Removing dealer emblem/badging?

Sorry about the chip...but I can't concieve how this would have happened from taking the badge off. If you can somehow send a close-up picture I could advise better (regarding having the body shop fix it), but since your initial problem was that it was cooked, just put another one on - only straight this time.



Also, did you already get the residue off? Getting residue from double-sided tape depends on many factors...such as how long it has been there, the type of tape, and the thickness of the remaining residue. For instance, I just tore off my paneling on my Landcruiser to have them repainted, and the reside was horrendous to remove. After spending a couple hours and trying 4 different solvents, I elected to borrow my buddies air-powered rubber wheel - I don't know it's official name, but it is like a giant pencil eraser that acts like a rubber grinder that doesn't damage the paint at all. This made the job easy - it's great for removing pen-striping and all sorts of adhesive left-overs.
 
Well, when I removed the badge it somehow came into contact with the paint and scraped it. It's not chipped where the adhesive was.



Nope, I haven't gotten the residue off. It's not thick at all and it's only been on for a few weeks. I could probably scratch it all off with my fingernails if I wanted to take the time to do it (and risk more marring). I pulled just a tiny bit off that way already. I'll try some goo gone or adhesive remover in the morning.



I'll get some pictures tomorrow as well. I'll probably post them up in a new thread. Doesn't Toyota send you a small amount of touch up paint when you buy a new vehicle?
 
Sorry to hear about the chip...I did't think to warn you to take precautions about that. It's hard to tell from the pics, but IMO you'd probably better plan on having it spotted in if you want it to be truly indiscernible. Using touch-up paint is a lot trickier than it sounds.



The adhesive residue won't hurt anything; it's the same glue that's been there all along.



Setec- Nah, at least with the hairdryers I've used, I have more trouble with them shutting down over internal overheating than I do with any overheating of the paint. But then I'm being kinda careful too ;)
 
Spotted in? I'm not sure what that means. I work at the dealership I bought the truck from and the head guy at our body shop said as soon as the touch up paint came in to just bring it to him and he'd fix the chip for free. He said he'd buff it in and what not.



Think I should just pick up some primer and clear and do this myself or let the bodyshop do the work? I've seen some of the wrecked cars they've fixed - often they look really good. Then, I'm no expert either, and I'm not sure what exactly he's going to do to fill the chip in.



BTW he just rubbed the adhesive off with his thumb. lol
 
"Spotting in" is repainting a limited area by spraying it. The repair is blended into the surrounding paint. I have this done quite frequently and it almost always turns out great (when it doesn't I have them redo it until I'm satisfied).



I think I first this done with b/c paint when vandals tried to pry off the "S4" trunk emblem on my wife's first Audi- a situation somewhat similar to yours. They repainted an area a few inches square with the basecoat and a slightly larger area with clearcoat. Small job done well; you couldn't tell it'd been done, even years later.



Let the body shop do it. Insist that they do it to your satisfaction. I can't imagine it being done properly with touchup paint though...they should be using either an airbrush or a "spotting gun" using regular paint like they'd use to repaint after a wreck.
 
Well, he's doing it for free, but I'll definitely ask how he's going to go about doing it. He said he was going to buff the touched up area in to match the rest, but other than that I have no idea what he intends to do.
 
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