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Edge Strips

It is sometimes necessary to remove the strips that run along the outside edge of your Scotty. If still in the original configuration, they were nailed down with a 1" spiral aluminum nail. The strip is also aluminum, soft and easily distorted, and if you're not careful, can twist as you remove it, which will make it very difficult to put back on and still have it look decent. This is the method I used to remove mine and it worked very well.

If you need to buy new strips, this is the only source I've discovered so far: http://teardropparts.com/sub-pages/teardrop-moldings.htm

Using a flat pry bar, slide in at the nail and pry up very gently.
You want to raise the nail up just enough for the next step,
but you don't want to dent your skin.

Now, use a small "cat's paw" type of pry bar and catch the nail head and remove it.

Because this was the second Scotty I removed strips from,
and the first one's strips twisted and became very difficult to replace,
I was very careful when I actually removed the strips.
I made this simple wooden frame and I duct-taped the strip to it, at both ends of the strip and the top corners of the frame. I carried the frame to the other side of the Scotty and taped the other strip on the opposite side of the frame. I then leaned them up against the garage until I was ready to put them back on.

Give serious consideration to replacing the 1" aluminum spiral nails
with stainless steel screws (shown) when you replace your strips.