Removed Door Trim (befor and afters)

[Alerwhoa]

Well the latest modd was a spirt of the moment thing yesterday. Just decided I didnt want the Door Trim on there any longer.

Used a heat gun on low and just peeled right off of course... The more pain staking task was removing the adheasive crap afterwards. Then Using Goo Gone to get the small stuff off.

Fresh waxing of there area and there we have it:

Pictures:
Befor
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l198/Alerwhoa/WhoNeedsThat.jpg

And After MUCH better.
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l198/Alerwhoa/MoldingShave.jpg

[Alerwhoa]

Oh and lets play a game of "Name that car" in the reflection :) shes my other baby....

[Trickyslick]

I think it looks nicer without that...flows reall good.

[doubleN0alero]

looks to me like a 74 Nova SS

[jackal2000]

i didnt even have to use a heat gun when i took mine oh so long ago. a june north carolina day was all it took to make it ppel off easy. i wish my car was a darker color like black cause if you look close you can see the color difference and there is some dirt that is sunburned in so to speak.

[Alerwhoa]

i didnt even have to use a heat gun when i took mine oh so long ago. a june north carolina day was all it took to make it ppel off easy. i wish my car was a darker color like black cause if you look close you can see the color difference and there is some dirt that is sunburned in so to speak.

i freakin hate black.... its impossible to keep clean and its not exactly great for having a fiberglass body kit which shows cracks... its gettin repainted and the body kits gettin some modding to stiffen it up some. Im also thinking about shaving that bodyline all together but not sure yet i kinda like it there.


And Double0 is a winner Good call on the 1974 but its not an SS just a custom. Its got a 350 bored .60, bigger cam and carb spacer. Didnt wanna take it to far from stock. posi rear and a rebuilt tranny with a shift kit and 2500 RPM B&M Stall. It hauls pretty good needless to say. No tracks around here so ive never "legally" raced it. But its all restored to factory pretty much besides the engine and tranny/rear end mods

[battistoni21]

looks nice man..... all you did was use a heat gun to her?

jackal, you think this is a good idea for me? i have a silver ho too.......

[cavaliers60]

hmmmm.... I might just do that on my car too!

[clutch1]

I did it on mine. The factory tape is easy peasy to get off without heat even. Too bad my mom got it in an accident a month after we got it and the door panels on one side were replaced and the idiots who put it on used some tape that leaves sticky residue on it even with heat and all. I think I'll pick up some goo gone next time I'm up around a Walmart or something.

Looks good though, Alerwhoa!

[jturkey69]

i did the same to my car, i never did understand the point in the trim piece...

as for the NOVAcaine...been there, done that...same shade of blue as well...dupmed better gears in the rear though(3.73), and went with a used set of dirt track heads from world products, and a nice lunati cam w/ a 650 edelbrock on a torker II....was good for 13's
that was the name of my car..lol NOVAcaine

[adam337]

i think the reason for it is when you park in a parking lot..like at a mall or anything and some dumbass tries opening their car door all the way and hits your door. if you look at it from the side that piece sticks out the farthest (Preventing scratched paint and not very expensive to replace)

[cavaliers60]

It doesn't work... lol

[Alerwhoa]

^ exactly its pointless on the car and looks way better with it off.

Oh and the lines you see in the after pic.. i didnt clean it enough in that area yet.. its not in the paint its actually a small ridge or high spot. I got it off today.

[ppgnut]

FYI
those are called body side moldings, when you say door trim i thought you removed the door trim panel you know the big thing on the inside of the door

[SweetNLow]

there is a point to them....... if somone opens there car door into your car it hits the molding rather than the paint....

[j{}n]

i can say from numerous personal experiences that they don't really do a damn thing...

