This may sound strange, but I am unable to remove the stainless trim around the side windows of my 1953 ford Victoria without destroying it. What is the key to this?
Most of the trim is attached with clips and if the clips are rusty they come off easy,if not they can be a little tuff,,just pry them up gently. HRP
Weird as it sounds, I have used a flat paint scraper to work the stainless trim away from the body without damaging/bending the trim. Once you get the space, you can pop the trim clips out of the holes with another scraper/trim tool/small screwdriver.
i use those too, i paint houses for a living so i always have an extra puddy knife or two laying around. they work great. also if you wrap them with masking tape there is less chance of scratching paint.
i'm not real familiar with Fords, but some older chevy trim is held on with threaded fasteners with nuts on the inside. you may have to remove some interior panels.
looks like a hardtop? My guess is there are different pieces, attached different ways, and providing us with a bunch of nice detailed pictures will help us help you.
The clips that hold those moldings did their job and then some. You are probably being a bit too cautious, they take a pretty good pry to pop them off. Try to pry right above or below where a clip is located, rather than in between them. ---John
If they are factory 52-54 trim clips they don't have nuts,,the part that attaches to the car twist. HRP
Thanks for the info. You are probably right about me being to cautious. Yes they are the original clips.
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