Stainless steel rain gutter trim

[grannyknot]

How do you get them off without bending the hell out of them?

Thanks,

Chris

[240260280z]

twist/roll off with fingers

[jfa.series1]

Based on my recent experience, the trim installs from front to back and rolls on to the body from top to bottom. Removal is the reverse - start at the back and work it loose with a gentle roll/twist upwards and out a bit as you move forward. Patience is a virtue!!! A small piece of wood like a 1/4" dowel can be slid or gently tapped along under the trim to help lift it. Did I say patience is a virtue?

[grannyknot]

Got it, patience, I'll try it tomorrow.

[olzed]

Yep, I second the roll upwards technique, using fingures. Worked for me,

[grannyknot]

I hate it when the OP doesn't finish a thread when I'm going through the archives, so...the upward turn works! There was 7 layers of paint holding the the drip rail on so I ended up using one of those paint can openers that has a thin pulling lip at the end as a grabber tool to pull the bottom of the rain gutter trim out.

[jfa.series1]

Excellent! 7 layers of paint probably deserved the use of a paint can opener. Presumably you did not "bend the hell out of them".

[grannyknot]

No, they are in perfect shape.