Bump strips = grief

[mattcogg]

Hi,

The bump strips on the side of my car need removing. How r they attached? R they riveted, glued and how do I remove them I have heard some horror stories about removing them.

Thanks
Matt :D :D :D

[*NoVa_BoY*]

i fink they r glued on m8 use hot water, heat gun or hair dryer 2 get um off if fink :?:

[*NoVa_BoY*]

i fink they r glued on m8 use hot water, heat gun or hair dryer 2 get um off if fink :?:

[dan_mk1]

iv heard its a nightmare too! :?
thats why im delaying takin em off! or i might get me new gte bumpers sprayed black so i dont hav to take it off! :lol:

[privatepie]

dan si's got a gd tool 4 gettin them off and they lk 10 times better taken off

[mikeoxford]

be careful on early cra sthey are rivetted on

rivets = holes

[dan_mk1]

dan si's got a gd tool 4 gettin them off and they lk 10 times better taken off

what is it??

[snapper]

probably hot water and some fishing line will do the trick. it'll cut through the foamy gluey shite easily

[dan_mk1]

martin i can get the bump strips off, its the actual vinyl stuff i think im gonna hav a problem with :?
suppose i could try a heat gun and a lot of time!

[privatepie]

privatepie wrote:
dan si's got a gd tool 4 gettin them off and they lk 10 times better taken off

what is it??

its like plastic disk that u put in the end of a drill and as it spins it heats up and melts the glue. they come off so cleanly as well[/quote]

[mattcogg]

Is it worth taking them to a proper body shop to get them removed! Fishing line sounds like a good idea however if this goes wrong it will look really shit! The car is an F reg so hopefully the strips won't be rivited it on! Still confused by this disc thing that goes on the end of a drill not sure how this works to be honest! Anybody actually done it and lived to tell the tale?

Matt

[pickle]

i was lucky on my old nova, they fell off. ( well my mate helped them off with a pressure washer ) look miles better with them off. if u use a pressure washer though take care cos u r bound to take some paint off! like i did!

[rhumphris]

Best thing i found for taking the glue off was Shiny sinks, still needed some work though but it didn't affect the paint.

[Snowface]

just get 1 end loose and grab hold with 1 hand, hair dryer in other and peel and heat glue at same time. this is what i did.

Then get petrol on a rag and spend 2-3 hourd just getting rest of glue of paint.

P.s. Peel slowly othewise paint might come off.

[DUNOVA.]

On my sr they are just stuck on but it's a mission gettin the sticky shit off