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Does anyone have a method for safely removing (To be replaced) the reflective side stripes without damaging the paint?

My '70 had them, I took them off when we repainted. It was delivered new to Miami. Black interior, no AC with the SCJ. I'm sure these were put on early days, if not at the dealer. Global warming aside, I'm sure it was hot back then too!

Your correct it was hot back then too, however generally we were all just cooler.


John

LOL!!!

Anybody here put electric cut-outs on their exhaust? If yes, what did you use?

Have the end cap sent to Dave Topper. It will come back looking like new. He did my headlight buckets. Look like they just came out of the box.

Got it into an awesome shop here in town, I totally trust them. They worked on my Pantera and I've seen lots of their work. Thanks for the tip though!

Hi Brian.

I sent you a pm.  Check your inbox.

QSS

Answered...thanks!

Got one!! Thanks everyone!

Have the end cap sent to Dave Topper. It will come back looking like new. He did my headlight buckets. Look like they just came out of the box.

Got it into an awesome shop here in town, I totally trust them. They worked on my Pantera and I've seen lots of their work. Thanks for the tip though!

Right now, my suggestion would be fix the end cap. Once you get into that quarter panel its going to get messy. Leave the stripes alone- and do a spot fix, it looks like you have a healthy dose of products under that red paint

It's in the shop now. Everything you said is already a part of the discussion. Thankfully, it's not huge damage, but we all agreed that you never know until you start pulling things apart. Shop is top notch classic restorations in my area.

I recall having a car delivered and the driver asked me to take the car off the top rack. I said, thats your job my friend.

Yup!

She's a beauty what a bummer......I ALWAYS watch closely loading/unloading as seen /heard many horror stories no matter who you use.....

several times I have seen guys not even put a chock behind rear wheel when lowering the lift.....I will grab one and do it myself.....

It was unloaded before I got there...but you are correct.

. . . . . they say the car "popped" out of park, (Emergency brake was not on) and the car rolled back . . . .

    When following proper procedure, movement of the vehicle is to "always" be under the control of the carriers' intention.  The vehicle is to be tethered , utilization of wheel chocks and or other equipment of the carriers' choosing, which is to be utilized at all times to arrest any unintentional vehicle movement.  Never should there be a situation where equipment of the vehicle is to be relied upon, as the carrier has no knowledge of it's operational condition or capability.

    Anything else, is negligence on the part of the carrier, period!   

    Scott.

Talked to the carrier today, they said get it fixed and they'll pay for it.

If they replace the stripe i would replace the white with the correct gold that came from aosmith originaly.

When you buy one you can do that. I LOVE the white...

Sorry to see this happened.  Sometimes some paint can peel off when they remove the stripes, which means you may have to paint more than anticipated. 

Thank you, that will also be on my list!

Make sure they do not do a partial stripe kit replacement on that rear quarter as the reflective appearance can and will change from batch to batch compared to the rest on that same side. The white stripe might match good enough but the reflective aspect could be off. If you do not do the entire side you run the risk of the reflective aspect not matching. They will have to buy a complete stripe kit regardless because you can't buy separate pieces (for good reason) but may fuss if they have to replace the entire one side. After the job is done and before you sign off on the job it is imperative that you have the car in a darken area and shine a light on the reflective stripe to make sure they did not short cut the job. The stripe will seem to light up when the light hits it and any mismatch will be very apparent.

Good point, I'll put that on my list...

Hang in there, Reliable will do whatever they have to in order to repair the car or make you whole. In this case, as the retired bodyshop owner, it's not horrible and they will repair on their dime.

Thank you!

Which Broker did they used, its hard to find good shippers.

Reliable, here's their webpage. https://www.reliablecarriers.com/