Best way to remove drip rail chrome?

[Montclaire]

Pulling the drip rails on my 64 - what's the best way to go about it?
Thanks

 

[RustyRatRod]

I use a tie rod adjusting tool and a pocketknife. The trim removes from the top edge. You have to finesse it very carefully, because if you are not very careful, you'll spring it and it will be useless. The trick is going a very small amount at the time. Also, it does not hurt to spray in some penetrating oil such as PBlaster to help get it going. Here is the tool I use to get it started. That tool only works for a few different drip rail trims, but those it works on, it works well.



Lay a shop cloth between the trim and the tool. grab the trim on the top edge and gently "rock" the tool back and forth until the trim lets go. Once you get a small amount of length of trim off, you can get a medium to large pocketknife under it and keep it going. But, GO SLOWLY or else you will spring the piss out of it and it will be useless.

 

[Dan]

Use an old style beer can/ bottle opener. Body shops have used these ever since the invention of beer and drip rails.

 

[loneagle]

Another way is useing a small block of wood and a pair of channel locks but as stated carefully block of wood on top gently grabbing bottom edge rolling small amounts off go slowly very slowly or you'll pull it out to much and it is (unsprung) useless