| MY04DREX | 04-29-2005 04:24 PM |
debadging problem
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So I did this twice now and the first time it went well. I have an 04 wrx and I debadged it before and had excellent results. everything came off perfect and I did not have trouble getting the sticky grey tape beneath the badges off. I have now swapped with an 04 sti and tried to debadge the whole the thing. needless to say after following what I did last time it hasn't worked out so well. I think that I did not heat the glue enough so that not all of it would come off. I have tried goo be gone and that sort of thing to no results. Can anybody reccomend a technique so that I can fix this. It is really bugging me.
| mmorningstar | 04-29-2005 04:27 PM |
in my experience a hair dryer is the only way, when I debaged my 04 I had some trouble with the "B" I tried some Meguires Scratch X and it did not work, then I did a little more heat, with a glove on my hand and rubbed the rest of the adhesive off. Unfortunately if you catch it in the wrong light you can see where the "B" used to be. Good Luck
| wht052.5 | 04-29-2005 07:20 PM |
I just debadged my 05 RS and used GooGone with a microfiber towel.
Mostly using my fingernails(covered by towel) to get the crap off.
Took about an hour for the S-U-B-A-R-U and my fingers were kinda sore.
Just keep trying, and make sure to clean off the Goo Gone between letters.
It's kinda like Gasoline.
:)
Mostly using my fingernails(covered by towel) to get the crap off.
Took about an hour for the S-U-B-A-R-U and my fingers were kinda sore.
Just keep trying, and make sure to clean off the Goo Gone between letters.
It's kinda like Gasoline.
:)
| wht052.5 | 04-29-2005 07:20 PM |
I just noticed what time I posted.
Werd :lol:
Werd :lol:
| Homerisking | 04-29-2005 07:26 PM |
Hair dryer was my friend. Keep the hair dryer going while you rub of the glue with your fingers. Once you can't physically rub off any more glue..use goo gone. I had three blisters on the end of my fingers when I was done....just keep the glue warm while you rub the glue off.
| balser6 | 04-29-2005 08:21 PM |
When I debadged my wife's Suburban (yes, Suburban - she liked the way the Sube looked and wanted me to do her truck), the Chevrolet emblem left a bunch of the double sides spongey tape behind. I sprayed it with WD-40 and let it soak for a while. It peeled off with some work and didn't leave any residue behind.
| darknightohio | 04-29-2005 11:04 PM |
Steam is also very useful.
| MY04DREX | 04-29-2005 11:59 PM |
thanks guys. I tried using googone, but I figured I would have to go back to heat. yeah googone got on my clothes and man is that stuff potent.
| jameslippert | 04-30-2005 04:37 AM |
3M makes an adhesive remover that's paint safe. You can pick it up from AutoZone, Shucks's or similar stores.
I used it along w/ a plastic paint scraper to remove the extra glue.
Spray, rub, scrape, repeat (keep it wet).
After removal I found some scum left around the badge area. Turtle wax makes a Bug and Tar removal spray that works on just about anything I rub it on. Did the trick for me, no problem'o
I used it along w/ a plastic paint scraper to remove the extra glue.
Spray, rub, scrape, repeat (keep it wet).
After removal I found some scum left around the badge area. Turtle wax makes a Bug and Tar removal spray that works on just about anything I rub it on. Did the trick for me, no problem'o
| webbieflat4 | 04-30-2005 01:46 PM |
goo gone
| BakedCookies | 04-30-2005 02:25 PM |
eraser wheel works best. A local body shop charged me 10 bucks.. He even buffed the lid when he was done.
| kickitjp | 04-30-2005 02:27 PM |
Hair dryer (or heat gun..but be careful of excessive heat), Goo b gone, something dull and flat to scrap under the badge with...and a LOT of time and sore nails.
Just take it easy so you don't scratch anything and...tittywop after you're done :banana:
Just take it easy so you don't scratch anything and...tittywop after you're done :banana:
| wht052.5 | 05-03-2005 01:37 PM |
They have platic razor blades too, they are bright orange and look exactly like their metal counterparts. You can get them at any auto-paint supply store.
They worked well when I took off a ridiculous pinstripe on my old Jetta.
They worked well when I took off a ridiculous pinstripe on my old Jetta.
| coil222 | 05-03-2005 02:12 PM |
ive done 2 STI's.
