Removing Trim?

[RAWVORTEC]

I've de-badged the read barn doors, but haven't taken anything else off. Should I remover the rest of the black trim along the sides and the LT emblem? Or will the color difference really be noticeable and look stupid?

 

[RAWVORTEC]

Anyone....Anyone at all

 

[99Yukon4x4]

how old is the truck, and how clean is the paint around the trim you want to remove?

My 2005 Ram that I debadged in 2008 wasnt that bad, but it only had a 3 y/o paint job, that I clay barred, and detailed once a week. If its an older truck, then you may have noticable spots, but compounding and using a paint cleaner then full detail may take care of it.

 

[BirchyBoy]

I've been wanting to remove the trim on the side of my truck, but it's 13 years old and I'm concerned with the difference in paint tone.

 

[RAWVORTEC]

Its a 99. The paint is really nice.I definately dont clay abr every week haha.but I do wax every 3 months and clay bar every 6. Wash it once a week. Its pewter paint. Im pretty picky and dont want to take it off and there be big outlines where the dirt or just the fade shows.

 

[99Yukon4x4]

If you have kept up with it like that, then you may not have that much if any noticable difference when you remove it. Try a small section at first, and clean, clay bar, and wax and see how it turns out.

 

[RAWVORTEC]

Thanks!

 

[Gjovik]

I pulled the trim off my '97 this past summer and was also curious about what I would find underneath that 16 year old trim....

I used a heat gun to loosen it all up, then peeled it back, finding some paint had chipped/bubbled/flaked off underneath. Because my paint wasn't perfect to begin with, I wasn't too bummed. I then took an eraser wheel to the glue/residue and sprayed the rocker panels with black plasti-dip to cover up the imperfections. Still looks fine half a year later. Glad I did it, but wouldn't have done it if I had perfect paint around the trim.

 

[2000tahoeZ71]

That black fender flare/black rocker panel looks really good. Brothers got a 96 just like it except it is silver at the bottom. Love the 2drs.