Debadging

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Low Life

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Hey everybody this is my first post. But I've been looking around for a few weeks. Lots of great info. Now I have a ?. What is the best way to remove emblems, two sided tape, and pinstipping.
 
For emblems many are held on w/ some sort of heat glue--take a heat gun on low, warm up the emblem and run a piece of dental floss behind it. Blot the rest of the adhesive off (while keeping it warm/workable) with a throwaway towel. WD40 or goof off (carefully) for the residue.



Heat gun on low will get pinstripes off VERY quickly/easily. If you leave it (the stripe) un-heated, it'll just chip off in small pieces--which gets really annoying.



That's all I've got.
 
I use fishing line to de-badge emblems...just move it back and forth then use adhesive remover to get rid of the extra.
 
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In addition to heat and dental floss, I use 3M Adhesive Remover. It's *made for* just this exact type of job.



Note that the badges and the striping will often leave "ghosting" which will have to be polished out.
 
This is probably obvious (and the OP probably already knows it's not a problem with his car), BUT . . .



Before deciding to debadge, do some checking to make sure there are no alignment pins on the badge (and therefore holes in the sheet metal) for your model year, make, and model.



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Thanks for all the replies. It sounds like a easy job now. I got a new Dodge Ram that I,m going to debadge. I think it cleans a truck looks up alot. Dental foss is a good idea. I try that and 3M adhesive remover.
 
Low Life said:
Thanks for all the replies. It sounds like a easy job now. I got a new Dodge Ram that I,m going to debadge. I think it cleans a truck looks up alot. Dental foss is a good idea. I try that and 3M adhesive remover.
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A bit of warning, my Dodge Dakota has alignment holes for its emblems.
 
For debadging I use a small plastic putty knife, a blow dryer, plenty of rags/shop towels, and lots and lots of 3M adhesive remover. I have a small squirt bottle with a narrow nozzle for this purpose. Presoak between the emblem and the finish, and add the warm air...30-45 seconds or so usually does it, depending on the size of the emblem and the ambient temperature. Using more adhesive remover as a lubricant, I gently work the knife, as close to the finish as possible. Take your time up front, and you'll save a lot of ugly clean-up work afterward.



An Acura was my first lesson into alignment pins. One $30 replacement emblem later, and ever since I've looked behind any and every panel. :D
 
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