How To Remove Body Molding Adhesive

06-28-2018,06:44 PM

Well, just got a 2018 Subaru Outback and bought the OEM trunk side moldings for it.

The car was manufactured the last week of May and I picked it up 10 days ago.

Well, I did not discover that one of the BSM had a big scratch on it. Until I mounted it. It has the typical grayness 3m tape with the ruddy bankroll. What would exist the best way to remove this so they can give me a replqacement?

I have: angling line, 3m adhesive remover, goof-off and goo-gone. I'one thousand mainly concerned here about the paint beingness 'hard' plenty as the 3m says 'safe for nearly all cured automotive paint'. I cannot pry information technology off; I know better.

What's going to exist my all-time bet here? I effigy with the sprays I would spray along the height edge and allow it soak in to see if it will come up off with gentle pulling. Or a combo of above?

06-28-2018,07:25 PM

Use a heat gun or hair dryer with fishing line. I wouldn't worry about the paint cure equally it was rut broiled. Use 3m adhesive remover if any residuum.

06-28-2018,10:eleven PM

Quote Originally Posted by Rsurfer View Post

Employ a heat gun or hair dryer with angling line. I wouldn't worry nearly the paint cure as it was heat baked. Utilize 3m adhesive remover if any balance.

+one basically same procedure for removing emblems, if you've ever done that OP. make certain to wear a nice pair of thick gloves when using fishing line

06-28-2018,x:22 PM

Quote Originally Posted by Marc Hufnagel View Post

Well, merely got a 2018 Subaru Outback and bought the OEM body side moldings for it.
I accept: fishing line, 3m adhesive remover, goof-off and goo-gone. I'm mainly concerned here well-nigh the paint being 'hard' plenty as the 3m says 'prophylactic for nearly all cured automotive paint'. I cannot pry it off; I know ameliorate.

Hitting it with a hair dryer or a heat gun on low, wait 1-two minutes, lift up on ane cease with a plastic putty-knife and continue to apply upwardly force per unit area. It will very speedily begin to fully lift of mucilage and all. I have washed this hundreds of times with emblems and moldings. So long every bit you wait until the glue heats up and begins to melt, lifting the adhesive mounting tape also, y'all won't accept any issue and information technology will remove with virtually all the agglutinative leaving no existent need to agglutinative remover. BTW, 3M Adhesive remover is perfectly fine.

06-28-2018,11:47 PM

Quote Originally Posted past JHL88 View Post

+1 basically aforementioned procedure for removing emblems, if you've e'er done that OP. make certain to wear a nice pair of thick gloves when using fishing line

Finally found a pair of gloves in the basement garage. Definitely came in handy.

06-28-2018,xi:48 PM

Quote Originally Posted by TTQ B4U View Post

Hit it with a hair dryer or a estrus gun on low, expect i-2 minutes, lift up on one stop with a plastic putty-knife and continue to apply up force per unit area. It volition very quickly begin to fully elevator of glue and all. I take done this hundreds of times with emblems and moldings. So long as yous expect until the gum heats upwardly and begins to melt, lifting the agglutinative mounting tape too, you won't have any issue and information technology will remove with nearly all the adhesive leaving no real need to agglutinative remover. BTW, 3M Adhesive remover is perfectly fine.

great ideas - all off and similar it never even happened! Now to go it swapped tomorrow at the Subie dealer.

06-29-2018,06:twoscore AM

If you do end up using 3M Adhesive Remover, be sure not to go it on any plastic. I used that stuff to remove decal adhesive on the windshield of my snowmobile that was left when I removed a trail pass. It overcast upwardly that acrylic almost instantly. Information technology took a lot of piece of work to get the clarity back with Permatex plastic smoothen. It's Goof-Off from now on when dealing with plastics.

06-29-2018,08:02 AM

Angling line or the wide dental floss are not bad for sawing through the adhesive tape.

I would use a pilus dryer and NOT a heat gun to soften the tape. There was a poster here or over at Autopia who actually wrinkled his paint using a rut gun to remove some badges. Another thing people don't realize is simply sitting a vehicle out in the sun for an hour or then volition do wonders for softening upwards stuff like adhesive tape and vinyl decals/stripes if they are new-ish.