RedStil

THIS IS NOT MY ORIGINAL TUTORIAL JUST LAPILA82 SHOW IT TO ME AND THOUGHT IT WAS NICE

So there it goes :

So the door moldings, this is how I did them and it worked fine (I had the car for over a year and there's no paint damage, etc.)

1. Wash the entire car so it's nice and clean.

2. Take a hairdryer and heat up the entire molding, back and forth for of one of the moldings for about 5 minutes.

3. Take fishing line or other thin, strong string and apply until you loosen up about 6 inches, then gently pull the rest of the molding off.

4. Apply goo gone and use an old t-shirt or cloth to rub the rest of the rubber off (takes a while and is frustrating as hell! But it's worth it.)

5. Do the same for the rest of the door moldings.

6. Hand wash the car then apply a wax (Like Turtle Wax) to the freshly exposed area, might as well do the whole car while you're at it.

Then you're good to go. Here's some before and after pics:

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After
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Hope it makes things clear now.

Black SS/SC 06

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Approved

averagewhiteboy

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This works for emblems too. The exact way I de-badge things.

b00sted06ss

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this definatelly makes the base models look alot better

lt_man

looks great love the way it looks looks nice and cleen loves it

scottie

I did this, and I guess at the factory they painted with the emblem on? Anyway, it left like a strip of paint missing almost looks like clear is not there. Looks pretty shitty.

Lapila82

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DUDE! I didn't even realize you put this up as a how-to. Thanks. You're the friggin man!

mjnordio

as in the moldings on the side 0o!?

RedStil

hope it put some happiness in your day since your kinda depress haha

Lapila82

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It actually did help a little. I like knowing that I can help people, especially when I kind of feel helpless. So thanks man, you actually did help.

RedStil

I always thought you were gay actually xD HAHA Nah im joking its a pleasure and ill show you my picture soon about my car ! you said you were impatient to see them

heathkidder

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now take off the gm badge lol

Lapila82

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Haha yeah man, I can't wait to see how it came out.

philupondes

is the car cleared before the door moldings are put on from the factory or do they clear over them. It seems that they would just clear the whole car at one time, after installing the moldings.

RedStil

ll cobalt are all the same they just add **** to it to look more ugly or look better so yeah it was cleared before so they can use the body for an SS for example

2.2ecotec

i took one of mine off today and ended up puting it back on. i got all the molding off and there was still an outline! i tried goo gone and 2 other removal products and neither of those worked so then i went to advanced auto parts and got 2000 grit sandpaper and rubbing compound. i sanded a lil of one side then buffed it out and i could still see it (though not quite as much).
anyone have any suggestions???

Nice write up btw!

Lapila82

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That was a bit excessive... You should have been able to get all the sticky adhesive off. If you couldn't then use WD-40. Wash the car THOROUGHLY before AND after and wax it RIGHT AWAY. The outlines fade after a few days if you do it right.

RedStil

^^ lapila is right! Tho me i only took it to a car wash without pressurize jet but with rubing like moth style car wash machine and i took the extrat plus with wax and it was gone with weather after 2 weeks I've cleaned it tho 3 times in this 2 weeks and now its good

JoshuaVnyrd1817

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Heathkidder, hard to believe that was once a base model. Looking real good.

2.2ecotec

It's not the rubber stuff I can't get off. There's an outline still. And I got all the rubber off

Lapila82

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I had an outline too. If you already goo-gone'd, then wash it suuuuper clean, and do a hand wax with like Turtle Wax or something like that. It fades in a few weeks.

haymakercobalt

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