Chrome trim removal(how I did it)
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Chrome trim removal(how I did it)
This is how I removed the chrome trim from the bottom of your car. After I removed the trim I used a little Goo-Gone and waxed it. It came out great.
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All you need is GOO-GONE. Simply apply it to the trim, let it sit for 5 minutes and then simply pull on the trim or you can use fishing line. Then apply some more goo gone to the left over glue, and wait 5 minutes. Then wipe with a cloth and the glue will "melt" off. GOO Gone is orange based so it is safe for your paint....... Eazy Peazy!
All you need is GOO-GONE. Simply apply it to the trim, let it sit for 5 minutes and then simply pull on the trim or you can use fishing line. Then apply some more goo gone to the left over glue, and wait 5 minutes. Then wipe with a cloth and the glue will "melt" off. GOO Gone is orange based so it is safe for your paint....... Eazy Peazy!
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Everybody has their own method for this so whatever works for you, I say.
I basically did the same thing as ctrujill, but used a plastic spackle knife w/ blue painter's tape on the end. This was after futile attempts w/ floss. All I needed to do was get the strip start to back off w/ the spackle knife and then just peeled the rest off slowly. Bottom line, doesn't matter what you use/do to get it off. Everyone will have to break out the polish because there WILL be an outline from the embedded dirt over time...
I basically did the same thing as ctrujill, but used a plastic spackle knife w/ blue painter's tape on the end. This was after futile attempts w/ floss. All I needed to do was get the strip start to back off w/ the spackle knife and then just peeled the rest off slowly. Bottom line, doesn't matter what you use/do to get it off. Everyone will have to break out the polish because there WILL be an outline from the embedded dirt over time...
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Wow... I didn't think I would get the criticism that I got. I have to tell you that there isn't a blemish from the trim tools that I used. The trim was warm and it came off quite easily. I am sure that all of your methods work fine also. But this method worked great. Haters got to hate.
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Wow... I didn't think I would get the criticism that I got. I have to tell you that there isn't a blemish from the trim tools that I used. The trim was warm and it came off quite easily. I am sure that all of your methods work fine also. But this method worked great. Haters got to hate.
PS The only real difference is that it appears from the pic (I may be wrong) that you may have bent the trim a little?&%$@#? The other method protects from such damage.
Either way, how about posting a pix of the whole car without the trim looking red hot and sexy?
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Wow... I didn't think I would get the criticism that I got. I have to tell you that there isn't a blemish from the trim tools that I used. The trim was warm and it came off quite easily. I am sure that all of your methods work fine also. But this method worked great. Haters got to hate.
I personally am a gentle use of heat gun with fishing line followed up with Goo Gone kinda guy.
