scoobyvirgin

I'm thinking of buying a Scoob but it's got those horrible black trolly strips down the doors.

Has anyone tried to remove these ugly looking things? If so with what and is it easy?
I'm a bit concerned as I know how easily the panels dent and would rather leave them on if it is going to wreck it.

Any advice would be great.

Cheers
SV

Devils Advocate

What is uglier, rubber strips or dents down the side!

I know which I would rather have!

scoobyvirgin

My last two never had them and never aquired any dents, probably because I'm very picky as to where I park!

They're on a Silver car so they stand out a mile, if it were a darker colour I wouldn't mind.

drb5

iTrader: (4)

if you REALLY want rid of em rip em off slowly and buy yourself a( cant remember it's name at the moment). it fit's onto a drill. it's a small piece of of siver metal, like a drill bit, but with a rubber disc all the way round the circumference of the drill bit. gently take the side of the rubber to what is left of the double sided tape while dabbing plenty of t-cut on to the tape. don't just keep to one area as it heats up fairly fast. and it will take it's time to clean it all properly off and it can make a bit of a mess, but if you really want rid of it all, that's how to do it right. should be able to get the tool in any hardware store. hope this helps

CataIunya

I will buy the strips off you if you get em off without damaging them...

scoobyvirgin

Ok, will give it ago if I end up buying it.

Catalunya, you can have them with pleasure if they come off ok.
I'd expect them to bend though.

Ajax

I like the side bump strip, who thinks it looks crap?

seven xl

looks cool to me

Ajax

seven xl: Thanks

it is a black one that has been spayed

CataIunya

Cheers they are pretty bendy and they will need to be resprayed anyway....

Ajax

CataIunya:

they were stuck on, then spray painted very lightly

only minimum paint applied

Boost II

iTrader: (1)

The strip will peel off really easily without damaging anything as long as it is nice and hot - ideally you should have done this before the heatwave finished but heating with a hairdrier is pretty effective. Once nice and warm just start at one end and slowly peel off. It won't leave much sticky stuff on the car but any residues will shift easily if you wipe over with a bit of WD40 on a rag. Then wash off the WD40 residues and give it a polish/wax over with whaterver you normally use and it will be perfect