removing badges

[Saleen4971]

my new jeep has a dealer badge on it. i wanted to take off the "jeep" and the dealer badge, any way to do this w/o leaving any glue on the paint? or scrathcing/chipping or otherwise damageing or removing the paint?

 

[laserstang38]

I know when my friend sold his car a while back he removed bumper stickers with a spray product designed to remove that kind of stuff from an auto parts store. I beilieve the label should tell you what to worry about, like washing the spot right after, if it needs to be rewaxed, etc. Was rather easy too if I remember correctly.

 

[mreric]

I just picked my dealer diecal off with my fingers. It left a little residue, but after a good cleaning, a little polishing compound, and wax, there are no traces of it left. The Jeep one may be a little bit trickier. It seems to me that he longer the sticker is on, the harder it is to get off, but I've taken them off of other cars the same way.

 

[UMDSmith]

I used to work for a sign company, applying vinals and such to cars. We often had to take off dealer badges. We had 3 different steps, depending on how drastic the badge was applied.

Your first step should be to take a blow dryer (industrial if you have it). Heat the badge up a bit, but still touchable, and try slowly peeling it. The heat softens the adhesive. If you want, you can also break the bonds down some with household rubbing alcohol.

If that doesn't work, there is a spray called graphix gone, it is orange oil based, and eats at the glue residue.

The final step is a remover from 3M. I can't remember the name, but it is expensive, and needs to be tested on a non visible area of the car first.

All these steps will require you to wash the area and rewax when done. but it should all work. Also, never use metal to pry, try to find some softer plastic pry tools if you feel the need to pry anything.

-Joe

 

[streetstang03]

i used a haridryer to heat it up and then i just peeled it off. it didnt leave any residue, buti washed it anyways! I also waxed it since i figured there was no wax underneath that ugly dealer lettering!

 

[Saleen4971]

how about a heatgun? is that too drastic? would it mess up the paint at all? i dont feel like spending extra $$$, and my co-worker john has a heatgun in his toolbox that i coudl use. would goo-gone work to finish it off?

 

[streetstang03]

how about a heatgun? is that too drastic? would it mess up the paint at all? i dont feel like spending extra $$$, and my co-worker john has a heatgun in his toolbox that i coudl use. would goo-gone work to finish it off?

If it was my car, I wouldnt try it. Worries me too much about hurting the paint. If it got hot enough it could cure the paint. I just used a regular hairdryer on mine and it worked great. It took about 10-15 minutes to do though.

 

[BBrinks]

You could use a heat gun, but you'll have to keep the heat pretty low. I helped my friend take off the s-10 badges on his truck and with a heat gun, it took probably 5 minutes, just because we were working slowly. Like streetstang03 said, a hairdryer will work because it doesn't need to get all that hot, just enough to warm up the adhesive.

 

[white_pony]

I used dental floss to slice throught the backing and then just ran my hand across the glue and it rolled up real nice. Glide Floss works the best, I've done this 4 time without any problems