Trouble after removing emblems

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druuu88

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I have a 1997 Acura RL and just recently removed the emblems off the front and back and replaced them with chrome. I decided i liked the back of the car without the name "Acura" and "3.5 RL". I have tried everything to get the adhesive off of the car, and most of it has come off. There is still a small outline around most of the letters, that may be adhesive or possible paint build up or something like that. I really want to remove this, and any suggestions would be appreciated. I have already tried Goo-Gone, and a Bug/Tar remover. I heard WD-40 could work...so ill try that next. Thanks for the help!!!
 
There is still a small outline around most of the letters, that may be adhesive or possible paint build up
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Without seeing the above, you may try a hair dryer, plastic razor blade, clay bar and patience. :nixweiss



Let us know what worked.



BTW, welcome to Autopia
 
Thanks a lot for the help! I'll try all of those above responses, and if none of them work, ill post some pictures to help out.
 
Mineral spirits, which I think the 3M is. Just make sure to polish/wax, etc. after.



Also for a less agressive step, have you tried clay?
 
I just removed the adhesive under my "Chevrolet" emblem on my van last week. Chevy really didn't want this one to fall off. 1"x 12" of thick black injected adhesive is what was left after I got the decal off. A combination of a plastic "chizzler", heat gun, clay, Goo-gone, and finally SSR 2.5 on an Excel Yellow. Stupid emblem.
 
I have tried almost all of the above responses. I used Turtle Wax rubbing compound today, and also a polishing compound that was reccomended by an auto parts store. All of the adhesive is gone, but there is still paint imperfections around where some of the letters used to be. An auto shop told me it looked like the clearcoat on the car had been eaten away and what i was seeing was the real paint underneath. So either i will just have the live with the imperfections, or maybe take it to an auto body shop and pay money. Thanks for all the suggestions. if you have any others, feel free to leave them. Also, i will try to post pictures sometime soon (if i can figure out how to on this forum)
 
for me I used Eagle One's Never Dull. it came off perfectly, but I recently been told that it was bad, don't know how so, but nothing went bad for me. It also got off some superglue that the previous owner used to put on the emplem, but make sure to clean surface afterwards and wax
 
druuu88 said:
So either i will just have the live with the imperfections, or maybe take it to an auto body shop and pay money.
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You can always reapply them if the imperfections bug you enough. 1.5 cents :nixweiss
 
thAviEtbOi 37 said:
for me I used Eagle One's Never Dull. it came off perfectly, but I recently been told that it was bad, don't know how so, but nothing went bad for me. It also got off some superglue that the previous owner used to put on the emplem, but make sure to clean surface afterwards and wax
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Never Dull On paint? :eek:



Are you insane :p
 
i been told the same thing. What is wrong with using it i used it and it worked, no harm done to the paint for me, why do you say so?:nixweiss
 
i do this kinda thing all the time i use a hair drier and some dental floss to get the emblem off

then i use a terry cloth and DACP rub rub rub rub rub and it will heat up and hurt like hell but it gets it off and then come behind and polish up like normal
 
thAviEtbOi 37 said:
i been told the same thing. What is wrong with using it i used it and it worked, no harm done to the paint for me, why do you say so?:nixweiss
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I'm saying this because Never Dull is basically steel wool! I wouldn't want to see the swirls and run down on those areas. If you didn't have any problems after you used it, you're very lucky.
 
oh i see now. Nope I can not really tell if there is any more swirls, because I bought the car loaded with swirls already, waiting for a pc. thanks for the info:xyxthumbs
 
I'll second the 3M adhessive remover. iused it to remove my emblems and the stickers on my bike. It was mentioned earlier, so you may have tried it already



JJ
 
I've used a hair drier (on hot setting of course) followed by alcohol 91%. The hair drier will make the adhesive less rock solid and more liquid and alcohol pad or cloth damped should remove it easilly. It worked when I removed my "Corolla" stock emblem.
 
DO NOT use a metal polish on painted surfaces. Chrome bumpers, OK.



How high is the residual glue build? If you can see the paint color underneath, 3M adhesive remover is the way to go. If you can still see much of the glue (or double-sided sticky tape), then a plastic razor blade can be used to carefully agitate the residue.



Either way, whatever you use, LET THE PRODUCT DWELL.



Use clean terry towels to remove the mess, reclean if neccessary.



Proceed with polish/wax/seal if you're going for the de-baged look. If replacing an emblem, you want a virgin paint surface to ensure that the new adhesive or tape will adhere properly. Then carefully wax by hand and trim out around the new embelm.



Mike
 
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