bumper strips?

Robdeforma · Post by **Robdeforma** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 3:07 pm

can anyone tell me if the bumper strips along the doors of my mk4 polo are held on with adhesive or tacks? are they easy to remove?

thanks

ash · Post by **ash** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 3:15 pm

Just adhesive holds them on mate.

Hairdryer will do the trick of softening the glue and just be careful when removing. If you go too heavy handed you may pull off some laquer as well.
If you have a heat gun it will be easier

Robdeforma · Post by **Robdeforma** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 3:20 pm

sweet mate, ill give it ago soon.

thanks very mutch.

tommy long · Post by **tommy long** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 4:47 pm

If your having a bit of trouble getting them off use dental floss!. It works a treat and doesnt damage your panels, im doing mine at the weekend.

Robdeforma · Post by **Robdeforma** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 11:59 pm

Yeah the hairdryer worked a treat!

Heated the glue up and stuck my blockbuster card between it and the panel, came right off, didn't even need to T cut it either....

Cheers

polo boi · Post by **polo boi** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 8:01 am

yea just stickies, but if u aint got a heat gun or a hair dryer u will b doin wot i did, scraping all the glue off an i still have wee bit, i have 2 try an melt the rest off now

phat6n16v · Post by **phat6n16v** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 10:44 am

you can get a rubber wheel that drill mounted from motor factors thats just for taking the tape off as its only good double sided.
Give a brill finish Mine came of in five mins of owning the car as there huge and crap!!!
hope it helps

mike_mrk4 · Post by **mike_mrk4** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 1:36 pm

hey pps was in the process of removing my bump strips when i noticed that theres a wee line about a cpl o mm thick the length of the strip under the laquer the paint seems 2 have faided dose any1 no how this can b fixed?

mysteryboy · Post by **mysteryboy** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 2:48 pm

polo boi · Post by **polo boi** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 2:55 pm

compound t-cut a few times an then about 10coats of polish, wen i bought my polo it waz pink an i spent all of last summer t-cuttin an polishin, i waznt drivin then so i spent my time cleanin it up an ive removed the strips 2days ago an sum of the glue has hardened on an im 4 borrowing my mums hair dryer 2 peal it off

heat gun wud be handy if i had 1

1stcarsapolo · Post by **1stcarsapolo** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 3:14 pm

Ill second that comment bout the rubber head attachment for a drill. I had my doubts an was rubbin like crazy with compound tryin to take off d sticky stuff left on the door until my mate (whos dad is a panel beater) called in and told me bout the drill bit. It sounds dodgy and like it would damage the paint but once your any way carefull it doesnt at all! Saved me hours and my sanity!

ximon · Post by **ximon** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 11:41 am

i was removing my bump strips and a flake of paint, just thinner than the bump strip came off, would it be easy to repair it without it being really noticable???

polo boi · Post by **polo boi** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 1:48 pm

just touch it up wit sum paint, get the right colour match tho

im havin trouble wit my strips, ive got them off but im left wit glue still stuck 2 the car an wen i had the hairdryer 2it 2 melt it, i cudnt find anything 2 take it off wen it melted a bit, any suggestions???

Robdeforma · Post by **Robdeforma** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 3:34 pm

Yeah Polo boy, hot soap water and a card of some sort, get the panel wet and soapy where the glue is and put the card on it and push it all to one side, thats what I did and it worked really really well. If not get it wet and soapy and use your finger to rub it off, that worked alright as well.

polo boi · Post by **polo boi** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 3:43 pm

ive tried that but its pure hard, i waz usin a ruler 2 scrap it an it waz workin i suppose until i broke the ruler in2 3bits

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