Has anybody had success at removing the drip rail trim (this is a coupe if it matters) for paint prep & be able to put it back on after painting without screwing it up?

If so how do you actually remove it?
Thanks, Evan

Using a wooden mallet and the widest/flattest flat blade screw driver you can get your hands on..

Once you get it started, the trim can be removed by rocking the trim back and forth. It kind of 'rolls upwards' to get it off.

The hardest part is getting it started. Don't rush it, or you will buckle the trim.

There is a joiner in the sedan trim. I expect it's the same on the coupe. Get that off first, and remove trim from that point, working towards the ends.

Got them off without mangling them! Hopefully they'll go back on after paint w/o mucking up the paint or being sloppy on the rail.

Any tips for reinstalling?

Did you take any pics during that process?
I could use some cheat tips cause one day,
maybe even in this decade, I'll need to paint mine.......

Sit a block of wood on the glass, like a bit of 42 x 19 pine and use a 40mm or simular wood chisel to gently leaver it off. Moving along very slowly.

To put it back on get a professional and use lots or grease or oil so it slips on easily without scratching the paint.

I have removed and replaced the stainless trim on both my coupe and sedan over the years and various rebuilds. I didnt find it hard, just patience. Instead of a block of wood I used a section of heater hose as a cushion and a wide blade screw driver.

Putting them back on is even easier. As Dattodude mention earlier, start at the ends and work towards the "B" pillar. I highly recommend cleaning them as best you can before refitting them onto the car.

I think my job was a little easier because I had removed the rear windows already. i did end up using a block of wood against the bottom edge of the trim cap & tapping with a hammer from the inside of the car outward.

Once I got it started it wasn't too bad & it does tend to kind of roll upward when removing it. I could also see how easy it would be to mangle it so caution is the key.

I'm glad to hear reinstalling them is easier, i'm not anxious to screw up a new paint job, at that point I might be so paranoid I'll leave them off.