Paper towel + hair dryer + goo gone + rubbing alcohol (really breaks down the grey tape) = the win!
Paper towel + hair dryer + goo gone + rubbing alcohol (really breaks down the grey tape) = the win!
| JjSwee | 05-03-2005 02:59 PM |
I am not sure how safe it is, but on my last car i used a credit card to scrape off the dealer's letters. Flat piece of plastic- works nice. I didnt have any scratches afterwards, and it saved my fingers (and was free).
[QUOTE=wht052.5]I just noticed what time I posted.
Werd :lol:[/QUOTE]
I Live on the east cost was wondering why you enjoyed posting at 7:20. I got it tho.
[QUOTE=wht052.5]I just noticed what time I posted.
Werd :lol:[/QUOTE]
I Live on the east cost was wondering why you enjoyed posting at 7:20. I got it tho.
| willguidry | 05-03-2005 03:11 PM |
I used this on my recently swapped STi trunk. (My WRX trunk was debadged)
When you have a crap ton of that junk on your car, just start from the bottom of the letter with the flat portion of your thumb, pushing down and rolling up.
Try this either going down or up, but be prepared....your thumbs WILL hurt badly. But it works safely by rolling the spongey tape away from the paint.Actually works pretty fast too.
Just keep doing that till you get it down and start using your finger nail. Oh...also...goo gone is your friend. Put it on first, let is soak in. Don't do it in direct sunlight or heat, otherwise it will just evaporate.
Hope this helps.
When you have a crap ton of that junk on your car, just start from the bottom of the letter with the flat portion of your thumb, pushing down and rolling up.
Try this either going down or up, but be prepared....your thumbs WILL hurt badly. But it works safely by rolling the spongey tape away from the paint.Actually works pretty fast too.
Just keep doing that till you get it down and start using your finger nail. Oh...also...goo gone is your friend. Put it on first, let is soak in. Don't do it in direct sunlight or heat, otherwise it will just evaporate.
Hope this helps.
| AcquaCow | 05-03-2005 03:18 PM |
I debadged my 2000 2.5rs in winter with no hairdryer.
goo gone + dental floss to get the badging off, then soaked the glue with some goo gone, rubbed it off with some towels, then used claybar to get the outline off.
Took about an hour.
-- Dave
goo gone + dental floss to get the badging off, then soaked the glue with some goo gone, rubbed it off with some towels, then used claybar to get the outline off.
Took about an hour.
-- Dave
| pezman04wrx | 05-03-2005 03:27 PM |
Went through two different rounds of mayhem ...
First swap and de-badge did the tried and true floss/blowdryer/goo gone ... Looked great, but alot of work, and my fingertips were fried ...
Second swap and debadge ... Modified a bit ... Fishing line with gloves on/No blowdryer/vegetable oil (yes, good ole cooking oil stuff) ... Fishing line worked fantastic, and as far as the oil goes ... I just kept my trunk up, made a little rag style damn around all the letters that had sponge remains, filled with oil, let sit for 15 minutes, and the foam litterally came off like butter :D ...
Finally clean/buff/wax of course ...
First swap and de-badge did the tried and true floss/blowdryer/goo gone ... Looked great, but alot of work, and my fingertips were fried ...
Second swap and debadge ... Modified a bit ... Fishing line with gloves on/No blowdryer/vegetable oil (yes, good ole cooking oil stuff) ... Fishing line worked fantastic, and as far as the oil goes ... I just kept my trunk up, made a little rag style damn around all the letters that had sponge remains, filled with oil, let sit for 15 minutes, and the foam litterally came off like butter :D ...
Finally clean/buff/wax of course ...
| SchnorrCS | 05-04-2005 01:37 PM |
Hair dryer and fishing line to get the letters off, then a **** load of WD40 and a credit card. Works good. BE carefull, or you'll scratch it. Mine came out perfect.
cS
cS
| SubieMutt | 05-04-2005 01:41 PM |
I second the WD-40
| silverwrx666 | 05-04-2005 07:46 PM |
Hair dryer and bug and tar remover for me worked nice
| STI 2 NV | 05-06-2005 05:18 PM |
i just debadged my trunk and it looks terrible. i did it on the previous trunk i had and it worked great. i haven't done anything different. i heated the badging up, pulled them off, got some of the tape off, goo gone'd the rest, got all the tape off, washed, dried, and waxed. i was left with a faint "subaru" on the trunk. so i repeated from the goo gone step. it's still there. i don't see how it's coming off. i can see the entire "subaru" still there. it looks like crap. any suggestions?
