goo gone or goof off both should work

 

OP: You need a light surface polish.

Any of the following should work:

• Klasse All-In-One
• Meguiar's M205
• Menzerna Final Polish II
• Any other similar type of light surface polish

These will have the mechanical action needed to remove the stains. Please keep the solvents for removing the adhesive, and the polish for the paint. Just works better that way.

 

Looks 10X better without the molding. I just did this last week. Looks like your on step 4 after you heated it up (1) and peeled it off (2) and wiped it off with goo gone (3). Go to auto zone and get a $30 buffer and some polishing compound like the preceding post stated and it will come off in a few minutes. Make sure you wash off the goo gone prior to buffing.

 

Thanks for all the input! I got some Turtle Wax Rubbing Compound and it came right off.

 

looks much better

 

Oh looks like the garage where I work

 

I was gonna say the same . A light to medium polish is needed like said above . A wax is just a top coat and has no cleaning or polishing qualities . Should come right out . You can even clay bar the car first before polish . Check out DetailedImage.com .

 

I didn't even realize coupes could come with side moldings. Thank goodness you took those horrible things off!

 

How tough was it to remove the side trim?

I have the trim, but the paint is peeling off the trim and looks like azz.

I want to remove it, but am afraid it will screw up the paint and maybe peel it off or chip if I have to pull hard on it.

How did you get it started? Did you pry it off? Any assistance is welcome.

 

Turtle wax compound is wonderful. Came in here to suggest it to see you already used it haha

 

Same process as debadging; heat it up with a blowdryer and use fishing wire. Then clean off the excess with goo gone or something like that.

 

op what was your process of removal..def. looks cleaner..gonna do this to mine this week now that its off the road for winter