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Tim64
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Post Wed Nov 13, 2019 5:01 pm

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Hi all,
Help please the trim panels on the outside of my door and rear window in satin black on my 1985 2door I would like to remove them to re fresh the paint are they easy to remove?
Many thanks as always for any help,
Cheers Tim.
Ps hopefully I’ve posted a couple of pics 🙄
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Post Wed Nov 13, 2019 5:44 pm

Simple answer is no, they're not easy to remove, at least not without damaging them! This image gives you an idea how they are fixed and it's wise to order new clips in advance as I found the only way to remove the trim was to break the clips, but then I am heavy-handed and impatient ....
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Post Wed Nov 13, 2019 6:23 pm

Cheers mate,
Thanks for that I shall leave them on and paint them in situ looks a tricky job,
Cheers Tim.
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Post Thu Nov 14, 2019 3:01 pm

Tim64 wrote: ↑
Wed Nov 13, 2019 6:23 pm
 Cheers mate,
Thanks for that I shall leave them on and paint them in situ looks a tricky job,
Cheers Tim.
Dont think it will take too long to mask up , I painted some a few years ago in satin black and they looked really cool.
Hycote was the makers name.
I bought 12 tins (@£36) to paint the hard top on my e46 and to say it was a quick job, it`s pretty decent.

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Post Thu Nov 14, 2019 4:13 pm

You read my mind Mart I’d got satin black in my mind and from hycote,
As always cheers mate much appreciated
Tim.
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Post Thu Nov 14, 2019 4:33 pm

Tim64 wrote: ↑
Thu Nov 14, 2019 4:13 pm
 You read my mind Mart I’d got satin black in my mind and from hycote,
As always cheers mate much appreciated
Tim.
If you can try and buy in bulk because they really are cheap and it`s suprising what you can find to use them for. I only used six tins on the hard top , gave two to one of the boy`s and used two myself and still have "emergency" tins to spare.lol

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Post Fri Nov 15, 2019 4:52 pm

Cheers mate will do 👍🏻
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