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Anyone have any tips on how to debadge the car? Want to remove the subaru letters and wrx letters off the back to have a cleaner stealth look. Figure a blow dryer might work to heat up the glue. Once the letters come off will it be clean or will I need a body shop to rub out?
Heat with hair dryer, while doing that use some dental floss to remove letters, use it in a sawing motion. Most of the remaining glue can come off with a rag while still warm, balance of glue comes off with goo gone, tarminator or a good bug and tar remover. Wash area and wax...no need for body shop. Others have slightly different ways but this worked for me. Start to finish about 15 - 20 minutes tops.
Originally posted by AdoboUaReX Haha. didn't need googone. removed mine straight from the lot.
i have never stepped foot on the dealer lot i purchased my wrx from, but i did remove the badges a day or so after delivery and still had some adhesive left on the trunk.
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just use gas to get the adhesive off. i use it for bugs, road tar, fresh paint. just make sure to wax it afterwords.
yeah i forgot about gas, works good removing just about anything and tastes good too!!
Fishing line, hair dryer, and the 'ol rolling action of my thumb to get off the remaining goo (using dryer to keep it pliable). Any light residue was easily removed by polishing (non-abrasive). ....followed by wax.
Gloves don't forget the gloves. I had blisters on the tips of my fingers for a week. Don't use goof off it did not work and I lost a great many brain cells.
i dont have a pic, but IMHO, debadging makes a HUGE difference. no fooling, i loved it, the smooth/clean look is awesome, because thats whati really dig
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