Debadging new paint?

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I am going to debadge my ram, however last week a shop repainted my door and applied new emblems.

Is it safe to use the fishing line method on a recent 2 stage, or do I need to let the paint cure before attempting this?

What is a safe method/product to remove the remaining adhesive?


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That 1 month will be a good time for you to actually ensure you want to remove those badges. I had a civic that I removed the badges from. Some needed to go like those stupid immature stickers on the side that said vtec. Ugh... anyway I went crazy and removed the "si" and the "civic" on the rear as well. As soon as I removed those, I almost regretted it because it was too naked then.

I have been throwing up the idea of debadging my truck but now that I learned from how my civic looked, I try to look at it if it would not have them and I fear it too will look "naked" without them.
 
Why didn't you put them back?
Tundra_10 said:
That 1 month will be a good time for you to actually ensure you want to remove those badges. I had a civic that I removed the badges from. Some needed to go like those stupid immature stickers on the side that said vtec. Ugh... anyway I went crazy and removed the "si" and the "civic" on the rear as well. As soon as I removed those, I almost regretted it because it was too naked then.

I have been throwing up the idea of debadging my truck but now that I learned from how my civic looked, I try to look at it if it would not have them and I fear it too will look "naked" without them.
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^^ I know how to take them off, not put back on lol.
 
You should have no problem debadging it right now. but it might be safer to wait. your shop might not warranty there work if you play with it like that. who knows how strong the bond might be and some adhesives are incredibly sticky. you could risk pulling the paint right off that spot if its shotty work.

you could use dental floss. That for sure wont mess up the paint. there are a lot of different strength fishing line, and some are sharper than others.

what you will NOT want to do is use a strong solvent like the 3m adhesive remover or tarminator on paint that is not fully cured. so you will want to stay aways from that. on the bottle all of those products inform you not to use them on fresh paint.

a plastic razor blade and a fresh paint body shop polish should work fine at removing the small bit of adhesive left after the plastic blade scraper.
 
I don't understand why you would WANT to de-badge?
 
NickZ28 said:
I don't understand why you would WANT to de-badge?
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It does make a vehicle look cleaner. Didn't take all the emblems off my Altima. Just left the Nissan burger on, (so far).
 
Is the Nissan burger glued or bolted on? TIA
DaHen said:
It does make a vehicle look cleaner. Didn't take all the emblems off my Altima. Just left the Nissan burger on, (so far).
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Rsurfer said:
Is the Nissan burger glued or bolted on? TIA
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Read somewhere that it is bolted on and another source states that it is glued on. I keep meaning to find a more reliable source.
Think some of the older Nissan's are held on with a bolt, but not sure with my '06.
 
Back when I had an 03 Nissan 350z, the burger was glued on. I removed mine to have them painted black, and then glued them back on.
 
DaHen said:
It does make a vehicle look cleaner. Didn't take all the emblems off my Altima. Just left the Nissan burger on, (so far).
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Can you post or pm me some pics? Ive been curious what our cars look like debadged.
 
Can do.

Now lets see, where is that camera at!!!!!!

Hope I got enough film left in it. lol.
 
timaishu said:
Can you post or pm me some pics? Ive been curious what our cars look like debadged.
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Also painted the generic license plate holder the same color.

Think the little touch of imitation chrome of the Nissan-burger sort of adds to the look.
 
Just had a brilliant idea. I'll remove the burger now and see if even I like it.

Hummm........ Decisions, decisions. :dunno:
 
DaHen said:
Also painted the generic license plate holder the same color.

Think the little touch of imitation chrome of the Nissan-burger sort of adds to the look.
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Looks good but the touch of chrome from the nissan emblem looks better.
 
NickZ28 said:
I don't understand why you would WANT to de-badge?
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I think it gives a much cleaner look and you don't have to get wax out of them.:props: If the are not pined I take them off as soon as I get the car home. The vettes are pinned.
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NickZ28 said:
I don't understand why you would WANT to de-badge?
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They new rams have a hemi badge behind the front tire and ram 1500 that goes almost halfway down the front doors. Its just too much, I am going to leave the hemi badge, and remove the rest. Have also seen where people are taking the hemi badge and installing it on the side of the bulge on the hood. Looks good.
 
DaHen said:
Just had a brilliant idea. I'll remove the burger now and see if even I like it.

Hummm........ Decisions, decisions. :dunno:
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Uuuugly. Looks like the bodyshop is getting ready for painting.

Just my opinion.

P@
 
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