Whats the best way to remove Hood emblem so no damage/ scuffs...Thinking of hair drier & heating? Emblem is pretty tight to hood, so can't carefully put a plastic wedge or anything under to pop. Recommendations?
Hood Emblem removal
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Take a piece of fishing line and slide it under the edges and "saw" it back and forth while using upward pressure against the emblem so you don't mark the paint. It's fairly easy to get it off (even without Tripod's assistance)
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Take a piece of fishing line and slide it under the edges and "saw" it back and forth while using upward pressure against the emblem so you don't mark the paint. It's fairly easy to get it off (even without Tripod's assistance)
thought of that, but I ended up using a piece of tough card board, got enough pull on emblem and sort of just pushed cardboard in while lifting. After a few corners lifted popped right off. I gotta tell ya the tape they used is tough stuff! -
Whats the best way to remove Hood emblem so no damage/ scuffs...Thinking of hair drier & heating? Emblem is pretty tight to hood, so can't carefully put a plastic wedge or anything under to pop. Recommendations?
Get one of them and practice:
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Fishing line works great, better with wd40.
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Fishing line works great, better with wd40.
I was going to say fishing line and Goo Gone.
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I did mine also and the tape was tough. It took me a while with fishing line because it kept breaking.
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Take a piece of fishing line and slide it under the edges and "saw" it back and forth while using upward pressure against the emblem so you don't mark the paint. It's fairly easy to get it off (even without Tripod's assistance)
What about using weedeater line?
wouldn't it be tougher and cut better than fishing line?
Or is it too thick -
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I'll tell you what , behind the badge was a mess!! There were fine scratches and I was baffled how they got there? I had to scrub / buff with Scratch Away and wax OVER AND OVER to get to where I was good with area
Same here.........Mine was a mess also and ended up having to re order the badge and put it back on just to cover up the mess......
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The wd40 softens the adhesive and helps prevent scratches.
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Loving this thread because I want to remove mine as well.
Thanks for the tricks of the trade info here.
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How about using some paint thinner or acetone to soften the tape and adhesion beforehand? Similar to @painters technique to remove the hood panels.
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Hair dryier on high and steady pressure pulling off ( SLOWLY PULL OFF ) DO NOT OVER HEAT
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@MBMedic, you need to remove your emblems and start placing metal Batman symbols on it! Check eBay... There are some really nice ones... Dark Knight style!
Such as...
But many others to match your style... Or maybe @Slingshot Garage can make you a custom one!
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Dental Floss works great
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Same here.........Mine was a mess also and ended up having to re order the badge and put it back on just to cover up the mess......
Im baffled!! how does that happen? So It wasn't only me!!
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Hair dryier on high and steady pressure pulling off ( SLOWLY PULL OFF ) DO NOT OVER HEAT
was gunna go that route, that's my past method
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So ... You want to know the easy and best way to remove the hood emblem?????
1. Get some lacquer thinner and put it in a squeeze bottle. Make sure the bottle is of a material that will withstand the solvent.
2. Raise the hood.
3. Place an old towel over the black nose piece to protect it.
4. Squeeze a little thinner around the top of the emblem, wait 15 seconds and do it again. (Lacquer Thinner will not hurt your paint but will discolor the black plastic.)
5. With a thin putty knife, gently insert just under the metal and apply a little up-pressure while squeezing more thinner around and under the emblem.
6. Move putty knife to a few locations and the emblem will lift off leaving the rubber insert.
7. With your thumb, start rolling the remaining rubber and it will come off.
8. Put thinner on a rag or paper towel and gently rub off any remaining residue.NOTE: DO NOT USE ENAMEL REDUCER AS THAT WILL HURT YOUR PAINT AND MAKE SURE YOU ARE NOT NEAR ANY FLAME SOURCE AS THINNER IS HIGHLY EXPLOSIVE!
This will also work on the rear emblems but lay towel below on painted surface to keep thinner from reaching the insert pieces.
