Stone chip guard removal

[strath44]

Whats the best way to get the rear stone chip guards off without damaging the paint - by heating them? Pretty sure mines are the originals. Also who's the cheapest supplier for clear replacements us or uk?

[Rmills944]

heat gun and very careful scraping - I hear a hair dryer will work, but I haven't tried that.

[TCMdocs944]

Hair dryer is pure hell.

I actually used an infrared lamp (bulbs are about $10us and fit in any lamp) Got it nice and hot then very gentle scraped with a rounded metal edge.

The residue will come off nicely with lighter fluid (zippo type not charcole)

[strath44]

cool will try that and see how i get on!

[legion]

I'm going to have fun removing. mine as a PO painted over them.

[CJFusco]

it is a pain and a time-consuming task. the older and more cracked they are, the harder they are to get off

[binky]

I am cheap. I used tar remover (in a can), soaked it with a clean rag, then gently scraped with a cake spatula. Worked perfect, although took a looooong time. I prefer to use a plastic tool to remove the film, not metal.

[CJFusco]

i am actually convinced that using heat doesn't make the process go any faster/slower. when i was down to my last stone guard, i hardly used the heat gun at all, the process went just as fast as before, maybe even faster

[strath44]

hmm suppose it depends what the ambient temp is right now its about 7c here!

[sayporsha]

I still need to do this on my 951 & 968 Cab.

Excellence had an article about it 2 or 3 years ago. They used some kind of rubber wheel chucked up in a drill to rub off the film.

I think they followed up a solvent. 3M Adhesive, Tar and Wax Remover (sold at most parts stores) works well on stuff like that, so I will probably try that first.

[CJFusco]

yeah i did mine in the middle of the summer when it was probably 90-95 degrees... needed very little heat

[VINMAN]

I used the rubber wheel to get the adhesive off after I peeled the plastic.
You just have to be careful not to burn through the paint.