OK. Finally got that trim pannel back on. Here's what worked well: I used a 3M product called adhesive and mark remover along with a plastic putty knife and rags to remove all the old adhesive on the door and most of it from the PVC trim piece. It worked pretty quickly, softening or dissolving the o...

I bought my first Volvo, a '91 240 SE Wagon, at the end of December. He's extremely clean; however, as with any 20+ year old car, needs a little love. Though I'm new to DIY car repair in general, I'm excited to do any work I can, because I actually care about this car (and need to save a little coin...

. . . also. Any tips for all the old adhesive off the PVC and the metal?

The 3 inch wide PVC trim piece at the very bottom of the drivers side door on my 1991 240 SE wagon (204K) popped off. (I just saw another wagon that looks to be the same year with the same piece off, so I'm thinking this is a pretty common problem.) Advice that I've been given so far is: use PL 400 ...