Masking tape does not stick to leather door panels in E46 M3

I would just take off the door card and remove the speaker grill to paint away from the car.

Wipe with alcohol.

paraklas said:

Wipe with alcohol

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Thx for replying Paraklas,

Will the rubbing alcohol damage the leather insert or discolour ?? being that it's soft nappa leather

BavarianZHP said:

I would just take off the door card and remove the speaker grill to paint away from the car.

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I have removed the door cards , Its the application of masking tape that's the problem...

BavarianZHP said:

I would just take off the door card and remove the speaker grill to paint away from the car.

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this is the only solution to avoid a mess.

Chawewan said:

I have removed the door cards , Its the application of masking tape that's the problem...

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disassemble the plastic parts to paint

resunoiz said:

disassemble the plastic parts to paint

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Hi resunoiz ,

Whilst i am a capable DIY woman mechanic and i think i carry myself around a car quite well, I think that i have
to draw a line when it comes to grinding off all the plastic grommet / fixings on the back to enable it all to come
apart and then putting it all back together using screws and washers.... Wouldn't be fair to any M3 / M3 owner... .....

If you have any vids / pics of any other way then please post for the uneducated ( ME ).....

Thanks anyway for the reply..

Chawewan

unfortunately, no specific vid. I remember I removed less than 4 screw each side then it popped up

resunoiz said:

unfortunately, no specific vid. I remember I removed less than 4 screw each side then it popped up

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That's a shame as according to everyone else it's all about drilling off the heads of the plastic rivets and re attach using screws and washers....

Chawewan said:

That's a shame as according to everyone else it's all about drilling off the heads of the plastic rivets and re attach using screws and washers....

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mine had torx screw, 2000 320ci conv. but maybe not all the same.
but made this thing on the rear ofthe seats: nothing hard to do

tape does stick to it, it probably wasnt sticking because you had just sprayed/cleaned the area. i literally masked off the leather and sprayed the plastics a few weeks ago. give it another go mate

Frank.JD.Perez said:

tape does stick to it, it probably wasnt sticking because you had just sprayed/cleaned the area. i literally masked off the leather and sprayed the plastics a few weeks ago. give it another go mate

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Just bough 3 new rolls of tape, Scotchbrite multi surface ( blue ), 1 day only heavy duty ( yellow ) and aluminium tape..... ALL failed..

I only want to paint the lower part of the plastic trim where the speaker is....... What tape did you use ??

I'm pulling my bldy hair out
Chawewan..

Ive used blue masking tape, the cream looking masking tape and ive also used duck (duct?) tape. I had to get creative with the tape i had left before i went to the store and got more (the cream colored one)

Frank.JD.Perez said:

I painted mine to look like it was 2 tone rather than all gray
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That is f'ing niceeeeeeeeeeee.

The woofer cover just pops off from the outside. Not sure about the midrange.

Thx for the replys,

I had my husbands friends all come to have a look and we were all in agreement that no tape was going to stick to the leather so we bought thin cardboard and forced it in to the seem between the leather insert and plastic trim then bent it over and wrapped over the cardboard with shrink wrap as i only wanted to apply the vinyl spray to the bottom trim ( speaker area )..... there you go - Bush doctor tactics and know how...lmfao....
Fck knows why no tape would work after leather cleaner, washing it with warm soapy water and 50/50 vinegar / water mix, all i can say is the old bloke that owned this car before me must of used some serious cleaning / conditioning juice that's soaked in to the top coating..... Sorry no pics of the masking effort as i am too embarrassed.... Thank god i don't carryout work like this on the brakes or engine.

Cheers
Chawewan..

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