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andrew
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2/25/2002
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I notice my 93' dakota is starting to have paint problems(its peeling). I am thinking about taking it to get it painted if it gets much worse. I have some of that rubber side moulding that runs down the side and was wondering how I would take that off? Will there be bare paint under it and if its two-tone paint, will it look crapy? Are there any holes that would need to be filled?

I am looking for that almost shaved look(aside from the door handle and fender flares).



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2/26/2002
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anyone?



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2/26/2002
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I think it is just glued on. If you keep the two tone you can run a small tape stripe on the line that divides the paints.

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2/26/2002
10:20:03

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Hey, Andrew, welcome to the wonderful world of Chrysler paint. My '94 just started to peel too. As for your molding, it's more than likely stuck on with a double sided tape but some makes use metal tabs that are welded to the sheetmetal. I don't know what dodge uses cause I don't have moulding on mine. If you pull the moulding back a little you should be able to see the black or dark grey tape. If not, try sliding the whole piece left, right, or up.



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2/26/2002
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So if I took a heat gun to the moulding, will it peel up easier?



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2/26/2002
17:11:22

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i have a 93 and it just peeled right off. But it left a lot adhesive behind. It would be a good idea to use a heatgun or hairdryer to heat it up more. I've also heard that using a high strength fishing line and pull it along under the molding works godfor getting alot of the glue off. Most likely ome will be leftover though and u might need something like goo gone or something similar.
I did mine in 99 and there was no paint fading in the paint. But my truck is all white. Oh yeah, there are no holes to be filled.



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