| justbcuz | 05-06-2005 05:47 PM |
[QUOTE=STI 2 NV]i just debadged my trunk and it looks terrible. i did it on the previous trunk i had and it worked great. i haven't done anything different. i heated the badging up, pulled them off, got some of the tape off, goo gone'd the rest, got all the tape off, washed, dried, and waxed. i was left with a faint "subaru" on the trunk. so i repeated from the goo gone step. it's still there. i don't see how it's coming off. i can see the entire "subaru" still there. it looks like crap. any suggestions?[/QUOTE]
I think what you are seeing is the difference in the paint color. The paint under the letters has never been exposed to the sun and ultra violet rays, which fade paint.
Over time the colors might blend better.
And for you guys using plastic razor blades and things of that nature to remove the letters, just use fishing string, it works great and you run no risk of damaging your paint.
I think what you are seeing is the difference in the paint color. The paint under the letters has never been exposed to the sun and ultra violet rays, which fade paint.
Over time the colors might blend better.
And for you guys using plastic razor blades and things of that nature to remove the letters, just use fishing string, it works great and you run no risk of damaging your paint.
| STI 2 NV | 05-06-2005 05:56 PM |
[QUOTE=justbcuz]I think what you are seeing is the difference in the paint color. The paint under the letters has never been exposed to the sun and ultra violet rays, which fade paint.
Over time the colors might blend better.[/QUOTE]
not likely, the trunk lid is off an '05 sti. it looks like there is still glue left on the trunk. it's very faint, but it's there. i soaked it in goo gone twice and it still won't come off.
Over time the colors might blend better.[/QUOTE]
not likely, the trunk lid is off an '05 sti. it looks like there is still glue left on the trunk. it's very faint, but it's there. i soaked it in goo gone twice and it still won't come off.
| GlobalWaste | 05-06-2005 06:01 PM |
[QUOTE=STI 2 NV]i just debadged my trunk and it looks terrible. i did it on the previous trunk i had and it worked great. i haven't done anything different. i heated the badging up, pulled them off, got some of the tape off, goo gone'd the rest, got all the tape off, washed, dried, and waxed. i was left with a faint "subaru" on the trunk. so i repeated from the goo gone step. it's still there. i don't see how it's coming off. i can see the entire "subaru" still there. it looks like crap. any suggestions?[/QUOTE]
I had a similar issue.. ghost "subaru" letters".. after my debadge but after a claybar it wasn't noticeable anymore... followed by a wax after of course...
btw I simply used floss and wd-40 (and a towel) when removing my letters.. no goo gone or heat gun took about 40 minutes
I had a similar issue.. ghost "subaru" letters".. after my debadge but after a claybar it wasn't noticeable anymore... followed by a wax after of course...
btw I simply used floss and wd-40 (and a towel) when removing my letters.. no goo gone or heat gun took about 40 minutes
| STI 2 NV | 05-06-2005 06:09 PM |
looks like i'll try a claybar. if it doesn't work i'll have to put the letters back on. :(
| WRXRgr | 05-06-2005 10:15 PM |
[QUOTE=STI 2 NV]looks like i'll try a claybar. if it doesn't work i'll have to put the letters back on. :([/QUOTE]
Akkk....clearcoat abuse! Just smear some smooth peanut butter on it, leave it sit an hour, and wipe it all away.
Akkk....clearcoat abuse! Just smear some smooth peanut butter on it, leave it sit an hour, and wipe it all away.
| jay25RS | 05-06-2005 10:48 PM |
I debadged the entire rear of my 04 WRX... I used the flat edged knife from a leatherman supertool, placed it very carefully behind the edge of a letter and pulled like a crazy man. When done, used some gentle rubbing with my finger tips saturated with spray and shine and then used 3M Finesse it and gave the whole thing a light buffing followed by a cleaning and wax the next day.
-Jason
-Jason
| majmun | 05-06-2005 10:58 PM |
[QUOTE=jameslippert]3M makes an adhesive remover that's paint safe. You can pick it up from AutoZone, Shucks's or similar stores.
