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How do I remove my door dings properly? #413938 08/18/02 05:52 PM
Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 37 Minneapolis $ $G Money$ OP New CEG\'er
OP $G Money$ New CEG\'er $ Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 37 Minneapolis	I'm sure this has been discussed before but I did a search and came up with nothing. Can anyone help? ty 99 Red SVT Weapon R intake-Ground Control coilovers-Superchip-resonator removed**Rat Bastards stole my Si so I bought a S V T**

Re: How do I remove my door dings properly? #413939 08/18/02 06:16 PM
Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 81 Seguin, TX F fenderman49_dup1 CEG\'er
fenderman49_dup1 CEG\'er F Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 81 Seguin, TX	All you need is some fishing twine.... work from one end of the guard to the other using the twine as a saw to seperate the glue from the door. Once the ding guard is removed, take some rubbing alcohol or some other solvent that won't eat at your paint and scrub the residue that the glue left behind off of the door.... this is where patience and elbow grease come into play. BTW, why are these things referred to as "door dings"? Aren't door dings (or dents rather) made from too many people opening their car doors into you in a parking lot? Just curious. Anyways, hope this helps. -Jeremy

Re: How do I remove my door dings properly? #413940 08/18/02 06:23 PM
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OP $G Money$ New CEG\'er $ Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 37 Minneapolis	Yeah I thought dings were dents too but on an earlier post someone else referred to them "door dings" so I just thought I'd roll with it. thanks for the info though, does rubbing alcohol work best or would that "power of orange" stuff do the trick, and about how long a job is this? Thanks again! 99 Red SVT Weapon R intake-Ground Control coilovers-Superchip-resonator removed**Rat Bastards stole my Si so I bought a S V T**

Re: How do I remove my door dings properly? #413941 08/18/02 06:23 PM
Joined: May 2000 Posts: 1,359 Mill Creek, WA L Lance Kinley_dup1 Webmaster
Lance Kinley_dup1 Webmaster L Joined: May 2000 Posts: 1,359 Mill Creek, WA	Do you mean door *dings* (dents) or door ding *guards*? -Lance Lance Kinley CEG Webmaster 95 SE, "Cassandra" 10 years!

Re: How do I remove my door dings properly? #413942 08/18/02 06:25 PM
Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 1,905 Cornfields of Indiana P perry_dup1 Master P
perry_dup1 Master P P Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 1,905 Cornfields of Indiana	Knauberize!!!! My car.

Re: How do I remove my door dings properly? #413943 08/19/02 01:44 AM
Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 37 Minneapolis $ $G Money$ OP New CEG\'er
OP $G Money$ New CEG\'er $ Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 37 Minneapolis	the door guards....sorry 99 Red SVT Weapon R intake-Ground Control coilovers-Superchip-resonator removed**Rat Bastards stole my Si so I bought a S V T**

Re: How do I remove my door dings properly? #413944 08/19/02 02:08 AM
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,756 Houston, TX 1 1314_dup1 Hard-core CEG\'er
1314_dup1 Hard-core CEG\'er 1 Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,756 Houston, TX	Once you lift one end off the paint, just pull the whole strip off. Then you can use WD-40 and a soft cotton rag to rub off the glue that gets left behind. Then wash and wax. 1999 SVT Contour 2003 Honda Pilot 2005 Toyota Tundra

Re: How do I remove my door dings properly? #413945 08/19/02 02:13 AM
Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 37 Minneapolis $ $G Money$ OP New CEG\'er
OP $G Money$ New CEG\'er $ Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 37 Minneapolis	Cool thanks for the tips, those things will be off within the week! 99 Red SVT Weapon R intake-Ground Control coilovers-Superchip-resonator removed**Rat Bastards stole my Si so I bought a S V T**

Re: How do I remove my door dings properly? #413946 08/19/02 03:06 AM
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 8,301 Bernalillo, NM C CRZYDRVR_dup1 Addicted CEG\'er
CRZYDRVR_dup1 Addicted CEG\'er C Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 8,301 Bernalillo, NM	In reply to: Cool thanks for the tips, those things will be off within the week! Yes do it! The car will look sooo much better. -Ken V. 1998.5 SE Praire Tan Zetec ATX psycho_bass@hotmail.com Roush springs Roush rear sway bar BAT struts 17" Millie Miglia HT3 and a ton of subtle asthetic mods

Re: How do I remove my door dings properly? #413947 08/19/02 03:10 AM
Joined: May 2000 Posts: 279 S SQPlus_dup1 CEG\'er
SQPlus_dup1 CEG\'er S Joined: May 2000 Posts: 279	Originally posted by perry: Knauberize!!!! Dang! Beat me to it! I'm not sure if I'd want to use WD-40 since it is also a penetrant, might do some damage to the clear coat. I kept a spray bottle full of water and kept soaking the foam after I had pulled the strips off. It keeps the foam much more plyable while you scrape it off and doesn't seem to hurt your fingers as much. A towel also helps protect your fingers from blisters. It took me around 15 minutes for each rear door and 30 for each front door, then include time for polishing and waxing. Its not a quick job but it is certainly worth the look IMO.

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