New DD... Need help DEBADGING!!!

[Z71_Denali]

i took the plunge and found myself a new daily driver. carpooling with the wife got irritating hearing about all the miles shes racking up on her SRX (blah, blah, blah, blah....) and of course i wasn't going to drive the camaro everyday!!!

 

was looking for a nice used 07 or newer chevy or gmc pickup, could not find what i wanted used so i struck a deal and got a 2010 new "Texas Edition" silverado for $7k under MSRP!!!! i chose white because its one of the easiest color to keep clean, and it will spend its entire life outdoors, like a truck should! they had black, but then i imagined the future and all the cursing i would be yelling at all the swirls i'll find!!!

 

 

anyways, i made the dealership remove their dealer stickers, but i did not trust them to even vacuum the thing! so i opted to leave the truck dirty and all badges in tact.

 

i washed and vacuumed it today, and plan on doing the trim and condition the interior tomorrow. this thing has A LOT of chome on it, much more than i'm used to... so i'll be buying some metal polish soon!

 

i've got plans to add chrome tow hooks, fog lights, and rear fender well liners. i have a buddy in Houston that quoted me $200 for a spray in bed liner!!! i made the dealership remove the drop in liner. the drop in liner saved me $350 at the dealer, and i'm getting a spray in one for $150 less!!!

 

back to the subject at hand: i've never "debadged" a vehicle before, and i want to remove all the emblems off the tailgate and front fenders. got any tips or tricks on how to do this?

[Z71_Denali]

It is a lot safer to use a hair dryer to remove the lettering. A heat gun is capable of reaching some temperatures that would be catastrophic to your paint if you are not careful.

 

 

I use heat guns at work all the time. Burns are common.

 

I read one suggestion somewhere about waiting on a good hot day and then using a regular hair dryer. The sun does a good amount of the work and then hair dryer just finishes it off.

 

 

well its a good thing i don't own a heat gun, and its been over 100 degrees here lately!!!

[b_pappy]

they dont listen to us girls....

 

Not true, whatever you were talking about.

[Sandra Dee]

you should have said , "WHAT???"

[the shine shop]

i use a product called goof off. it will basicly let the letters fall of. use a plastic razor blade to help things along

[StormChaser]

they dont listen to us girls....

 

Boys will be boys....one day they will learn sometimes we know what we're talking about!!!

 

Like Brandi said.. Heat Gun, Fishing Line, and a Soft Plastic Window Squeegee helps as well..

 

Scott that is great you did a step by step picture..I only have the before and after. Thanks! :banana:

[11chevz71]

[Kustom_FX]

Scott that is great you did a step by step picture..I only have the before and after. Thanks! :banana:

 

Thats because Mommy In Law gave me her camera! Said it was too big for her, she wants a point and shoot so she gave me hers! Now I have a decent camera and 4 Photo Bucket accounts! LOOK OUT!!

[Junkman2008]

It is a lot safer to use a hair dryer to remove the lettering. A heat gun is capable of reaching some temperatures that would be catastrophic to your paint if you are not careful.

[Nordgrey]

 

I use heat guns at work all the time. Burns are common.

 

I read one suggestion somewhere about waiting on a good hot day and then using a regular hair dryer. The sun does a good amount of the work and then hair dryer just finishes it off.

[Kustom_FX]

It is a lot safer to use a hair dryer to remove the lettering. A heat gun is capable of reaching some temperatures that would be catastrophic to your paint if you are not careful.

 

Thats nice to know after I did it! Then again I'm not tool illiterate

 

AJ is correct as usual, you need to use common sense and caution!

 

Good Luck & Happy DEBADGING!

[Junkman2008]

 

I use heat guns at work all the time. Burns are common.

 

I read one suggestion somewhere about waiting on a good hot day and then using a regular hair dryer. The sun does a good amount of the work and then hair dryer just finishes it off.

