Does anyone know how to remove the trim on the middle of the outside of doors? I figure that they are either held on with glue or bolted.

 

The body side moldings are held on with some kind of adhesive. A heat gun might come in handy. Keep in mind the area underneath the moldings may be riddled with little dents from door dings (atleast mine was).

 

Thanks for the info. That is what I was thinking but I did not want to go at it with a heat gun if they were bolted on.

 

actually its automotive grade double sided tape..There were some that were riveted on , but those were early-mid 80's

 

there is adhesive remover you can buy from autoparts stores that you squirt on there and it dissolves the glue...

 

My '84 z28's are riveted on. I'm in the process of prepping the car for paint now. Do I remove them by drilling out the rivets?

 

All of the OEM door bumpers are peel and stick. It was VERY popular in the 80's to remove the stock pieces and have aftermarket replacements installed. Some of the aftermarket replacements have a steel channel that's riveted to the door every 6" or so, then a rubber strip is slipped into the channel.

The stock ones can be removed just gently peeling them back off, but they'll probably leave a mess of very sticky durable molding tape. The aftermarket parts will have to have the rivets drilled out, and they might have to be peeled off too.