tedious work. If you roll it all back with your thumbs, you are going to be blistered afterwards. It will take a while to roll it all back but just keep after it. This step isn't rocket science by any means, just manual labor. I have learned a few tricks to offer though. It might be a wise idea to get a friend or two over to help do this. It would cut down on the time it takes and also might avoid the severe blistering its gonna do to your thumbs. The second tip I can't personally vouch for but will offer it up if someone wants to attempt it. Its been suggested that you can use a rubber drill bit(similar to an eraser) and use the drill at an angle on low speeds to remove the glue. I have never attempted this, and if you do it, you are doing so at your own risk.
Final step is the clean up. This is where the 3M adhesive cleaner and claybar come in. There are several other items you can use to remove the residue, people have used WD40, lighter fluid etc. I use the 3M because I had previous experience with it and its proven results to me. Use whatever kind of towel you use to wipe your car down with after polishing/waxing it and the 3M to wipe where the molding was. Most if not all of the old adhesive should be gone after this. I chose to claybar the same area after the using the 3M to make sure all the adhesive was gone.
http://www.myonlineimages.com/Member...s/DSCF0820.JPG
I was very pleased after doing this mod. It took me about an hour and a half to do all of it for those wondering. If you frequently drive your car and park in a lot of parking lots, I might hesistate to do this mod. I only removed my molding after it became a garage queen.
