that underneath the paint of our roof moldings that run from front to back window is chrome?? not in this picture but it is. i accidentally got some air craft remover on a small spot. and noticed metal underneath. well its not chrome chrome, but can be polished to a chrome. possibly stainless. i did one side. took me 4 hours. i would post pics but i know how most you guys feel about chrome so i didnt bother. just fyi. well see how it comes out. if i dont like it i can just paint it.

 

someone just posted in the 2gen section that there is a "tape" covering these. Wonder if its the same for ours?

 

wat do you mean? ours are painted the color of the car.. what tape?

 

LINK

check out this thread.

 

haha, i just posted there. yeah, so the 2gs is metal molding also.. but theres is coverd with vynl tape. and im not sure but i think there all black. ours are painted.

 

Yes its tape with a silver aluminum color underneath.. I did not know this either..

 

How big of a bottle of chemicals does it take to remove aircrafts and how does one end up with a problem such as this?

 

Yeah, I'm quite confused as well. The closest thing I can think of to an "air craft remover" is a giant crane or an excavator with a claw attached to cut it into parts for recycling.

My local dealer apparently closed a gate on my car and left dents on both sides of the rear window, so good to know it wont rust.

 

HAHAHA. air craft paint striper.. its like paint thinner, just 10 times stronger. available at any parts house. damn you guys got me really LOL

 

How can we remove those roof moldings?

I want to put have the roof wrapped black, but they want me to remove them, as they do not want to hurt the car....

 

really? when i had my roof wrapped, they didnt mention anything to me about having to remove them.

 

interesting.

the old maxima and bmw 7 series had aluminum trim on the roof like that

 

They told me they know how to remove on BMW, Audi, MB, and VW but never worked with Lexus, so they do not want to brake it or not be able to put it back correctly....

 

Cause they dont really have to

i dont think ours are aluminum though cause i was able to polish it to a chrome finish. can do that with aluminium. can get it close,.. but not quite.

just pops off, plastic clips

 

Which end do I have to begin with? Or with the middle?