I have a question I will be De-Badgeing my 01 TL this weekend. What do I use to get off emblems? I also plan to put on the Black Chrome A and ACURA on the back, but not the 3.2TL. I will also re-wax these areas. What do I use to put these back on? The ACURA has the Adhesive on the back. Do, I use anything else? Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

 

Not sure about installing the emblem, I think it sticks on like the others. I would imagine the new emblem you have would have the adhesive already on it. I would use an alchohol pad to remove any wax to make sure the new glue holds tight.

As far as debadging goes

I recommend getting teflon dentral floss and use that in an up and down motion while going sideways. It will pop the letters/numbers right off along with the majority of the glue. Then, use some Goo Gone to get of the remaining residue. If you have an outline in the paint, no worries, some regular ol Turtle Wax will buff that right out and you will be officially debadged. I have done quite a few cars this way. Rarely did I have to use any Goo Gone, just got some wax to get of what was left. Never had scratches or any issues doing it this way. Others may have their own technique, just sharing mine with you.

Good Luck! You'll love the look when you are done.

 

hairdryer and dental floss

 

just use some type og simple green or orange glow to get the reainder of the adhesive off (idk if its to harsh for the paint but nothing happened when i did it on my jetta)

 

What is the hair dryer used for?

 

you heat up where the badge is so the adhesive becomes less stiff ... makes it a lot easier to deal with and remove the adhesive

 

Hair dryer to heat it up to soften up the adhesive.

 

Oh ok, Thanks. I will give it a try.

 

lighter fluid and dental floss

 

High pressure sandblaster will take it right off.......






Just kidding. I didn't use anything to take the actualy emblems off, just a twist and pull motion and then I used goo gone to get the adhesive off. I had to take all the emblems of to install the Mugen lip spoiler.

 

whered u get the mugen from? pics? price ?

 

I got it from someone in the black market...he was asking 250 for local and he lived in cali I live in boston so I just offered 300 w/shipping. I really wanted this spoiler so for the amount of time it took for me to find one I didn't care that I probably spen more than I should have. I love the way it looks on my car I will post pic's soon hopefully.