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| kentronix | Thu Mar 19, 2009 8:00 pm Post #1 |
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Yeah, I know, probably not too many of you have done this I may as well just pm matt ![]() I got the side bits off a while back and I am working around the boot bit but whoever fitted it (not mb) went way overboard with the gummy glue stuff. The wire to and fro method I used to get the sides off isnt working very well. Very thin blade is working, very slowly, but I am worried about the thin edges chipping. Any tips ? I have checked, its not screwed on from the back |
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| Sev | Fri Mar 20, 2009 4:33 am Post #2 |
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I am a big Twat
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your best bet is to heat up the spoiler and boot area with a heat gun or a hair dryer. then, get a long peice of fishing wire, and slowly slice through the glue with that. i do this method to remove wood from whatever it's glued to. never tried it on a curved surface but i think it should work |
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| carl mcgraw | Fri Mar 20, 2009 8:52 am Post #3 |
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just keep doing what you're doing, it really is the only way!! |
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| kentronix | Fri Mar 20, 2009 10:58 am Post #4 |
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cheers guys, I am 4/5ths of the way through now, just got the difficult bootlock area to go now. I left it for the evening so I didnt get frustrated and make mistakes. |
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| Matt | Fri Mar 20, 2009 11:45 am Post #5 |
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He He, one of my favourite jobs (not) Yeah I tend to heat the area up as SEV mentioned. This allows the adhesive to become a bit more flexible. Im afraid there is no easy way to do it really, just takes time. Do it in stages so as not to annoy yourself. And if you do get any chips or breaks, its not the end of the world as it can be fixed. |
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