debadge

Connerbug · Post by **Connerbug** » Wed May 23, 2007 5:22 am

How would I get the S-10 decals of the side of my truck. Would it mess up the paint or what??

WVHogRider · Post by **WVHogRider** » Wed May 23, 2007 5:56 am

First off, Welcome.

If I remember right, I sawed through the foam tape on the backside of the badges with some dental floss, ( I didn't want to break the badges just prying them off), and then I hit the remaining foam tape with some WD40 or Goo Gone.

Removing the badges will not mess up the paint. However, once you have all the tape removed and depending on how well taken care of you paint is around the badge, you may notice the nice shiny paint where the decal was and the scratched paint around it.

The tip to getting the paint to match up is to find a mud hole, go through it several times and then wash the truck.

Or your could just wetsand the paint and buff it out, but that would take the fun out of it...

Actually, I still have to finish removing a little of the remaining tape from the tailgate,

Others should chime in after a while.

gocntry · Post by **gocntry** » Wed May 23, 2007 8:51 am

WVHogRider wrote:If I remember right, I sawed through the foam tape on the backside of the badges with some dental floss, ( I didn't want to break the badges just prying them off), and then I hit the remaining foam tape with some WD40 or Goo Gone.

Yep, Same Here Except I Used A Piece Of Fishing String And Did Mine In The Middle Of A 95* Day......Goo Gone To Finish The Job

And Welcome To The Forum........

WVHogRider · Post by **WVHogRider** » Wed May 23, 2007 10:05 am

gocntry wrote:
WVHogRider wrote:If I remember right, I sawed through the foam tape on the backside of the badges with some dental floss, ( I didn't want to break the badges just prying them off), and then I hit the remaining foam tape with some WD40 or Goo Gone.

Fishing String

Yeah, it was fishing string now that you reminded me.

Although the floss may work too.

barch97 · Post by **barch97** » Wed May 23, 2007 10:14 am

WVHogRider wrote:Although the floss may work too.

and leave your truck smelling minty fresh

Post by **HenryJ** » Wed May 23, 2007 12:51 pm

I like to warm them up with a heat gun for removal. Liquid universal adhesive remover works pretty good on the glue.

Connerbug · Post by **Connerbug** » Wed May 23, 2007 1:03 pm

Thanks ya'll. I appreciate it.

MARBLEYARD · Post by **MARBLEYARD** » Thu May 24, 2007 3:23 am

The heat gun or hair dryer is key. I used a hair dryer to remove the chevrolet and s10 off my tailgate VERY VERY slowly. I had to drill holes to mount my new badge though.

border man · Post by **border man** » Thu May 24, 2007 8:09 pm

MARBLEYARD wrote:

SWEET BBQ

crew cab sonoma · Post by **crew cab sonoma** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 8:29 am

once i removed the badges off of my tailgate, a friend of mine, who works at a bodyshop, brought an "eraser wheel" as he called it, to me. its designed just for removing the remaining adhesive, without harming the paint beneath it...

its about a 6" diameter rubber like wheel that attaches to regular drill...
after my friend repeatedly assured me this this would do absolutely no harm to my paint, he showed me how to use it...

its amazing! it just grinds the adhesive right off the surface, without even the slightest scratch to the paint.

it really makes you really nervous at first, but it works beautifully....

MARBLEYARD · Post by **MARBLEYARD** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 11:19 am

It's a wonderful thing to remove goo and pin stripes, just be sure you move it around in an up and down motion(probably like he told you) or you WILL burn through your paint!

groceryman · Post by **groceryman** » Sun Aug 19, 2007 3:28 pm

I just finished debadging the crew today used a hairdryer and goo-gone for the sticky stuff and mothers cleaner -wax for the brown ring it left around the emblem. looks great.