d16lxciv

i have a four door ej6, the moldings, or trim on the side of the car, and the side skirts are faded. how do i take off the moldings/trim of the car to repaint it. I heard it is not that hard but i wanna make sure i know what im doing. thanks

2coupes

don't paint them, just use some armor all wipes and it'll make them look like new

Jlamar757

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 2coupes &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">don't paint them, just use some armor all wipes and it'll make them look like new</TD></TR></TABLE>

you didn't really answer his question.
if you wanna take off the side moldings, there are clips holding them firmly into the door. yesterday(since i'm getting jdm thin), i just ripped them out of the door and, surprisingly, the clips didn't rip off.

for the sideskirts..there will be screws holding them in located underneath(90% sure about that)

dohcVTECeg2

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 2coupes &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">don't paint them, just use some armor all wipes and it'll make them look like new</TD></TR></TABLE>

yea that will work for about the first 5 hours.

you can tape them off and buy trim paint at your local hardware store and paint them while they are on your car. i did my side skirts and front lip on my del sol and it came out like new

PRcivicHB

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=489625 &lt;--- follow that write up step by step .... Who said armor-all??? LOL i think when it goes away in like a day its worse....


Modified by PRcivicHB at 8:38 AM 6/14/2006

PRcivicHB

oh yeah and check the FAQ sticky up there... thats where i got it from... That sticky has tons and tons of write ups, have fun reading through it....

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread/642479 &lt;--- thats the FAQ link


Modified by PRcivicHB at 8:39 AM 6/14/2006

2coupes

i said armor all, it works, and if you want it to last even longer, you can mask it off and use black leather polish, it works too

94eg!

iTrader: (2)

To get the clips off without breaking them for sure, you need two thin paint scrapers. The paint scrapers will be pushed down between the painted surface of the door and the molding. Stick paper note cards in the spot where you will be inserting the scraper to protect your paint. feel around until you find a clip, and push downward onto it and gently pull the molding until it starts to come out (this releases the upper tab on the clip). Then insert the second scraper w/ note card from below & push upward on the same clip (this releases the bottom tab on the clip) until the molding comes free of the door. Now move onto the next clip...

There is about 5 clips on each door panel, and two on each fender/quater panel....

PRcivicHB

my links dont show up... BoOoOoooOooOoo

PRcivicHB

The links should show now

d16lxciv

yea i did that armor all stuff and it worked for half an hour, and i could tape around the trim, that does work pretty well.

d16lxciv

thanx for help, guys/girls

94eg!

iTrader: (2)

Here is a link that B18C5-EH2 did several years ago about doing this on an EG:

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=489625

d16lxciv

where did she get that 3m tape at, hardware store?

94eg!

iTrader: (2)

It's "blue" 3m painters tape (each color is different stickiness). You buy it in the "paint" section at wal-mart k-mart or any other cheapo store that sells paint. The stuff is really great because it's relatively low tac, but still seals well leaving good lines on smooth surfaces...