Re: removing Side Strakes
Had paint work done last Sept and noticed my side strakes (front) wasnt as flush as before. Didnt mind because it looked ok still. Yesterday the bottom strake came loose because their 2 way tape came unstuck. So I embarked on a strake removal project. Thanks to all for the posts here, it helped alot.
I first noticed the strake that had come loose also had its push pin broke off. I fishlined with one hand and held the hair dryer with another. To pop the pins out I cut a plastic phonebook cover into a small strip about 1" wide and folded it (couldnt find a putty knife)
Just a little pressure on the top of the pin popps it out. Put something under the back end of the strake to keep it from poping back in the hole as you continue. Heres the hard part for me. The body shop had put 2 way tape at random locations under the black part of the strake. This required running the fish line under the strake and working it around to loosen up enogh tape so I could pull it free. I replaced the tape and glued a plastic upolstery push pin on the strake to replace the one they broke. Silicone and 2 way tape and it was back on. The reason they sit out a little to much is because they put 2 way tape in the non recessed part of the black part which caused it to sit oput just a tad.
Glad the strakes are made tough cause I was pulling kinda hard 1/2 expecting it to snap
apart