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Old Sep 20, 2006 | 02:48 PM
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Fender Flare removal

Any tips on pulling these off. They are the ATS flares and the 3M tape is what's worrying me. I am planning on removing them and having them painted if I get my SRT10 hood painted body color.
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Old Sep 20, 2006 | 02:51 PM
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Hair dryer on high will usually soften most adhesives enough for removal and they don't get hot enough to damage paint as a heat gun would. I'd try that.
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Old Sep 20, 2006 | 04:37 PM
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I'll try it.
Thanks
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Old Sep 20, 2006 | 06:48 PM
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Fishing line works pretty good too, and acetone will remove the adhesive without damaging the paint. Once you get a flare started, you should be able to pull it right off, since the adhesive is weaker than the paint.
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Old Sep 20, 2006 | 07:57 PM
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3M Sells an adhesive remover. I used it to pull the chrome off my previous truck.
It still took time and a lot of scrubbing, but it did work.

Rich.
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