Very nice write up. One of my first mods too.
How To: Badge/Emblem Removal
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OK im not sure if somebody has made one of these or not but i figured since i was doing it i might as well take pics while in the process
How To remove Badges/Emblems
Tools that will be needed
1.Heat Gun is prefered for fast heating but a hair dryer will work as well
2.Floss or a decal/puddy knife (plastic)
3.Wash bucket with car soap and rag/sponge
4.Goo Gone
5.Towel (soft/microfiber) for Goo Gone
6.Patience
Step 1: Always make sure you wash the area first so you do not create dirt scratches on your paint!
Step 2: Take the heat gun/hair dryer and and hold it about 6 inches away to heat up the surface of the badges and the surrounding area to make the adhesive on the bagde warm and gooey
IMPORTANT: do not over heat surface because it will make the paint bubble
Step 3: Take your Floss or Decal/puddy knife (plastic) and go under the Badge and slide it through the adhesive till the piece comes off
IMPORTANT: do not pry upward on the badge because it will cause little dents in the body if you have to just twist/spin the badge to keep from damaging the body
Step 4: Take your finger with a strong pressure and rub what adhesive is left from the badge and rub it into a ball or into pieces til it is gone from the area, now there will sometimes be lines from where the letter of the badge was placed dont worry about that for right now
Step 5: Continue step 4 until all badge/emblem pieces are removed that you wont gone
Step 6: Take goo gone or any other type of item like it to remove the sticky residue that is left from the adhesive, this will also take those lines that are left away as well
Alternative: if you do not have Goo Gone is to just scrub the area with your soap and water and rag/sponge really good to try and remove the residue until you can get the goo gone to make it a nice smooth surface
Step 7: Wash the area(s) that you just did all the work on
Step 8: OPTIONAL some cars may need a good wax and buff laid down afterwards to help with the sun fading your paint
Step 9: Stand back and enjoy your new smoothed out area!
Side note: i did not use the Goo Gone due to not having it on hand and also did not get to the Nissan Badge yet because i was loosing daylight and its also cold outside and my face and hands were froze lol
How To remove Badges/Emblems
Tools that will be needed
1.Heat Gun is prefered for fast heating but a hair dryer will work as well
2.Floss or a decal/puddy knife (plastic)
3.Wash bucket with car soap and rag/sponge
4.Goo Gone
5.Towel (soft/microfiber) for Goo Gone
6.Patience
Step 1: Always make sure you wash the area first so you do not create dirt scratches on your paint!
Step 2: Take the heat gun/hair dryer and and hold it about 6 inches away to heat up the surface of the badges and the surrounding area to make the adhesive on the bagde warm and gooey
IMPORTANT: do not over heat surface because it will make the paint bubble
Step 3: Take your Floss or Decal/puddy knife (plastic) and go under the Badge and slide it through the adhesive till the piece comes off
IMPORTANT: do not pry upward on the badge because it will cause little dents in the body if you have to just twist/spin the badge to keep from damaging the body
Step 4: Take your finger with a strong pressure and rub what adhesive is left from the badge and rub it into a ball or into pieces til it is gone from the area, now there will sometimes be lines from where the letter of the badge was placed dont worry about that for right now
Step 5: Continue step 4 until all badge/emblem pieces are removed that you wont gone
Step 6: Take goo gone or any other type of item like it to remove the sticky residue that is left from the adhesive, this will also take those lines that are left away as well
Alternative: if you do not have Goo Gone is to just scrub the area with your soap and water and rag/sponge really good to try and remove the residue until you can get the goo gone to make it a nice smooth surface
Step 7: Wash the area(s) that you just did all the work on
Step 8: OPTIONAL some cars may need a good wax and buff laid down afterwards to help with the sun fading your paint
Step 9: Stand back and enjoy your new smoothed out area!
Side note: i did not use the Goo Gone due to not having it on hand and also did not get to the Nissan Badge yet because i was loosing daylight and its also cold outside and my face and hands were froze lol