 

[whiterp199]

I would remove the body side moldings below the Silverado badge as well. A competing company that makes detailing supplies whose name starts with a G and ends with a ts sells some plastic scrapers for removing badges. I have nit purchased them but they look like they will work great.

[Kingsford]

Hit with Adam's Clay Bar & DS and PRESTO!

 

 

I tried the Clay Bar on my badges once and all it seemed to do is smear it around the paint and not take it off. Thats when I had to turn to goo gone.

[Z71_Denali]

I would remove the body side moldings below the Silverado badge as well. A competing company that makes detailing supplies whose name starts with a G and ends with a ts sells some plastic scrapers for removing badges. I have nit purchased them but they look like they will work great.

 

i would if the truck wasn't so W I D E

 

they will help prevent door dings from careless people!

[Sandra Dee]

ok-this is probably a stupid question-but why do you remove badges? To detail easier? I have never taken one off....just curious.

[Z71_Denali]

ok-this is probably a stupid question-but why do you remove badges? To detail easier? I have never taken one off....just curious.

 

 

does nissan pay your to advertise for them?

 

 

IMO it makes the car look cleaner.

[Nordgrey]

Most people do it for the esthetics Sandra. Helps clean up the look of a car.

 

I left mine on, except for the dealer decal. I like the double takes the Coupe gets. "What do you mean it's a Hyundai?"

 

Saw a guy in a parking lot a couple weeks ago just circling this black Gen Coupe that had been debadged and the owner had replaced the crooked H front and back with the Genesis Wing badge, which looks a bit like the Bently badge. LOL

[Kustom_FX]

Most people do it for the esthetics Sandra. Helps clean up the look of a car.

 

But I also re-badge sometimes..

 

In the case of your car Sandie, I would re-badge it with the JDM Fairlady Z emblems.. like this..

 

I did my friends Infiniti G35, and re-badged that to the JDM Skyline 350GT badges like this..

 

Some of us Tuners just like the Authentic JDM stuff.. In the case of my SS I just didnt like the Trailblazer on there after I saw a few of my friends without it.. Cool?

[Doug123]

I just want to get the GM chicklets off.

[Nordgrey]

Yup, there are a bunch of after market badges available for my rig, like this wing,

 

 

 

I considered getting them, but I enjoy the confused look on some people's faces when they see it's a Hyundai.

[Tonymac]

Looks like this is pretty much taken care of. I will search for someone else that needs help lol.

 

Seriously, I have done my fair share of debadging and heat, sawing motion with either fishing line or dental floss (use a regulat kind not anything special with minty flavor) and alcohol or goo gone (be frugal) will finish the job. Just be careful with th e heat and residue removal. We dont wanna scratch that paint.

[Ian6]

ok-this is probably a stupid question-but why do you remove badges? To detail easier? I have never taken one off....just curious.

 

it just depends on the car, alot of times the car just looks cleaner without the emblems and directs attention to the body lines and contours of the car instead of the names.

 

and yea the GM chicklets got to go lol

[LDTcapitan]

Yup, there are a bunch of after market badges available for my rig, like this wing,

 

 

 

 

I considered getting them, but I enjoy the confused look on some people's faces when they see it's a Hyundai.

 

I have a friend who has a Genesis that's dropped with rims and blacked out all over and he has a badge with wings but no "Genesis" on it. He tells people it's some new Aston Martin

[The_Cartoonist_88]

the best way to remove any badge is to get a scrapper and carefully slide it through the tape (now this is something that one should be careful doing you can obviously mess ur finish up) then take a 3m stripe removal wheel and attach it to some form of drill pneumatic would be what i prefer but any kind will work, remove the adhesive polish and enjoy

[StormChaser]

Sorry,Key words 3M adhesive remover! Thats what I use!

 

HAHAHA Well I agree...I had goo gone and it worked...I don't have a garage so my stuff is limited. :)

 

I agree with Brandi!

 

I used the 3M Adhesive Remover that Rich mentioned to remove the sticky backing when I did my debadging. You will use this for lots of other things too.