Removing Subaru
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Re: Removing Subaru
Originally posted by WickedWRX
How would i go about removing the subaru on the trunk?
How would i go about removing the subaru on the trunk?
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i did that a month ago. it was awsome. clean.. mm...
take some strong stuff goo-off. something stronger than goo-gone. just squirt it the emblems. Take some fishing wire (floss is weak) and work at it slowly. when finished, it'll leave a lot of ucky glue. it's gross. took me a lot of time to clean it completely. Dont' use your nails!!!!! you'll scratch your car. like i did.
GL
take some strong stuff goo-off. something stronger than goo-gone. just squirt it the emblems. Take some fishing wire (floss is weak) and work at it slowly. when finished, it'll leave a lot of ucky glue. it's gross. took me a lot of time to clean it completely. Dont' use your nails!!!!! you'll scratch your car. like i did.
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i just used fishing line, sawed between the letters and trunk and the letters would pop right off. getting the glue off...i just used my fingers and would rub it for a very long time. this hurt but it worked. i would suggest heating it up because i'm sure it would be easier than my method. it's a very clean mod to the car.
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Originally posted by isr96
i just used fishing line, sawed between the letters and trunk and the letters would pop right off. getting the glue off...i just used my fingers and would rub it for a very long time. this hurt but it worked. i would suggest heating it up because i'm sure it would be easier than my method. it's a very clean mod to the car.
i just used fishing line, sawed between the letters and trunk and the letters would pop right off. getting the glue off...i just used my fingers and would rub it for a very long time. this hurt but it worked. i would suggest heating it up because i'm sure it would be easier than my method. it's a very clean mod to the car.
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I tried this about a month ago on my 1995. It didn't come off as smoothly as i had expected. It's real easy to slide the "S" off, but i spent about an hour for just the first letter getting the gunk under it off. I'm wonder if after 10 years it just gets melded to the car or something. :-/
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Originally posted by wastingtape
I tried this about a month ago on my 1995. It didn't come off as smoothly as i had expected. It's real easy to slide the "S" off, but i spent about an hour for just the first letter getting the gunk under it off. I'm wonder if after 10 years it just gets melded to the car or something. :-/
I tried this about a month ago on my 1995. It didn't come off as smoothly as i had expected. It's real easy to slide the "S" off, but i spent about an hour for just the first letter getting the gunk under it off. I'm wonder if after 10 years it just gets melded to the car or something. :-/
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Originally posted by northeastmarcus
i'm still debating whether or not i want to actually take the lettering off my 94. i just got a heat gun though so i just might.
i'm still debating whether or not i want to actually take the lettering off my 94. i just got a heat gun though so i just might.
I used 3m adhesive/wax remover. I sprayed it on the letters, let it soak in for about 10 - 20 min. Used some fishing line to get the letters off, then sprayed more the 3m stuff. let it soak for about 20 min. Use you fingers to get the gummy stuff off, or a soft rag.
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Just out of curiosity, how did you "let it soak". I would have loved to have done that, but when my trunk is open, the back is still tilted about 30º degrees or so and the goo-gone or whatever runs off the trunk.
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thanks for the advice, luckily i didn't do any damage to the car earlier when i used it... it's a real heat gun, i guess... low and high settings.. don't think i bubbled the paint (it's below freezing here anyway) but i took the letters off earlier tonight and it worked amazingly. just used my hands + heat gun attachment to take off the letters. didn't scratch a thing either. i also used it to heat up like 7 stickers and take them off my car (with the help of a razor blade, of course.
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If it's a "real" heat gun, you might want to control the heat enough so that you don't bubble the paint. I remember reading somewhere that a standard hair dryer is enough heat to make it happen.
If it's a "real" heat gun, you might want to control the heat enough so that you don't bubble the paint. I remember reading somewhere that a standard hair dryer is enough heat to make it happen.