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[KSR]

I have to remove one from a omega and salvage it to fit to another.

any tips on taking it off ?


thanks

[Diamond Black Geezer]

Easy enough with a wire saw if you're happy to scratch the car it's coming off, like a scrapper. If you're hoping to keep the paint nice on the donor vehicle that may be trickier. I seem to think I did it once with literally a length of wire wrapped around two dowels. Once it got moving and got hot it cut through the glue/foam pretty well.  A proper wire saw would make lighter work of it.

[KSR]

Easy enough with a wire saw if you're happy to scratch the car it's coming off, like a scrapper. If you're hoping to keep the paint nice on the donor vehicle that may be trickier. I seem to think I did it once with literally a length of wire wrapped around two dowels. Once it got moving and got hot it cut through the glue/foam pretty well.  A proper wire saw would make lighter work of it.

Its someones car . they are breaking it but I dont want to kill it too much... I was thinking maybe a plastic scraper , hair dryer?  maybe work some string down the side?

[Diamond Black Geezer]

String's a good idea.  Should only 'bruise' the paint, which would polish out if the owner so wished. Like I say, part of the trick is to get it warm. Take it steady, long strokes, not much force, like cutting metal.

[KSR]

String's a good idea.  Should only 'bruise' the paint, which would polish out if the owner so wished. Like I say, part of the trick is to get it warm. Take it steady, long strokes, not much force, like cutting metal.

Hair dyer it is then 

[biggriffin]

Acetone.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

One of these.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Am-Tech-3-76mm-Paint-Scraper-Wallpaper-Stripper-New-/121494224615?hash=item1c499ebee7#ht_1123wt_1037

tap it under the outside edge of the spoiler with a hammer and then just tap it the whole way around the edge, being careful not to cut into the spoiler itself. Takes 10 - 15 minutes. 

[KSR]

One of these.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Am-Tech-3-76mm-Paint-Scraper-Wallpaper-Stripper-New-/121494224615?hash=item1c499ebee7#ht_1123wt_1037

tap it under the outside edge of the spoiler with a hammer and then just tap it the whole way around the edge, being careful not to cut into the spoiler itself. Takes 10 - 15 minutes. 

thanks man.

I dont want to muller this guys tailgate though.

I have a platic scraper set so i was going to adopt the same theroy with thosE?

[zirk]

If his scraping it anyway, probably easier to buy the boot of him, then you can go to town on it, assuming where talking saloon here, I can normally get them off inside 3 mins without damage to the spoiler with an blunt axe and sledge the hammer, the boot doesn't do so fair though.

Work from the top middle and work outwards, using the axe about 2 mm from the edge of the spoiler. 

Also worth noting for info the Pre / Mini face ones are not the same as the FL.

[KSR]

If his scraping it anyway, probably easier to buy the boot of him, then you can go to town on it, assuming where talking saloon here, I can normally get them off inside 3 mins without damage to the spoiler with an blunt axe and sledge the hammer, the boot doesn't do so fair though.

Work from the top middle and work outwards, using the axe about 2 mm from the edge of the spoiler. 

Also worth noting for info the Pre / Mini face ones are not the same as the FL.

I dont really want to pay more money for the whole boot??

[KSR]

Acetone.

Wont that rip the paint off the car too

[zirk]

If his scraping it anyway, probably easier to buy the boot of him, then you can go to town on it, assuming where talking saloon here, I can normally get them off inside 3 mins without damage to the spoiler with an blunt axe and sledge the hammer, the boot doesn't do so fair though.

Work from the top middle and work outwards, using the axe about 2 mm from the edge of the spoiler. 

Also worth noting for info the Pre / Mini face ones are not the same as the FL.

I dont really want to pay more money for the whole boot??

Well I don't know what your paying for the spoiler only vs the whole boot, but put it this way his unlikely going to be able to sell the boot after you have cheese wired the spoiler off.

[KSR]

If his scraping it anyway, probably easier to buy the boot of him, then you can go to town on it, assuming where talking saloon here, I can normally get them off inside 3 mins without damage to the spoiler with an blunt axe and sledge the hammer, the boot doesn't do so fair though.

Work from the top middle and work outwards, using the axe about 2 mm from the edge of the spoiler. 

Also worth noting for info the Pre / Mini face ones are not the same as the FL.

£30.

I dont really want to pay more money for the whole boot??

Well I don't know what your paying for the spoiler only vs the whole boot, but put it this way his unlikely going to be able to sell the boot after you have cheese wired the spoiler off.

[zirk]

Out of interest what colour are you after?

[KSR]

Out of interest what colour are you after?

grey one.  85L is the paint code.  GRPAHITE 2