Painted Door Pilars
#1
Painted Door Pilars
I want to get the black vinyl off of my door pilars so i can have the paint on there. I took one stirp off, the driver's side door one and it looked horrible cause of all the glue left on from the vinyl. I bought adhesive remover and tried to scrape the glue off, but it doesn't all seem to come off, i still got a lot of glue left on there. Am i doing something wrong or does it just take a lot of adhesive remover & time to get the glue off??
#3
Originally posted by 1FSTMAX
Did you heat up the tape before you removed the vinyl? I heard of people using gasoline, or "GOO-Gone" to take the tack stuff out. Also what color is you max?
Did you heat up the tape before you removed the vinyl? I heard of people using gasoline, or "GOO-Gone" to take the tack stuff out. Also what color is you max?
Yeah i heated it. Do they sell "goo-gone" at pep boys or a store like that?? It's a dark green 1997.
#4
Originally posted by 97MaXiMaGLE97
Yeah i heated it. Do they sell "goo-gone" at pep boys or a store like that?? It's a dark green 1997.
Yeah i heated it. Do they sell "goo-gone" at pep boys or a store like that?? It's a dark green 1997.
Does the color match the rest of the car? Ive been planning on taking the vinyl off, but im worried that the paint may not match.
#5
Originally posted by 1FSTMAX
I'm not too sure. I think that they will have it, at a hardware store like: Lowes, home depot.
Does the color match the rest of the car? Ive been planning on taking the vinyl off, but im worried that the paint may not match.
I'm not too sure. I think that they will have it, at a hardware store like: Lowes, home depot.
Does the color match the rest of the car? Ive been planning on taking the vinyl off, but im worried that the paint may not match.
I'll try those places. Yeah, the little amount of paint i can see matches perfectly.
#8
Originally posted by 97BlackMax
I'd like to see a pic as well. I may consider doing this on my black max
I'd like to see a pic as well. I may consider doing this on my black max
#9
Originally posted by 97MaXiMaGLE97
I'll post a pic whenever i get it finished. But my intent in this post was to find out how i could get it finished quicker.....
I'll post a pic whenever i get it finished. But my intent in this post was to find out how i could get it finished quicker.....
#10
Originally posted by 97BlackMax
sorry...but if i remember correctly from earlier posts from people who had done it...they had to really heat it up well and i think for the rest of the glue, they used either goo gone or rubbing alcohol...and of course, fingernails...but i could be wrong since this is coming from memory of reading other threads...but i think goo gone might be your best bet...and i do think most hardware stores have it
sorry...but if i remember correctly from earlier posts from people who had done it...they had to really heat it up well and i think for the rest of the glue, they used either goo gone or rubbing alcohol...and of course, fingernails...but i could be wrong since this is coming from memory of reading other threads...but i think goo gone might be your best bet...and i do think most hardware stores have it
Thanks, i'll try the other 3 like that and hopefully i can get the glue of the one i started.
#12
Anyone else having trouble removing the pillars? I did what the faqs asked but its so damned hard!
My fingers where pink white and blue trying to remove it still no luck. It looks like its part of the door more than anything no noticeable seperation..................
My fingers where pink white and blue trying to remove it still no luck. It looks like its part of the door more than anything no noticeable seperation..................
#13
Originally posted by Mad Dhan
i dont get it, my car already had painted door pillars when i got it? Which part are u talking about exactly, the part on the door or the part on the cabin/acutual car?
i dont get it, my car already had painted door pillars when i got it? Which part are u talking about exactly, the part on the door or the part on the cabin/acutual car?
does anyone have pics of the body colored pillars on a beige car?
#14
Here are two pretty bad pictures but you get the point. You need to pull up some of the weather stripping to get all of the vinyl tape out and in the pics I had yet to re-glue it, that's why it is trapped between the doors.
