Best adhesive remover?
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Best adhesive remover?
What's up community! As for anyone who has done de-badging will know that after de-badging your Suby it will leave a lot of adhesive residue, especially if your de-badging a 8 year old trunk! I was just wondering which (Adhesive Remover) Brand etc, would be the best and most effective to remove the leftover adhesive residue? I've been considering the 3M brand but just want every ones opinion on this!
Feedback is appreciated, thank you to everyone in advance!
Feedback is appreciated, thank you to everyone in advance!
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It could be that its not much adhesive thats there, but more paint that hasn't been touched by nature, so the color around the letters would be faded more compared to the lettering.
Never done debadging, but ive read bug spray, acetone and goo gone work.
Never done debadging, but ive read bug spray, acetone and goo gone work.
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googone and a blow dryer. Just did it on Snoopy408's 06 sti and it turned out great. If its really stubborn hit it with the blow dryer to heat it up and its easier to work with
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Goo gone as well, but I recommend the gel stuff. You spray it on and rub it in a bit with your fingers but it does not run.
This coming from years of experience with vinyl removal
This coming from years of experience with vinyl removal
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You should use fire. Its better than all commercial sticker removers.
But seriously, there IS a lot of glue there (it's like double-sided tape rather than glue). Expect it to take 30+ minutes to remove all traces of adhesive if you've never done this before.
But seriously, there IS a lot of glue there (it's like double-sided tape rather than glue). Expect it to take 30+ minutes to remove all traces of adhesive if you've never done this before.
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I tried using goo gone already, but the adhesive residue is really thick and stubborn I might just go to a walmart and buy a 3M adhesive remover to see how that works out. Like I am not over exaggerating the adhesive residue is VERY stubborn!
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I might just give that a try, it's funny because the S U B A R U badge was easier to take off like I just added heat and it automatically just started slowly falling off, the STI badge was a bit stubborn but the letters WRX holy crap it is stubborn! So Gel Goo Gone or 3M Adhesive Remover?
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I have always used goo gone gel. Worst case scenario would be to use a rubber eraser wheel, but those can be tricky if not used correctly.
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