My 72 is going in for major body work, and I was wondering whats the best way to remove all the trim? Some pieces it seems dont come off very easily, and I dont want to damage anything. Any tips?

Slow and careful.

When I pulled the drip rail trim off my car for repainting I used the old style can opener aka "church key" got it all off with no damage. Lots o luck finding a churcn key now :?

I had pretty good luck with a 5-in-one tool (painters use them,available @ home depot) it is stiff and has a wide beveled blade with one pointed end...took my time and got mine off damage free

Which pieces are you having trouble with? Most of the body trim is press on-pull off, except that several pieces have a srew holding them in at the door for instance. The pieces on the front fenders, behind the wheel opening are held on by speed nuts, that can only be accessed by removing the inner fender or loosening the fender itself.

The tailgate top trim is held by 4 or 5 bolts. You need to remove the inner panel from the tailgate to get at them from underneath. To remove the bed trim, remove the 2 small corner panels at the rear of the bed. The trim between tail lights & top bed trim are held on by 2 or 3 speed nuts. The rear top corner pieces are held on with 2 or 3 speed nutz that are accesible in the same opening. Once the rear corner pieces are off, slide the long side rasil trim backward. Once the side pieces are off, the screws that hold the front corner pieces in place are exposed.

The trim piece below the rear window in the bed is held on by speed nutz that are accesible from inside the cab. Thats all I can remember now, hope i covered what you need.