Pete Rutledge Posted February 4, 2023 Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 I'm preparing my car for soda blasting to remove the paint. The only external trim I haven't removed are the belt buckle emblems on the sail panels because the retaining nuts are under the interior rear side panels. I have removed all the screws from these panels, but they remain firmly attached around the rear vent windows. Does anyone have any tips on how to remove these panels? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad Posted February 4, 2023 Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 The rear vent window frames have to be removed. The interior vinyl wraps around the opening. There are 9 screws hidden under the weatherstripping. They are accessible through the "holes" and are phillips head screws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Rutledge Posted February 4, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 Thanks, Brad. That's what I needed to know. In that case, I will leave the emblems on the car for now and worry about removing the paint under them later. Soda blasting is Monday and I want to keep the car as watertight as possible for that, so don't want to mess up the integrity of the vent window frame seal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avanti1963! Posted February 5, 2023 Report Share Posted February 5, 2023 Pete, the soda dust particles are very fine and gets everywhere. If anything is left inside, cover it well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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