Exterior door trim installation instructions?

Boiler · **Posted:** Mon Nov 02, 2009 11:49 pm

Well I finally ripped off my door trim that was hanging slightly loose and spent my evening heating, scraping rubber tape off.

Anyone know if there are instructions somewhere on how to reinstall door trim? It is the piece that has "Liberty" moulded into it. There are 3 little clips on the back but they wouldn't hold anything, it may be that you're supposed to have 3 little mating clips or something?

Also there are some large holes in the door that I think need to be covered or plugged.

Anyone know the standard way to do all of this? paint prep for 2 sided tape, part numbers for tape / clips, whatever.

Thanks.

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Tue Nov 03, 2009 12:32 am

Remove what's left of the 3M double sided tape on the side emblems,re-apply 3M double sided tape(automotive grade,the expensive stuff) and stick back on the door.Make sure the metal is clean and wax/grease free and the warmer the metal the better the adhesion will be(75-90 degrees is preferred).

Boiler · **Posted:** Tue Nov 03, 2009 2:34 am

Well I just waxed the heck out of the area since I posted that...

Best way to safely remove wax?

KJ04 · **Posted:** Tue Nov 03, 2009 8:03 am

Boiler wrote:

Well I just waxed the heck out of the area since I posted that...

Best way to safely remove wax?

Ammonia

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Tue Nov 03, 2009 9:54 am

Boiler wrote:

Well I just waxed the heck out of the area since I posted that...

Best way to safely remove wax?

Wax and grease remover.Oh and those holes are centering holes for the side plate and that's all.

Boiler · **Posted:** Tue Nov 03, 2009 10:18 am

Ok thanks. There are three little holes that the trim centers on, and I think two 3/4" or so holes with a boss around them at each end as well. I think another that is like 1/2" but it is not in front of me at the moment.

I'll probably tape over them with something. there was some tape mostly covering them when I took off the trim.

weston02kj · **Posted:** Tue Nov 03, 2009 1:57 pm

yeah when I painted my trim pieces and bumpers there was clear tape covering the big holes.. i put my pieces back on with eight, 1 inch long pieces of auto 3m on the long ones and i think another six on the rear door piece. has held up fine

JMSMN · **Posted:** Tue Nov 03, 2009 8:15 pm

Weston, that is one bad booty looking libby. Got anymore pics?

HoosierJeeper · **Joined:** Sun Feb 15, 2009 8:23 am **Posts:** 1218

Boiler wrote:

Well I just waxed the heck out of the area since I posted that...

Best way to safely remove wax?

Dishsoap works well.

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Tue Nov 03, 2009 9:24 pm

HoosierJeeper wrote:

Boiler wrote:

Well I just waxed the heck out of the area since I posted that...

Best way to safely remove wax?

Dishsoap works well.

Dawn works the best from professional experiance.

weston02kj · **Posted:** Tue Nov 03, 2009 10:27 pm

JMSMN wrote:

Weston, that is one bad booty looking libby. Got anymore pics?

well i don't have a cardomain yet. but heres some of the my pics

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.c ... Id=2894725

sorry it didn't work before.. i fixed it

HoosierJeeper · **Joined:** Sun Feb 15, 2009 8:23 am **Posts:** 1218

tjkj2002 wrote:

HoosierJeeper wrote:

Boiler wrote:

Well I just waxed the heck out of the area since I posted that...

Best way to safely remove wax?

Dishsoap works well.

Dawn works the best from professional experiance.

Plus they give a lot of coupons for Dawn brand sometimes.... :lol:

Boiler · **Posted:** Wed Nov 04, 2009 10:19 pm

Thanks guys, before I got the last few replies I used WD-40 and tape primer for 3M VHB tape. I used regular 3m automotive tape though, and it worked great. I used really heavy packaging tape for recovering the large holes. I'm happy now...

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Thu Nov 05, 2009 1:13 am

Rubbing alcohol works great too. Some serious car detailers will wipe down their paint after cleaning and polishing it before waxing to make sure all fillers if any from the polish are removed.

Boiler · **Posted:** Thu Nov 05, 2009 1:22 am

Actually you reminded me...I used WD-40 to get the old tape resin off before waxing, not to remove the new wax. I did use 70% Isopropyl Alcohol to remove the wax.

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