[/QUOTE]
This is what I used - works great. No blisters on the phalanges.
[/QUOTE]
This is what I used - works great. No blisters on the phalanges.
| GlobalWaste | 05-07-2005 12:07 AM |
[QUOTE=WRXRgr]Akkk....clearcoat abuse! Just smear some smooth peanut butter on it, leave it sit an hour, and wipe it all away.[/QUOTE]
nothing like an an annual claybar job to bring out your car's shine :p everytime I do it, the bar ends up getting pretty much blackened from all the grime it picks up and since I wax every month or 2 it couldn't be too bad? clay bar keeps it smooth as a baby's bum and plus you can't argue with results :D
[IMG]http://tinypic.com/4vphds[/IMG]
nothing like an an annual claybar job to bring out your car's shine :p everytime I do it, the bar ends up getting pretty much blackened from all the grime it picks up and since I wax every month or 2 it couldn't be too bad? clay bar keeps it smooth as a baby's bum and plus you can't argue with results :D
[IMG]http://tinypic.com/4vphds[/IMG]
| STI 2 NV | 05-07-2005 08:02 AM |
[QUOTE=WRXRgr]Akkk....clearcoat abuse! Just smear some smooth peanut butter on it, leave it sit an hour, and wipe it all away.[/QUOTE]
seriously? will this work?
seriously? will this work?
| WRXRgr | 05-07-2005 08:43 AM |
[QUOTE=STI 2 NV]seriously? will this work?[/QUOTE]
I think I misread what he was looking for--thought he wanted to get adhesive residue off. Yup, it will work for that. It's not going to reverse the effects of exposure to sunlight, all around the removed letters, of course.
And yeah, the claybar stuff is eating your clear coat.
I think I misread what he was looking for--thought he wanted to get adhesive residue off. Yup, it will work for that. It's not going to reverse the effects of exposure to sunlight, all around the removed letters, of course.
And yeah, the claybar stuff is eating your clear coat.
| STI 2 NV | 05-07-2005 08:48 AM |
[QUOTE=WRXRgr]I think I misread what he was looking for--thought he wanted to get adhesive residue off. Yup, it will work for that. It's not going to reverse the effects of exposure to sunlight, all around the removed letters, of course.
And yeah, the claybar stuff is eating your clear coat.[/QUOTE]
dude, are u even reading what i wrote? there is no exposure to sunlight. it's an '05 trunklid and i live in ny state. car has been garaged. so, it's not sunlight. claybar can't be eating the clearcoat, seeing how i haven't used clearcoat. read my initial post in this thread and u'll see what i did and what's resulting.
And yeah, the claybar stuff is eating your clear coat.[/QUOTE]
dude, are u even reading what i wrote? there is no exposure to sunlight. it's an '05 trunklid and i live in ny state. car has been garaged. so, it's not sunlight. claybar can't be eating the clearcoat, seeing how i haven't used clearcoat. read my initial post in this thread and u'll see what i did and what's resulting.
| WRXRgr | 05-07-2005 09:06 AM |
Sorry, meant to say "will eat" not "is eating"...on first cuppa here. Yep, try the peanut butter. That's from a gal who's done body & paint for over 20 years, owned two custom paint & restoral shops, and managed numerous dealership bodyshops, etc etc. She's also clued me in on the claybar---couldn't believe people were using this in any kind of regular use, when I questioned her about it, after hearing about guys rave about it here.
| STI 2 NV | 05-07-2005 09:08 AM |
[QUOTE=WRXRgr]Sorry, meant to say "will eat" not "is eating"...on first cuppa here. Yep, try the peanut butter. That's from a gal who's done body & paint for over 20 years, owned two custom paint & restoral shops, and managed numerous dealership bodyshops, etc etc. She's also clued me in on the claybar---couldn't believe people were using this in any kind of regular use, when I questioned her about it, after hearing about guys rave about it here.[/QUOTE]
all the glue/tape is gone, unless it's somehow in the actual clear for some reason.
all the glue/tape is gone, unless it's somehow in the actual clear for some reason.
| jester5 | 05-07-2005 01:47 PM |
blow dryer, goobegone, and a little bit of work and your all set
-Jeff
-Jeff
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