Styling Punto MK1 smoothsiding info

[mikey pop]

hi all,

Ive taken the bump strips off and the 2 lines of rubbery glue crap on the sides but im left with hard rubbery stuff which would of been in the middle of the bump strips, its probably been covered alot here so just quickly what would get it off the best?

im just looking for info please dont flame or be smart arses,

thanks

mike

 

[Fiatpuntomk2b]

autoglym intensive tar remover (i think )

 

[mikey pop]

ive tried that stuff already but it only seems to take of the very top of the rubber, like ive put on 3 or so coats and its done sod all except make the rag a little bit black

 

[Fiatpuntomk2b]

well some people have used petrol and stuff like that but im not sure i would recommend that
cant u just scrape it of with a old credit card or something like that ?

 

[mikey pop]

naa this stuffs hard as mike tyson tried scraping, even with a razor blade, just chipped a bit off my paint

 

[dave]

get a toffee wheel

 

[Fiatpuntomk2b]

duno then mate maybe they was falling off and a previous owner super glued them on
have u tried a hairdryer to heat the stuff up ?

 

[mikey pop]

could possibly be from someone refitting them, strange thing is the two glue strips where still there and only a little blob on the passanger side but bloody loads on the drivers side, its a pain in the arse, i did try quickly with the hair dryer but it seemed to not work great :-/

 

[j44aym]

if nothing works....cc sum new strips and stick them on

 

[dave]

get a toffee wheel

 

[Dayjw]

Have you tried lots of T-cut and a rough sponge? Seemed to work when I took mine off whatever you're going to use, it's going to take awhile...

 

[jandi]

mentholated spirits, just keep soaking it on to a cloth and rub it in to the glue, my daughter done her own and only took her about an hour all in to clean both sides of her car

 

[dave]

an hour toffee wheel does it in seconds

 

[mikey pop]

sorry dave i missed your first two posts lol

a toffee wheel? will it scratch the living fook out my paintwork?

 

[dave]

no its what they are made for

 

[simondhopkins]

Don't the S come with sidestrips then? As mine didn't have any when I got it.

 

[dave]

Don't the S come with sidestrips then? As mine didn't have any when I got it.

no don't think so