whats the best way to take emblems/stickers off?

[lemurboy11]

i am trying to take all of the stickers/emblems off of my truck... i got as far as getting the metal tops off, however i cant get all of the under sticky stuff off.

i dont want to ruin the paint. i tried a goo gone style stuff and that really didnt do to well

any tips would help

thanks

[DropNDestroy]

make sure they are hot before you pull them off, youcan heat them with a hair dryer. I used WD-40 to get mine off, it takes care of the sticky stuff pretty well adn wont harm the paint

[FRC FED]

All I did was take a heat gun to the emblems for a bit to soften the glue, and then took some fishing line and pulled it from one end to the other underneath the emblem.

After that, like DropNDestroy said, WD40 and some elbow grease work well to take off the sticky residue that is left. Good luck!

[Xtremelysexy99]

when i took my stickers off i used lighter fluid to remove the goo crap and i didnt harm the paint at all



oh yea and dont smoke while doin it that might harm your paint if it catches on fire lol

[dellrio]

I actually used GooGone and a lot of scrubbing with a cheap rag and it all came off nicely.

[sdime98]

goo gone worked fine for me too

[Sport02]

i actually used some stuff that was seen on tv called GS27. that worked awesome

[lemurboy11]

cool

thanks everyone..ill let you know how it comes out

[bagged2000x]

First thing i did was a search..heheh..just messin with ya man

I used strong fishing line and ran that behind all my emblems, then goo gone for all the crap that was left.

[neksys]

Quote: Originally Posted by bagged2000x

First thing i did was a search..heheh..just messin with ya man

I used strong fishing line and ran that behind all my emblems, then goo gone for all the crap that was left.

THe logging company I work for bought like, 200 pickup trucks and other pieces of equipment from a big company going out of business, and it was my job to take all the old emblems and unit numbers off and put new ones on.

Anyways, a heat gun works WONDERS. A hair dryer doesn't quite get hot enough and leaves some residue behind, but if its all you've got, its better than nothing.


At any rate, I used the opportunity (and the company cash account) to basically review all the stuff I could find. Find a liquid goo remover designed specially for painted surfaces--don't worry about brands, all of them have the same chemicals in them, and all work about the same. Don't get spray stuff -- all the stuff I tried was pretty piss poor compared to stuff you can pour on a rag and scrub.

If you're in a pinch, some penetrating lube like Moov-it works really well. Remove the lube with foaming window cleaner and it looks good as new. Windex and such seemed to work as well, but it was too runny--foam stuff stays where you put it.

Thats my two cents.

[X_SdimeBlaze_X]

Get one of the new M3 eraser thingys that go on a drill

Just used one today to take all my emblems and pinstiping off works like a charm...

[Eight433]

okay i got an idea how to get these off (heat gun and goo gone, wd, etc.) but does anyone have some experienced advice in getting off these dumb factory stickers off?

[Eight433]

well.... laquer thinner works the best, but i dont really like using it... mineral spirits almost works... gas doesent work... anybody got some ideas to get the glue residue off??? wd-40 doesent work either... hmmm..

[DropNDestroy]

wd-40 works, you just need to scrub it a little harder. I took a flat head screw driver, wrapped the flat head part in a hand towel, sprayed the gunk with wd-40 and rubbed it off the the screw driver.

[Eight433]

sounds risky.... im sure they would all work a little better if it were warm out... its nice out here in michigan today, but still only about 40 or so.... woo! heat wave!

[DropNDestroy]

Quote: Originally Posted by Eight433

sounds risky...

thats why i wrapped it in a towel. there was plenty of cloth to keep it form scrathing the paint. there are no marks on it either. Here's some pics

http://www.cardomain.com/id/slammed99bowtie


some people use fishing line and press it up agaist the truck while pulling it behind the glue. i've never tried this so i dont know it works or not.

EDIT: I had chrome molding and chrome wheel well molding that went all the way down the side of the truck

before.....


after...

[Eight433]

oh yeah, i got the emblems off no problem. its the vynal graphics that are the pita. They leave hella glue behind.

[DroppinTheDime]

I've been a detailer for 2 years now , and any used car that comes in we have to take off the dealer stickers and what not. I've always just used a razor blade to get the sticker off. Just be careful. some alcahol will take the goo off after that.

[vdog0531]

dental floss to remove the emblems, and then the SAFE way to remove the sitcky stuff is a clay bar, NOT chemicals like goo gone and wd 40.

Vernon