No, the metal front trim piece stays nailed in place. The new roof fabric should overlap the trim piece by about 3/8", I put some good sealant on the area before setting the fabric in place and tacking it down (fabric nails don't go through steel trim piece). I then put some additional sealant over the fabric nail heads and over the fabric to edge at trim piece before the hidem strip is nailed in place. The hidem strip has not much room for error as hidem is only about 5/8"-3/4" wide if I recall. Hidem strip is centered on the joint at ends where roof side sheetmetal meets the front trim piece, so keep that in mind before starting nailing the hidem. Best to start at center of roof and nail carefully towards both ends. Finally, once in place, you can pry hidem open and using a caulking gun, place a smsall bead of caulking inside open hidem and then close it over to seal tops of nails. If desired, you can also put a small bead of black caulk on front edge of hidem to ensure a good seal, nothing was used there originally. Sounds like a lot of work eh! It is!
