Ok - so this is a stupuid question, but what did people use to get the adhesive off when they took the badges off? I've done it on other cars with no issue. This time, I took my badges off and cannot for the life of me get the adhesive off. I've tried Goof Off, Goo be Gone, and this $8/can stuff from Autozone .. and it's still there. Any thoughts? Should I just take it to the dealer and see if they can do it? I'm worried about ruining the paint - I think I made a few swirl marks in the black with the Goof Off.

 

I used goo gone with a credit card. Take your time and let the goo gone really settle in there. I gave mine 10-15 minutes.

Then gently start scraping lightly with the credit card.

Also if it is cold outside it is 100 times harder. You MUST either wait for a warm day or use a hair dryer. It is nearly impossible @ these cold temps.

 

Is there any fading with any color of car?

 

I couldn't get it off. Some paint even chipped off when I took the letters off. I just glued them back on.

 

My car is now 5 years old, sits outside, and is black.
I just debadged last summer and there was no discoloration behind the letters.

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use a hairdryer to heat it up first, then use goo gone. Rubbed right off for me

 

I used dental floss and followed up with a good wax and mine came off without and damage to car 02CL-S

 

Used Dental Floss To Get The Letters Off And Wax To Get The Glue Removed Worked Great.

 

rubbing alcohol....

 

so i was able to get the badges off but now i have a ghost image of everything. think waxing would correct that? looks likd of cool, but i'd rather get rid of it

 

I had a little shadow also. I used a clay bar and then waxed it with a polisher,gone. Mequiars tech wax is pretty good

 

^^ thanks - I'll try it this weekend. Can't wait.

 

just did mine yesterday since it was finally nice out (75 degrees) and the trunk was nice and hot from facing the sun. all I used was Goo Gone and the plastic scraper tool that came with it. the letters came right off... then I peeled some of the excess adhesive off with my fingernail until there was only a thin layer stuck on the paint. put some Goo Gone, let it sit while I peeled the next letter off... then gave it another squirt, let it sit for another minute or two... then used a microfiber towel and just rubbed back and forth a few times and the rest came right off.
I have very slight ghosting near the top of a couple letters, but I will get that out soon. I'm probably going to buy an orbital to compound and then wax the whole car anyway (bad swirl marks).