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I used the fishing line to take them off using a sawing motion. For the sticky part, I first used a plastic scraper and goo gone, but scraped the hell out of my car. Rubbing compound took the scratches out. The scraper wasn't working too well. I then used gloves and just rolled the sticky stuff off. It took about an hour, and became a little fun. I kind of enjoyed watching the silver stuff just roll into one big ball. I'm going to wash and wax the car tomorrow morning. THe gloves made all the difference. Hope this helps someone else, because I was very frustrated when I first started.
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Dang man, wish I could think about washing and waxing my car....forcast here calls for high winds and 4-8 inches of snow tomorrow... congrats on getting the guards off though, it does make a big difference in how the car looks.
Shawn Clone
Jezabel- 1999 SE Sport V6 MTX- Severly wounded, comatose
Silver frost/Black Exterior-Midnight Blue Interior
The Firecracker- 1995 Mystique LS V6 MTX stock and backfiring like a rifle shot
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does anyone have pics of this, and do you have to apply anything to where the strips were orig.
Built April 18th 1998 #5770 of 6535
Reborn: July 11, 2004 3L and gone again 12/13/2005
new ride: 98 Silver frost SVT with all my old goodies!!!!
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In reply to:
does anyone have pics of this
I have pics in my sig. I used gloves, too. After getting like 4 blisters trying to get the glue off without them. It looks so much better without the door dings 
-Ken V.
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Roush springs Roush rear sway bar BAT struts 17" Millie Miglia HT3 and a ton of subtle asthetic mods
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Originally posted by DeepDishSVT:
I kind of enjoyed watching the silver stuff just roll into one big ball. .
we called this the snot ball and I agree, it was fun picking that much snot and rolling it into such a huge wad.  
Kim
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I have pics of a knauberized T-red 2000 SE. Fototime ate my pictures, so it'll take me a little bit to get them back up.
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Originally posted by ryanwoodsvt:
I too did this mod, ages ago. I think it really improves the look of the car.
INFO and MY HOWTO:
http://www.woodfam.com/ryan/svt/door_guards.html
Sweet how-to!
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nice, I think I just found out what my next project is
Built April 18th 1998 #5770 of 6535
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i had overspray/aged problem once i got mine off (still do), but with mine i was able to just start with fishing line then grab the ding guard and pull it slowly off.
98.5 SVT
91 Escort GT (almost sold)
96 ATX Zetec (i brake to watch you swerve)
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