HELP: Removing badges

Stark77

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I tried to search for this topic but found nothing relevant. I am trying to remove the GT badges on my car in order to sand them down and paint them black. My car is not a special edition, so it has the standard GT badges. Is there a particular way to remove them other than prying them off carefully with a screwdriver? If this is the method, once their off, what is the best way to get them back on?

 

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heat them up with a hair dryer or heat gun then try to pry them by hand. they are only stuck on there with sticky tape and there are 2 guide holes that hold them in.

 

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Thanks!

 

Shiroelex

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I actually used dental floss. It works great, from my experiences. I've always been able to remove them with just floss on my 'Stangs. On my friend's M3, we were having a hard time, so we soaked the badge in Goo-Gone for a while, then flossed it, and it came right off. The fender GT badges have alignment pins on them, so you'll have to work around the badge in a circle. The rear decklid GT emblem doesn't have the pins, so you can go straight across. The Ford emblem has the pins.

 

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Thanks guys.

 

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WD-40 and fishing line is what I used.

 

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I just used 10lb test fishing line and rubbed the remaining sealant off with my finger.

 

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Ive used the dental floss and goo gone method with great success , ive also had one of the mechanics at my work just use a paint scraper to get the emblems off my 05 f-150.

 

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Why wouldn't you just tape it up really good and sand and paint them on the car? That would save alot of hassle of having to take them off and then put them back on.

 

Stark77

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I don't want to paint the whole things black. I wanted the G and T flat black, with the other areas zinc yellow to match the paint. I have finished the work, and this is how it turned out.

Spraying anything near a car, while only have a certain area masked off is asking for bad things to happen. Spray drifting on windows, other areas, other cars, etc. best not to be lazy, and do things right the first time around.

 

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Shiroelex said:

I actually used dental floss. It works great, from my experiences. I've always been able to remove them with just floss on my 'Stangs. On my friend's M3, we were having a hard time, so we soaked the badge in Goo-Gone for a while, then flossed it, and it came right off. The fender GT badges have alignment pins on them, so you'll have to work around the badge in a circle. The rear decklid GT emblem doesn't have the pins, so you can go straight across. The Ford emblem has the pins.

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How many holes does the Ford emblem have for pins? One or two?

 

Stark77

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I didn't remove the ford badge, but I believe all badges on the trunk are adhered only by the double sided tape. On each side of the front fenders there is one large hole and one small hole.

 

bcollie67

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Stark77 said:

I don't want to paint the whole things black. I wanted the G and T flat black, with the other areas zinc yellow to match the paint. I have finished the work, and this is how it turned out.

Spraying anything near a car, while only have a certain area masked off is asking for bad things to happen. Spray drifting on windows, other areas, other cars, etc. best not to be lazy, and do things right the first time around.

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That looks like it turned out really good man, and it's unique.

 

Stark77

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Thanks - fairly easy to do and should be pretty unique. I'm not a big fan of chrome/silver trim on a yellow car. The yellow is bright enough

 

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mogs01gt said:

How many holes does the Ford emblem have for pins? One or two?

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I believe they have two pins behind the decklid Ford emblem. I know there are some behind it for sure.

 

Stark77

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Very possible - the GT badge on the trunk lid didn't have any pins. The trunk badge had, by far, the most gunk/residue left behind.

 

bcollie67

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Yes, the Ford emblem on the trunk lid has 2 pins.