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Peeling black vinyl on the 850 wagon roof molding 850 1994

posted by  bcolins on  Sun Jan 25 14:59 CST 2004
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The left side roof molding that runs from front to back of my 850 wagon is peeling, cracking and lifting up. (this is a non-roof rack 850 wagon)

Two months ago, there was just a small area that had cracked and lifted.....I glued it down with E600 and although that area is holding,........much of the rest of the strip is now lifting up.

Is this a commong problem on the 850 wagon? What is the fix for this?

Thanks in advance,

Brian Collins







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    Peeling black vinyl on the 850 wagon roof molding 850 1994

    posted by  someone claiming to be Steve on  Sun Jan 25 17:41 CST 2004 [RELATED]

    If it's like the rails on the sedan, the coating is very thin. It peels off like paint. I removed the coating to expose the metal rail. roughed up the metal with scotchbrite, masked it off and sprayed on Trim Paint. Most bodyshop supply stores stock this stuff under various brands. Mine was SEM. It looks just like the original coating and is very durable. And yes, all the rails crack and peel.








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      Peeling black vinyl on the 850 wagon roof molding 850 1994

      posted by  dklew on  Mon Jan 26 18:56 CST 2004
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      You can also remove the entire trim piece by starting from the rear and carefully pulling it up. It's a lot easier to sand down and repaint that way. The trim snaps back into place.







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