I just started loading the vid... missed the link my first pass through the thread. Oops

I'll take a look at it once it finishes loading cuz I'm currently on dial-up [sigh]

I see what you're saying, though. However, I really don't have any place to safely use a heat gun or hair drier because I have to park on the street and it's on a rather steep incline... nowhere I can really go to have access to a power source and run an extension cord. Any chance that the Bug & Tar remover would do the trick by itself? Sorry if that's answered in the video, it's gonna be a little while until I have it loaded

 

hey no worries, id ask questions if I had to d/l a video for 20 minutes too. the remover loosens it, but the heat does the trick. If you havea friend or a neighbor with a driveway it would prob work out. maybe even some carwashes or gas stations. with the heat it is a piece of cake. im impressd you got this far without heating the trim at all. im sure you can find a way to make it happen. maybe pull your Balt onto the sidewalk for like 10 minutes... that really is all you will need

 

I'll see what I can do... thanks for the quick responses OrngBalt, much appreciated

Will try and post some pics once it's all done

 

no prob phar.... im at work so i need to be productive.... lol so that means helping Cobalt owners..

 

w00t!

It worked! Not quite as cleanly as they WRX guys did it, but it did come off... A few spots didn't take as well to the B&T Remover as others but for the most part it worked VERY well

I really need to do a major cleaning on this car... wash, claybar, polish, wax, all of it... now if only I could steal time to do it...

Thank you one more time OrngBalt and thanks to the other posters on here. With all of this help I was finally able to get through this lol. I'm learning soooo much from these forums it's unreal

 

I'll be doing this one this weekend

 

i have a 2005 black balt if i do this mod will there be a difference in color thank you?

 

Honestly not really.

 

damn you stole my thoughts. I totally agree with the fishing line. Another thing you may want to consider is a blow dryer. That works wonders with the goo gone. Heats up the sticky and then melts the glue. just be careful.

Nice job

*note: paint thinner does the same thing and costs less. however you are forced to get a lot more!

 

my friend did it on her white car and it left the paint underneath the strips stained with a light yellow color.

 

she held the heat to long

btw im doing this when it warms up

 

i did this and i used nufinish scratch doctor and there is still scratches!!!!! is there a better scratch remover than that??? i also thought about going to get it buffed.

 

Any before and after pics?

 

anybody got any pics of this done to a 4dr?

 

I dont have pics but i just did it a few weeks ago to my 4dr, trust me, do it!

looks so much better, and dont worry about how long you've had it on. I had mine on for FOUR YEARS and no color difference between the area underneath and whats not.

 

I debadged and de-trimmed my 2005 4-door over the weekend. I definately love the look! Only problem is there's a color difference on one side of my car...it is lighter where I de-trimmed. Does anyone know how to remedy this?

 

hmm i was worried this problem would happen to me. only suggestion is WAX

 

^^^yeah, I tried applying some wax, but it didn't seem to make a difference on that one side. I'm probably going to try again and put more elbow into it.

 

weird, I did that exact same to my 4dr and know color diff at all. I really thought there would be considering im in texas but nope, Maybe your closer to the sun! haha

 

I tried to take mine off two days ago.. Didn't quite finish, should have done it when it was hotter out i guess.... Underneath where hte adhesive used to be it look yellow :\

Can't notice it unlesss your ~1ft away but still...

 

anyone do their red cobalt? detrim the sides?

 

sub'd

 

how often would you have to wax this after you got the trim off to protect the paint?

 

the paint is clear coated before the trim is added. I took mine off after a year and a half and there was no difference between the paint covered and paint not covered

 

i did it this weekend and i found out my clearcoat is coming off underneath the trim anybody know what to do? i will have pics soon