De-badge
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De-badge
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?
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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.
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Originally posted by 128d
I actualy just used a piece of piano wire. It seemed to work really well.
I actualy just used a piece of piano wire. It seemed to work really well.
must get googone, you WILL have adhesive left on the trunk!
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Originally posted by Dick Fitzwell
piano wire? didn't have any of that laying around.
must get googone, you WILL have adhesive left on the trunk!
piano wire? didn't have any of that laying around.
must get googone, you WILL have adhesive left on the trunk!
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Originally posted by AdoboUaReX
Haha. didn't need googone. removed mine straight from the lot.
Haha. didn't need googone. removed mine straight from the lot.
just use gas to get the adhesive off. i use it for bugs, road tar, fresh paint. just make sure to wax it afterwords.
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Car Info: 03 WRX / 08 Forester
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.
