Removing paint from black plastic trim. (Page 2/2)
Mickey_Moose JUN 08, 01:27 PM

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Originally posted by fredtoast:

My Haynes manual is in the mail. Not touching anything until I get that to consult..



I am not sure how good the Haynes manual is for removing trim, you would be better off with the factory service manual for your year. These can be download as a PDF off the net. There is also the body manual that may be of some use (also can download).
82-T/A [At Work] JUN 08, 03:25 PM
Yeah, as others have said, the trim (depending on where) is held in place a few different ways. The turn signal/parking lights in the front are held in by torx or philips head screws (cant remember), same with the ones in the back. The trim on the doors and fenders are held in with special clips. These clips WILL most likely break because they are old. There are new ones at The Fiero Store (www.fierostore.com) and Rodney Dickman's site also has a lot of stuff (www.rodneydickman.com)

There's a special way to remove them, and the service manual and Hayes repair manual will go into detail. Just go slow... likelihood is that at least half the clips will break, but again... you can find replacement ones, just need to look.

As for getting the paint off... the trim on the front and rear fender are literally part of the fenders (if I remember correctly), so that doesn't come off, and you may need to just paint that separately. The other items all come off, and you should be able to soak them in water and use a green scrubbing pad to get it off. You won't ruin them, but likely you will want to paint them. They probably needed to be anyway.

Front and rear side parking lights are often heavily faded... in cases like that, it's probably just best to replace them anyway. Fiero Store has new ones of those too.

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fredtoast JUN 18, 10:40 AM

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Originally posted by Mickey_Moose:

Remove the trim and use brake fluid on it. Old modeler car trick for removing paint from plastic.






Just to make sure. Brake "fluid", not brake "cleaner".

Got some plastic scouring pads for my Dremel.

I figure if i screw it up I will just repaint it black. At least I'll do it right so it won't be chipping and flaking off.
IMSA GT JUN 18, 12:19 PM

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Originally posted by fredtoast:
Just to make sure. Brake "fluid", not brake "cleaner".

Got some plastic scouring pads for my Dremel.

I figure if i screw it up I will just repaint it black. At least I'll do it right so it won't be chipping and flaking off.



Yes, brake fluid but be sure to remove the parts from the car.

Or if you have a Dollar Tree near you, you can get these scouring pads. They're almost the same as the 3M line of scuff pads.

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fierosound JUN 19, 08:47 AM

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Originally posted by fredtoast:

My Haynes manual is in the mail. Not touching anything until I get that to consult..




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Originally posted by Mickey_Moose:

I am not sure how good the Haynes manual is for removing trim, you would be better off with the factory service manual for your year. These can be download as a PDF off the net. There is also the body manual that may be of some use (also can download).




PDF Manuals https://fieroinfo.com/
The "Body Service Manual" is the body section (a smaller file) from the 1986 Factory Service Manual


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fredtoast JUN 19, 10:05 AM

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Originally posted by fierosound:
PDF Manuals https://fieroinfo.com/
The "Body Service Manual" is the body section (a smaller file) from the 1986 Factory Service Manual




Thanks.

Chilton's was what I wanted to begin with, but I have downloaded the other service manuals also. The Haynes is not as detailed as I remember from when I was in high school 50 years ago.