need a little help

the_house123 · Post by **the_house123** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 1:27 pm

hi guys, im not sure what this part on my lanos is called but i want to take it off.

This is it.

Its the black strip on the doors that i want off, iv taken a bit of it off however underneath there is this layer of glue and some form of tape.
How do i get this off my car to make it look like it was never there?
cheers
mike

GizCRO · Post by **GizCRO** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 3:18 pm

it's hard to take it off just like that...

You need to remove the black thing on the sides of your car,sand the surface, then cover it with filler to hide the holes and fill the gap/hole, then respray it...

It's costly mod... just to remove it...

Better then that would be to take the black thing down from the car and spray it with primer then respray it with the same colour of your car...

PS
Sorry 4 the bad english... It's technical so i'm a bit lost with the technical terms!

the_house123 · Post by **the_house123** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 3:35 pm

heh, well thats odd as there are no holes on the other side of the black thing.

Iv started by useing sticky stuff remover and a LOT of patience.

Iv managed to get the black things off, however underneath there is this form of tape which is very have to take off.
Is there anything tat might be able to get this off quite easily?

e.g. industrial sticky stuff remover

cheers
mikw

batteryops · Post by **batteryops** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 3:36 pm

Yeah your best bet is to spray the bump strip the same colour as the car as removing it is both expensive to do properly and if it's a diy job time consuming if you really wanted rid of it that badly you could check a breakers for door without it then its just a bolt on job

the_house123 · Post by **the_house123** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 4:00 pm

yeah i was thinking that, but im nearly done...i got most of it of, but there is still bits of residue which i just cant get off.
would it be an dea useing white spirit???

cheers
mike

batteryops · Post by **batteryops** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 4:05 pm

You could try a bit of tar and bug it lifts off alot of stuff i would use it normally after removing a vinyl sticker from a car to remove the residue but once you get it off the should be no work left as the bump strip is not receded into the body panels by the looks of it. just a good polish and it should come up a treat

the_house123 · Post by **the_house123** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 4:08 pm

tar and bug?

never heard of this

batteryops · Post by **batteryops** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 4:11 pm

We get it here in the uk but there is bound to be an equivilent in the states is a cleaner epecially designed to lift tar off a carwithout damaging the paint. check a local motore shop

batteryops · Post by **batteryops** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 4:13 pm

I just read the plate on your car and realise your from germany my fault sorry

the_house123 · Post by **the_house123** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 4:21 pm

no, thats not my car, i found that on google.

i couldn't be bothered to take a pic of mine so quickly brought up one from google which was similar to mine.
iv just been looking and i can get it from halfords, might take a trip there now.
cheers
mike