Removing Car Side Mouldings

tcawley29

Hi guys,
I removed the side mouldings off the doorson my 2006 Toyota Corolla hatchback. Had no problem getting the mouldings off however I can't get the double sided tape off it. The mouldings will not be going back on so the tape has to come off. So far I've tried using a hairdrier, vinegar, petrol, bug and tar remover, wd40, boiling water and a pressure washer yet I still can't get it to come off. I got a can of De Solv It glue remover yesterday in halfords but thats not doing too much either. Has anyone here got any suggestions on how to get the tape off because I've been trying for two days now and made very little progress.
Thanks
Tommy

leeomurchu

There's a thing you can get called goo gone I think it's on ebay not sure how good it is but is supposed to remove adhesive tape etc.

Have you tried thinners and a stanley blade?

colm_mcm

Very very carefully use a flat blade to trim off the excess foam, then rub the excess off.

tcawley29

Forgot to say I've also use white spirits. It seems like I will have to use a blade however. I suppose if I'm carefull enough I shouldn't have a problem.
Thanks for the advice lads

leeomurchu

tcawley29 wrote: »

Forgot to say I've also use white spirits. It seems like I will have to use a blade however. I suppose if I'm carefull enough I shouldn't have a problem.
Thanks for the advice lads

If you wrap a little insualting tape around either end of a stanley blade it'll make a lil gap so you won't cut into anything.

colm_mcm

Why are you taking the moldings off?

Hal1

I heard these are good at removing adhesive and vinyl. Maybe there's a van signage company in your area that could do it for you?

tcawley29

colm_mcm wrote: »

Why are you taking the moldings off?

They kept falling off on one side. Was different tape on that side which came off easily so I assume the car was crashed before I owned it. The factory stuff however is an absolute nightmare to get off. I'm taing them off because I think the car looks better without them

tcawley29

Hal1 wrote: »

I heard these are good at removing adhesive and vinyl. Maybe there's a van signage company in your area that could do it for you?

Saw videos of them online however couldn't find anyone selling them locally and I live in the country so no van sineage company near by. I'll get the tape off yet Now its personal :P

tcawley29

All glue is off few minor scratches on the paint but I need to do a few touch ups as well so time to paint it Car will be like a mirror when I'm finished the clay, polish and wax

colm_mcm

Pics?

Seen a few pics of corollas without strips. Looks alright.

tcawley29

colm_mcm wrote: »

Pics?

Seen a few pics of corollas without strips. Looks alright.

Never say a pic of an 06 hatchback one without strips :P Looks good though

No pics until it gets the paint, clay, polish and wax :pac:

colm_mcm

There was a jap import corolla Alex with no strips in my estate years ago, you'll see jdm ones with no strips

Wicklowandy

Too late for you, but fishing wire is what i used to remove the sticky stuff under the mouldings. Then a good rub with white spirit, then a good soapy wash...

tcawley29

Anyone got any tips on how to level this. I have paint

colm_mcm

tcawley29 wrote: »

Anyone got any tips on how to level this. I have paint

Try some cutting compound

tcawley29

colm_mcm wrote: »

Try some cutting compound

Tried that and sanding it. No good. I've painted that section and that didn't level it either. I wonder would it level itself when I lacquer it?

colm_mcm

tcawley29 wrote: »

colm_mcm wrote: »

Try some cutting compound

Tried that and sanding it. No good. I've painted that section and that didn't level it either. I wonder would it level itself when I lacquer it?

Just put the moldings back no. Im guessing the door was repaired badly or something

tcawley29

colm_mcm wrote: »

Just put the moldings back no. Im guessing the door was repaired badly or something

No chance of me putting the mouldings back after I've come this far. At worst case I guess I could use filler however I think I can level it with paint if I mask off the high area again. Helped a bit because I tried it already.
ActuallyI suspect that this is the factory side as this is the side that was so hard to get the tape off and was taped up all around the mouldings edges. On the other side the paint is level all over the door however the moulding were falling off here (were held on with way weaker tape and some sort of glue by the looks of it.
I shall prevail yet :pac:

colm_mcm

It'll look cat. Please admit defeat!

tcawley29

colm_mcm wrote: »

It'll look cat. Please admit defeat!

Quitters never win and Winners never quit :P

I always get a job done well when I set my mind to it

I'll upload pics once I win

colm_mcm

tcawley29 wrote: »

colm_mcm wrote: »

It'll look cat. Please admit defeat!

Quitters never win and Winners never quit :P

I always get a job done well when I set my mind to it

I'll upload pics once I win

Even the best sprayers with proper equipment would struggle to paint a section like that and get it to match. That's why they spray entire sides of cars

tcawley29

colm_mcm wrote: »

Even the best sprayers with proper equipment would struggle to paint a section like that and get it to match. That's why they spray entire sides of cars

And they shall call him Tommy :cool:

I had another attempt at levelling the paint so I taped off all the high edges with masking tape and sprayed two layers of color. Then I removed the masking tape and sprayed a third layer over the high edges and the low edges. After having a look at it there and its roughly 80% filled from what it was Nearly there

As promised I will post a pic once I finish. May not be until monday as there's rain promised here for tomorrow and I havn't got a garage to work in.

tcawley29

Even closer to finishing now leveling out nicely and color match is perfect. Job is now on hold until I get another can of paint

eg6 vtec

looks like it was painted and the mouldings where never removed, the only way to get rid of this 100% is to sand down the whole panel and feather out the paint edge and spray the whole lot