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Emblem Removal

Old Sep 27, 2007 | 09:34 PM
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Hey I was just wondering if anybody had a good idea on how to safely remove a dealership emblem from your car without damaging the paint?

It'* the Texas shaped emblem in the pic below...

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Old Sep 27, 2007 | 09:39 PM
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is it a sticker or plastic?
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Old Sep 28, 2007 | 02:07 AM
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solid plastic
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Old Sep 28, 2007 | 04:43 AM
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Oneway is to heat it up with a hair dryer then use dental floss behind the emblem. Work the dental floss the same way that you would clean your teeth. Then use some Goo Gone to remove the sticky residue.
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Old Sep 28, 2007 | 08:09 AM
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mine came off easy on my SE. I just used one of those Bondo spreaders and my figures.
Came right off. then used some GooGone to take the crud off.
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Awesome! Thanks guys! I'll let you know how it goes (with pics)
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i wish i'd known about the heat gun... i tried mine w/out and it pulled the paint off (all my paint is coming off anyway. so instead of a plastic christian fish i have a no paint christian fish... grrrr
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Originally Posted by Marik_bathory
i wish i'd known about the heat gun... i tried mine w/out and it pulled the paint off (all my paint is coming off anyway. so instead of a plastic christian fish i have a no paint christian fish... grrrr


But yeah, dental floss works great
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