Hey all. Im new here and just wanted some heads up on debadging as I plan on doing this some time soon. Can anyone tell me if there are pins that hold the emblem on or is it just the glue? Is it a good idea? ANyone have horror stories to tell about? THanks

 

There are pins that hold on the center "/-\" but just glue for the other badges.

 

OH, horror stories? Not my experience but some have had paint peel off and others have a shadow of where the badge was.

 

what's a good way to cover those pin holes without it being noticed?

 

most likely if u want the holes filled in.. you'll probably have to take it to a shop

but its really easy to debadge the liter/CL and acura emblems



it just takes a little time (about 30 min), gasoline, your nails, and a old credit car to get it done

(everyone thinks i have a 2.x before i waste them.. haha.. then they're like... "does your 2.2 have a supercharger or something?"... puahaha.. they think im a sleeper)

 

I don't know if this works on cars, but if you make a hole in a wall, toothpaste covers it up.

 

Hahahaha



I'm thinking of doing the same thing to my CL but then it will look exactly like yours but in Black.

 

mines black and debadged.. hair drier and goo gone + a few coats of wax works well.

a cop asked me one time "What kind of Acura is that?"

 

You should of said.
Officer if only I knew???

 

he'll probably charge hobo of "intimidating an officer"

 

mines debadged also, except for the "A" emblem, have a horror story this week after school I go and put my books in the trunk and notice that my "A" emblem was leaning on its side, someone probably tried to pull it off and one of the pins is broken and its stuck inside, I tried to get that stuck pin out and then *bam* the hole where the pin is inserted into broke and got pushed all the way in =( and I managed to push it out and now its all loose

so for now my "A" emblem only has 1 pin and it is on there with some glue .............. any ideas on how to fix this?

 

Horror story? Someone tried taking the glue off with a razor blade, not a good idea, it took some paint off I believe.

 

what there to think about........debadge the sucka

afterwards CLEAN /CLEANER WAX WAX AND POLISH.......THE WHOLE CAR.

 

here is mine


i used blow dryer, floss, and goo gone.

 

do you guys think that it'll leave a shawdow on a black car. i've also been thinking about doing it but im afraid it might leave a shawdow on the paint if i take it off. if ppl say it'll leave a shawdow then i think i will take them off and paint all the emblems a gunmetal/greyish color. ever done b4? let me know thanks.

 

dont worry about it..

enough scratching with your nails.. and more gasoline, it wont leave anything behind

 

how do you think i should go about it with taking it off and using gasoline. i've read that if u use floss or fishing string u could take it off and afterwards use goo off but i have never heard of gasoline. by the way this is a black car, u pretty sure it won't leave much of a shadow?

 

that color is sexy for a CL

 

Steel wool.

 

Blow dryer, goo gone and fishing line, and I have ugly shadows.

Anyone know how to get these off? It's been about 4 months...it's a black CL.

 

hair dryer, fishing line and alchohol. my cousin works at a dealreship detailing cars and he said alchohol does the trick. works good. just did mine a few days ago.

 

What about spreading the ACURA name across the trunk under the "A" how do you do that? Do you have to buy each letter individually and if so other than the dealer where can I get them?

 

It's the 2nd gen TL badge that you see spread out on CL's. You can get it at Acura dealerships, ebay, or Acura parts shops online or in person.

 

oh its the TL i though it was from the 2nd gen CL?

 

Both the CL and TL have it.

 

yeah but are they the same. I thought the TL "ACURA" was smaller and the CL "ACURA" was bigger and spaced more.

 

nodbody has any ideas of how to get rid of the shadows?

 

you could try a cutting compound. turttle wax makes it. then wax the hell outta it.

 

Yeah, I think you might me right. I've seen it too, but I thought I was just seeing things.

 

I never realized that the 2nd gen CL had it...meh.

 

has anyone seen or have gunmetal/black emblems?

 

yeah.. people paint it themselves

 

:sadwave: i'm thinking about putting them back on. what kinda glue should i use?

 

i was hopeing nobody had done the gunmetal/black emblems.............i wanted it to be unique.

 

i used Mcguires scratch X to take them off. Worked like a charm.

 

WD-40 works wonders to remove addhesive. I also use it to remove the road tar that accumulates on the lower half of the body from the wheel spray.

 

I just used 3M double sided sticky tape .

 

my emblems left the ghost image on.. i had my local car wash buddies buff it out.. then it left a haze of where they buffed it.. then @ the a-cl detail day scott (CLPower) helped me polish it out its barely noticable until i get a new paint job it will be great So if you happen to have a buddy with a power polisher then that might help some too

 

i got some.. i took my gold kit the car came with and painted them..

best pic i can find.. which isnt good is my old av:


I got the idea from will99, here are some pics i saved of his..

 

Can I see a full pic of your car like that? And what paint?