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Started by HANDM, February 13, 2011, 10:52:51 PM

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HANDM

February 13, 2011, 10:52:51 PM
Upon getting ready to install the wheel opening molding, I went to remove the blue sticky film and discovered that since I bought them over 6 years ago, the F***ING crap has dried out making it virtually impossible to get it off. It has literally become part of the molding. I have been peeling bb size pieces for over three hours  :brickwall: :brickwall: :brickwall: :brickwall: :brickwall:

I'm looking at buffing them after all this aggravation. If they werent so dang expensive, I'd just buy a new set.

So if anyone has bought WOM and isn't planning on installing it right away. PEEL OFF THE BLUE FILM!

bill440rt

#1
February 13, 2011, 11:30:59 PM
Have you tried using a mild solvent?

Or, a heat gun??  :shruggy:
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HANDM

#2
February 14, 2011, 02:37:24 AM
Heat gun, unavailable, hair dryer, uneffective. mild solvent, I tried laquer thinner, goof off and lighter fluid. Wound up using a razor blade to very carefully scrape it off and then using this stuff I bought years ago from a door to door salesman called "advanage" (not misspelled) to clean the glue. Came out perfect.

Funny thing about this cleaner is that I have used it on every piece of chrome trim on the Charger and it works every time for rust, grime, oil or just about everthing else. It just seems like concentrated window cleaner but man, does it work!
And the wife said I was crazy for buying it  :2thumbs:

terrible one

#3
February 14, 2011, 10:31:49 AM
That's funny, I've got a whole bottle of Advanage under the kitchen sink! It really is good stuff

bull

#4
February 15, 2011, 11:42:15 AM
I wonder if it would come off if you just started buffing them? :shruggy:

qwick68

#5
March 01, 2011, 08:11:03 PM
Same thing happened to me, I tried everything....I ended up throwing them away.  Yep right in the garbage.....they werent as nice as originals anyway.......
68 Charger LL-1 Turquoise

six-tee-nine

#6
March 02, 2011, 01:36:41 PM
Stash them in the dishwasher? (when your whife is'nt home)
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HANDM

#7
March 06, 2011, 04:43:44 PM
After looking them over again, they still look like crap with lots of tiny flakes left. I'm going to give cleaning them another go......if that don't work, I may just clean and re-use the old ones  :eek2:

doctor4766

#8
March 08, 2011, 05:12:07 PM
I'd try a very fine grade steel wool to get the flakes off. Maybe 000 grade. But be gentle and make sure it doesn't scratch them on a hidden section first.
Gotta love a '69
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