[Alerwhoa]

^ exactly they dont work.... I know the purpose of them im not retarded the car looks alot cleaner without them. Matter fact I dont think they work on any car... Except my Nova cause they are actually mounted up high enough and also on the highest point of the body curve... rather than IN a body curve like our Alero's

[battistoni21]

yeah that is pretty retarded how they are IN a curve

[billytheman1188]

You should see my car, up on the highest point near the top of my doors, there are NUMEROUS dents on both sides. Probably from when my mom had the car, she had to park in a lot, and fuckin retards in Albany probably hit the car all the time.

[99redcoupe]

i didnt know it could be taken off! pretty cool would a hair dryer work in place of the heat gun.

[Alerwhoa]

Thats what i used actually. As long as the metal isnt cold but in Georgia it shouldnt be :)

[99redcoupe]

well i just want to say takein the trim off isnt hard but the adhesive is a pita , Alerwhoa how did u get those high marks off yours(the black stuff)? i tried wd-40 and it didnt work?

[alerored04]

use a blow dryer and goo gone, or sticker and glue removal spray. Advance should have it. Spray it, let it sit, then buff it out.

[Redog]

Hey do you think I have the same kind of crap holding on the Delta's trim?

22 years of weather makes the tirm look like total crap, thus holding down the apperance of the car:(

[Coldfire]

The delta might be old enough to still have actual screws holding the trim but I don't know for sure.

[Redog]

^^ That's what I was thinking, I didn't wanna just yank it off and be up shit's creek

[Coldfire]

Do you have any pics (just to see how bad the trim really looks)

Also--I take it you don't feel like filling/painting any holes that may potentially be left by the removed screws

You could look into purchasing replacement trim, although It'd be tough finding anyone that's manufacturing it for that era/model of car

[Redog]

This is the best I have. As you can see, it doesn't look too bad from a far, but up close it's all faded and discolored.

A guy took his off his Chevy over on B-Body.org, but that site is no more :(

BTW, the drums are Black now and Olds center caps too

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/6/web/2214000-2214999/2214250_27_full.jpg

And from afar!
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/6/web/2214000-2214999/2214250_29_full.jpg

[99redcoupe]

ok i have a black ring around where the molding was anyone know how to get that off plz help i have all the glue off just cant get that "black ring" to go away

[jackal2000]

ok i have a black ring around where the molding was anyone know how to get that off plz help i have all the glue off just cant get that "black ring" to go away

hey me too! i gave up trying to get it off.

[Coldfire]

Redog, maybe you could take the interior door panel off and see if you can see the inside where the trim would attatch?

[Alerwhoa]

try maybe gettin the car professionaly buffed to get the black ring off? its because of all the road grime and crap from over the years im sure. And shouldnt be in the clear coat/paint. My cars black so it took just alittle elbow grease to get off the dis-coloration and its not even noticeable on my car. But a lighter color i could see where it could be an issue.

[99redcoupe]

how much are we talkin on getting it buffed? and could i just use a regular buffer or not?

[DaRockwilder]

Hey do you think I have the same kind of crap holding on the Delta's trim?

22 years of weather makes the tirm look like total crap, thus holding down the apperance of the car:(

The small rubber strip on the side of the door was just glued on on my '80 Delta 88 (which I still have). There was some thick black adhesive holding it on, but for the most part it just rubbed off. You could also use goo gone (great stuff!!) to get it off.

The chrome along the bottom of the car is held on by clips, the clips attach to studs on the bodywork, so to remove the chrome, you would have to sand or grind the studs off and repaint the bottom of the car.

Also, don't yank your vinyl top (if you've got one and are wanting to pull it) until you've got the trim to go around the back window on hand. You'll have to screw the clips onto the metal to hold the rear trim around the window, as the vinyl topped models didn't have the proper studs to attach the clips.

There's a yahoo group, the 77-90 B-Body group which I helped create that may be of some help to you. I'm no longer a member, due to the fact that my delta has been parked for the last couple years. We put it up after gmforums.com got sold.

EDIT: I didn't realize that delta was YOURS. Sweet car man! I always wanted a coupe! Mine is a 4 door, and its in primer.