Bonding on wheel arch protector

[bayzoo]

Hi,

I need to remove my wheel arch surround on my Mk8 Civic so I can remove the front bumper, but it appears the previous owner used some sort of adhesive/bonding to keep the wheel arch in place rather than source new clips.

Does anyone know what type of bonding this might be, and am I likely to have great in removing it?

Thanks.

[Belle427]

Could be Tigerseal which is a nightmare.
Maybe try a paint scraper or similar if you can get it in there without damaging paint.
Once you have an edge started it gets a bit easier.

[Flibble]

A new snap-off knife can be good as you can slide it into the gap and cut the bond.

[Fastpedeller]

If you can get 'around an end' use dental floss to carve through it!

[bayzoo]

Thanks all - as I thought… just elbow grease. I got some second hand wheel arch protectors as I suspect the originals might be beyond salvage.