Cleaned up the window channel area this afternoon. All the orginal yellow clips came out unscathed. It didn't take much time, I used a metal gasket scraper and slid it under the butyl bead and it came up in one piece - and this was the original 1972 material, too. No rust underneath, just some flakey red oxide primer and original blackout paint. I then used a rotary wire brush to get any rubber residue out. Just trying to save a few bucks (and hours of the bodyman's time) off my bill. I'll see about removing the trunk weatherstripping next. I have to hit the auto parts store tomorrow to see if they have some weatherstrip remover spray to loosen it up.
BTW, gotta love the typical 1970's hacksaw job on the speaker holes. Why the heck didnt people just mount the damn speakers under the panel instead of sawing a gigantic hole through the rear deck to bolt them on the top of the package tray. What were we thinking back then???
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