#16
wait....just so in understand before i try this...the black coating on the outside of the b-pillars is removable and underneath is painted the color of the car?
with all the clearcoats and everything???
i don't want to start taking it off to find primer
thanx
adrian
with all the clearcoats and everything???
i don't want to start taking it off to find primer
thanx
adrian
#19
If you go to an auto body supply store you can buy a "Pinstriper Remover".
It's a tool that looks like a round eraser that goes on the end of a drill/buffing machine.
It removes the glue like butta.
ebmorgan did it to his I30 with my tool. Total time to do it was 2 minutes.
IanS
It's a tool that looks like a round eraser that goes on the end of a drill/buffing machine.
It removes the glue like butta.
ebmorgan did it to his I30 with my tool. Total time to do it was 2 minutes.
IanS
#20
Originally posted by iansw
If you go to an auto body supply store you can buy a "Pinstriper Remover".
It's a tool that looks like a round eraser that goes on the end of a drill/buffing machine.
It removes the glue like butta.
ebmorgan did it to his I30 with my tool. Total time to do it was 2 minutes.
IanS
If you go to an auto body supply store you can buy a "Pinstriper Remover".
It's a tool that looks like a round eraser that goes on the end of a drill/buffing machine.
It removes the glue like butta.
ebmorgan did it to his I30 with my tool. Total time to do it was 2 minutes.
IanS
Thanks a lot, i will try it tomorrow and post pics when i'm finished. Yes that black part on the edge of your doors is just a vinyl sticker and the clearcoated paint in underneath.
#22
Originally posted by shane
About how much is the pinstriper tool and how is the best way to heat the door up and with a hair dryer or a small heater,it blows lot of hot air out will that work and for how long to use that thanks
About how much is the pinstriper tool and how is the best way to heat the door up and with a hair dryer or a small heater,it blows lot of hot air out will that work and for how long to use that thanks
You don't need to heat anything up if you use that tool.
It generates it's own heat while spinning against the paint. Just be careful not to do it in one place too long or to put too much pressure on it, or it will burn your paint. (Just move it around frequently while using it, and you'll be fine).
IanS
#23
Originally posted by iansw
The pinstripe tool was like 20 bucks, but i figured it was worth it because it can be used not only to remove pinstripes/molding/glue, but as a clay bar also.
You don't need to heat anything up if you use that tool.
It generates it's own heat while spinning against the paint. Just be careful not to do it in one place too long or to put too much pressure on it, or it will burn your paint. (Just move it around frequently while using it, and you'll be fine).
IanS
The pinstripe tool was like 20 bucks, but i figured it was worth it because it can be used not only to remove pinstripes/molding/glue, but as a clay bar also.
You don't need to heat anything up if you use that tool.
It generates it's own heat while spinning against the paint. Just be careful not to do it in one place too long or to put too much pressure on it, or it will burn your paint. (Just move it around frequently while using it, and you'll be fine).
IanS
#24
Originally posted by 97MaXiMaGLE97
I don't have a buffer, can i still use it??
I don't have a buffer, can i still use it??
I just put mine on the end of a drill.
I think I have a pic:
www.cyberhub.net/pinstripe/tool.jpg
It's SOOO nice to host your own website.
#25
ok i was just about to post this exact same thing, i have a 98 gle dark green, and i swear on my life this glue WILL NOT COME OFF!!..i have been working on the driver side front door pillar for well over an hour, i see maybe 1/8 paint, and all glue, i have been using goo gone over and over, and it doesnt seem to have any effect whatsoever, i guess i can find a body shop and get that eraser thing, but id rather not and i know a lot of u have taken off the glue without it, someone please help me out here?? how did u get this stuff off?? (and no i suppose i didnt heat it up enough before i took it off)
#27
Like I already said, the pinstripe removal tool works best.
ebmorgan borrowed it to do his, and it took 5 minutes to get all the glue off.
Check it out:
http://www.phyberhub.com/olive/leftFrame3.html
The bottom pics.
IanS
ebmorgan borrowed it to do his, and it took 5 minutes to get all the glue off.
Check it out:
http://www.phyberhub.com/olive/leftFrame3.html
The bottom pics.
IanS
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