Nice simple use of a piece of heater hose. I removed mine intact but didn't have a tool to make my life any easier.
I removed mine to have the car painted. Liked it so well without the trim that I never put it back on.
I believe they are referring to the chrome trim on the drip rail. Not actually removing the drip rail completely.
Well, I want to put mine back on. Only thing is, the powder coater guy who was cleaning them for me lost them.
I found a new way to get the drip rail trim off easy instead of the church key. If you get a pair of Channel lock pliers and put electrical tape on the grab part lay the tape on thick so the groves won't scratch. Then you grip the trim and twist up slowly so you won't bend or scratch the trim
I never had too much of an issue getting it off, it is getting it back on! No matter what I do the paint wants to chip off while installing it.
Too late now, but when getting the car painted its best to sand the drip rails down to the metal right before painting, that way there is less material for the trim to try and go over.
That thought crossed my mind too so I decided just to not re-install them. I had no choice about removing the pieces as I had corrosion issues under the trim