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    Removing ALL cladding...any TIPS?

    I'm going to be removing all my cladding soon to do some much needed Body repair....

    (Hells Gate...I WILL be back!!)

    I've taken front and back off many times...
    .....any tricks / clues / things to look out for...

    ..taking off the rest.

    Thanks

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    Have a drill handy if the the front fender cladding has never been off. There are some rivets in the wheelwell that will need to be drilled out.
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    Wrench

    Keep an eye out for double stick tape that's hidden behind many a panel...

    Be slow, methodical, & gentle with the ol' whore...keep in mind: she's nearly 93 in truck years...

    Oh yeah...almost forgot...http://www.vehicross.info/forums/sho...adding+removal
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    Wink

    I don't know the technical term, but it wouldn't hurt to stock up on some of those OEM Isuzu plastic (white) snap-n-tite thingies. I bought a bag from Merlin years ago AFTER I pulled my passenger-side quarter panel away to get in for rear bumper removal and managed to break one or two of them...easy to replace if you have them (I didn't @ the time).
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    Thanks guy...

    ...and that link is great.

    If only we had a search function

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    When I installed the vinyl wrap, I opted to peel back the upper part of the cladding rather than remove the pieces entirely.

    All I can say is the sticky tape is quite a formidable opponent.

    Good luck Jo. <-- drink some of these beforehand.

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