door trim removal?

Post Sat Jul 15, 2006 10:10 pm

I'm in the process of respraying all the faded exterior black on my tourer. I've done the scuttle vents and door handles and they look great. I had a half hearted attempt at removing the door/window trims and weather strips but it seemed a bit more involved than i hoped. Am i better off masking the surrounding areas and spraying with it all still attached?

Post Sat Jul 15, 2006 10:16 pm

Depends how good a job you want done i'd guess

Personally i'd persevere

Post Sat Jul 15, 2006 11:33 pm

datourer wrote:I'm in the process of respraying all the faded exterior black on my tourer. I've done the scuttle vents and door handles and they look great. I had a half hearted attempt at removing the door/window trims and weather strips but it seemed a bit more involved than i hoped. Am i better off masking the surrounding areas and spraying with it all still attached?

Bit of a mission mate,if i remember right-door panel off,wind window down and remove the outer weather strip then lever the Black trim upwards(fragile so be carefull not to bend/kink).
Obviously mirror off on the fronts!

Hope this is of some use,personally id mask it and paint

Post Sat Jul 15, 2006 11:48 pm

Thanks, you've made my mind up!

Post Tue Jul 18, 2006 3:32 am

Uh oh. Be warned! The beltline window trims are very fragile and are a real bear to remove. The clips that hold them on oxidize over time and really don't like to let go.

I tried verrrrry carefully to remove mine and of the six pieces (four doors and two rear quarters) I kinked two beyond recognition and subtly bowed a third. All three pieces had to be replaced with new, and they were ridiculously expensive.

If you DO end up removing them, do a very careful inventory of all the clips to make sure you know where they go. There are at least 5 different clip types holding the beltline trim on!

Best of luck.