Thanx for the "saw" advice using dental floss. I was able to remove both
rainguards today. The leftover foamadhesive came off very well using my
thumb and "rolling" it off!
Thanx again...much appreciated
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net]On Behalf Of sasha
Sent: Sunday, July 11, 1999 1:05 AM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: Sticky questions
Hi Kevin
Some answers...
At 10:00 PM 7/10/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Three things:
> 1.What is the best way to remove the original labels off my 99 Dak. They
>currently are a dark Blue on a Solar Yellow Truck....go figure? I'd keepem,
>at least the side "sport" stickers, if they were black..(I plan on puttin a
>large black strip on the tailgate at some point, like the old chargers).
Goof Off! or WD-40
>
> 2. I went to my dealership lookin for a catalog listing all the extras I
>can throw at my Dak. In particular I was looking for dressings, like the
ram
>head on the tailgate, door dressings, etc. They had NADA! Where are you
guys
>finding these Ram Head vinyl stickers, and other Dodge specific stuff??
lots of places on the web - do a search on altavista, like: +dakota
+taillight
>
> 3. Speaking of removing adhesive things, I put the smoke rainguards above
>the driver and passenger windows, but I goofed. They are about 1.5" from
>where they should be, unfortunately as soon as the damn things came in
>contact with the truck...that's where they stayed. I put the other in a
>similar spot to balance the screwup...that way I can say "sure, that's the
>way they're supposed to be!". I didn't want to rip them off. Is there a way
>to either remove and reinstall them or simply remove them with no traces of
>the adhesive???
with the 3M remover Renee suggested - if the adhesive was the foam stuff,
take a length of dental floss and "saw" your way thru the foam so you can
remove the rainguards first, then use the 3M adhesive remover to remove the
sticky stuff
Tamer.
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