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Old 02-17-2002, 10:41 AM
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I started doing the aluminum trim mod about 6 hours ago, and still havent gotten the trim completely stripped yet. This is taking much longer than I had imagined. I cant believe how much you have to take apart just to take off the trim. Those little trim clips on the back are the worst ever.
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are you using a modified fork to take them off?
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no, i was using needle nose pliers and a small flathead
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I was using the golden grip to take them off AKA my fingers. OUCH!
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I bent back the middle prong on a cheap fork i stole from the work canteen.
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Default Someone HELP me please!!!
i am trying to strip the paint off my trim and have 2 pieces done. They look very nice. However, the others are not stripping well at all. I have applied about 5-6 coats, washed, and repeated. The paint is barely coming off, and this job is well into 8 hours. I am really frustrated and dont know what to do. HELP!
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Default That happened tome what you using? i used nitromorse use lots and leave it
the rub with paper towel

doesnt work weel if its too cold
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im using Jasco premium paint and epoxy remover.
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So, what did you do??
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Default The best thing to use is Aircraft paint remover. but you will still have to sand off the rest of it.
The stuff on the stock trim is baked on.
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