how to take off front lip and side skirt?

[jimhk1011]

i have to repaint my driver side WW side skirt and WW front lip, just wondering if i need a heat gun to soften the double sided tape? do i need to take my wheels off to do so? anyone have a step-by-step guide on how to do them? thanks u all

[NinjaFart]

You can probably follow the install instructions of the kit from the WW site in reverse. The major difference being in using a heat gun to remove the front lip and skirt.

[MeGaXmAn27]

dont forget to take off the screws on the sides and bottom of the skirt

[jimhk1011]

so the heat gun is safe on the paint? i mean, it wouldn't melt/flake...or anything bad to it right?

[NinjaFart]

I haven't tried using a heat gun (blow dryer is what I used to remove adhesives), but what I would do is to keep it far away enough that the skirts don't get too hot (just hot enough to heat up the adhesive tape, and I wouldn't keep it focused on a single area too long.

[jimhk1011]

hm, i guess i'll just use a blow drier, i don't want to mess up my paint, but do i have to remove my wheels to take out my side skirts?

[NinjaFart]

If I had a heat gun, I would have used it, but at the time I only had a blow dryer. Just be sure you get the tape "warm" enough to unstick from your car, and you can tell by heating it up slowly and tugging on it. I'm guessing that about 5-8" from the skirt would be a good starting point. It really depends on how well the heat gun works. I don't believe that you have to take your wheels off to remove the side skirts. Judging from the WW instructions, they didn't have to remove the wheels to put it on in the first place.

[jimhk1011]

thanks alot~!!
i'll go cheap and use blow dryer, and i hope the screws r easy to take out~