[ITLRUN]

There has been so much talk about having the side black textured moldings sanded smooth and painted. I decided it was much cheaper and easier to buy the painted mouldings direct from Ford. I got the short pieces in today, the longer pieces should be here in another day.

I used a heat gun to loosen the double sided tape and pulled it off with my hand. I used acetone and a rag to remove what little bit of tape that stayed on the car. Its a bit of work getting the tape off, but well worth it! It took me about 30 minutes from start to finish on this one.

http://www.streetcarforums.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=756827


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[Shadowrunner]

looks good! be sure to post pics when you get all of them done!

 

[BagginWagon]

Wow that's going to look really nice. Definately a step up!

Mine were already painted. [neener]

 

[Moctezuma05]

nice, how much do those run?

 

[loudfocus01]

You should get your side skirts painted too. I dont get why ford left those unpainted on some foci. What you've painted looks good.

 

[ITLRUN]

nice, how much do those run?

I work at a Ford dealership and I got a deal. Wholesale pricing on these is only $206.68 for all four pieces painted Silver (TS) for a ZX3. I would imagine that all the other colors are very close to the same price. If any body is interested in any for their ride, hit me up. 888-FORD-SVT x120

FWIW, the door moldings where here when I got here this morning. I should have this completed this weekend.

 

[ITLRUN]

You should get your side skirts painted too. I dont get why ford left those unpainted on some foci. What you've painted looks good.

I took the side skirts off and painted them semi flat black when I bought the car several months ago. They had faded and looked rough. I like the "clean" look of the newer cars without the skirts, however it would cost too much for me to fill in / paint all the attaching holes for skirts to get that look on my car.

I am debating adding a set of the discontinued Ford GFX skirts. I kinda like the look of the factory black skirts with the Mach 1 chin spoiler I added.

 

[uberfocus]

nice work man

 

[ITLRUN]

http://www.streetcarforums.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=758224

I finished this project last night. I'm pleased with the results. I found an easier way to remove the double sided tape from the side of the car. I picked up an "eraser" that attaches to my drill. Using this "eraser", I was able to remove the tape about 10x faster...

http://www.streetcarforums.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=758226

 

[ZX4STDoug]

Wow...so much cleaner looking. Nice work, it looks great !

 

[BagginWagon]

Looks good. Yeah, the eraser is what most detailing shops use to de-badge.

 

[ZX4STDoug]

I "erased" the goo with my thumb and some goof-off..lol I'd sure look into the eraser thing for any project bigger than a few emblems.

 

[ITLRUN]

Looks good. Yeah, the eraser is what most detailing shops use to de-badge.

Excellent idea!!! I see my next project....

 

[outafocus03]

I second the eraser idea. I just picked up one this morning and did my moldings with it. ( I made a new thread about mine with pics) It is definetly a time saver, just plan on having a bit of a mess sweeping up all the little shreds of eraser that fly everywhere LOL. Also my drill wasnt quite fast enough for it to work to its full potential, The eraser recomends 3200 - 4000 rpms .

 

[focusjoe]

when u remove the side moldings are there any holes or is it just that tape holding it on