cossie891

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Hi guys how can I remove them with out damage?

The set on my car are really really good and I should be getting the car painted soon so want to reuse them

Would it be easier to just leave them on and mask over them?

BRAMMER

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Fishing line I've heard but never tried, maybe a little heat to make it easier

cossie891

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Umm good idea Defo dont want to bugger them tho

Phil2002

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welding wire and two screw drivers. Thats how i got mine off.

cossie891

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Were they defo reusable after?

joffy

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hair dryer and get them nice and warm, fishing line in behind them, if you are going to peel them off pull them downwards not lengthways as you will bend them and they will never straighten again!!!

cossie891

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Might be better to leave them on then

Fordmad!

I did mine with a hairdryer but pulled them off and doubt id get them straight again!

Phil2002

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Yeah just take your time, the welding wire will cut through the double sided foam sticker rather than pulling them off. Mine are as straight as new just need to clean the excess tape of the back with white spirit.

Mine are off a saff but if yours are stuck on with that foam doubled sided stuff you should have no problems.


Phil

cossie891

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Cool I think they are glued the same way

R4N SS

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Ade500 got the ones off my xr4x4 using a file and boiling hot water from a kettle - he made it look so easy

cossie891

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Awww theres an idea then

So the missus new file and her hair dryer will do the job

Phil2002

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I'll post a pic up of my saff ones so you can see how straight they came off, there in the spare room at the mo.

Ade500

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It was a blunt hacksaw blade

cossie891

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Nice 1 Phil

Ade how easy was it?

How easy are they to refit?

R4N SS

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it looked well easy when Ade removed them but they didnt have the metal backing whereas the cossie ones do so may be a little harder

The Crocodile Hunter

As mentioned above, i used fishing line to remove from my saph, worked a treat!

I used a sharp new wood chisel to remove the remaining foam off the back of them, was easy as the saph ones have a metal back to them, not sure if the 3d ones are the same???

Ade500

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Dead easy mate only took a few mins to do the whole car, the hot water really is the winner the tape almost falls off when it's hot just don't pull the mouldings. New tape is in all widths on eBay.

BRAMMER

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Good tips Ade

The 3dr strips as far as I'm aware were also metal lined too the repro ones don't and can be a little hard to fit as they stretch leaving overhang

RSLUBBY

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3dr ones are defo metal lined all accross the width i used boing water and fishing wire came off straight as a die

cossie891

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sweet I will take them of soon cheers guys