I was wondering what you guys used to take off the "acura" and the "tl" sign on the car. Does one product work better than the other? Should i be worried of any residue left over after i take the sign off?

 

use floss or fishing line!!
for the residue use some "goo gone"

 

so i can just use the floss without putting any products on the emblems? I heard bug removal and rust removal products work well for this..

 

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i just used a plastic putty knife and an adhesive eraser.

 

I poured hot water on the emblems to soften up the adhesive and then routed them using dental floss... Then goo goned the thing to get the rest out. It's clean.

 

I used floss and heated it up with a hair dryer..

Didnt need any other products..

 

Use some hot water... Pour behind the emblems to try to soak up the adhesive behind it.
Then get dental floss, preferably mint, then start flossing the emblems off starting from the corners. As you start to make your way through the emblem, slightly lift it up and pour more hot water behind the area you just lifted. Do not lift up too much as you might break it off--or rip some paint. Continue with this method.

Most of the residue should be off if you do it that way, at least it was for me.
Once the emblems are off.... get 'Goo Gone' at your local Crappy Tire, or elsewhere, and squirt some over the residue. Let it sit for a short while. Then take your cloth and rub it off.

If you are picky:
Once the residue is off... get some water and soap. Clean the areas where the emblems once where. To get that perfect blend--wax the area where the emblems once were.

 

1. Dental Floss (Removes Emblems)
2. Goo Gone (Removes residual adhesive)
3. Mothers Cleaner Wax (Removes any ghosting image/outline of emblem)

 

The Goo Gone can be eliminated ... I'm still not sure if that stuff is 100% clear coat safe.

Once the emblems are off warm the residual adhesive with a hair dry just a bit then roll it off with your finger.

Then wipe the area down with Rubbing Alcohol to clean it up .. Any scraping be it with plastic tooles etc is going to marr the surface.

Then a bit of a polish or cleaner wax in the area.

 

Mint dental floss! I'll try that. If when you are all done you can still see where your emblem was (ghosting) you could wet sand with 2000 grit sandpaper and a water / soap solution. This will replicate the 1000's of car washes, acid rain, scuffs, sunshine, rubbing, buffing, etc that have taken place on your car finish everywhere but where your emblem was. Chances are it looks pristine compared to the rest. Follow up with a mild buffing compound to buff out any scratches (I know, it sounds stupid to scratch your finish, and then polish it next), and then wax.

 

Only wet sand if your experienced and have the tools to remove the sanding haze.

 

I used fishing line to remove the emblems. Then I used some goo gone to get all the sticky tape off that remained from he badges. I still had a "ghost outline" which was very noticable. I Then finished it off with Turtle Bug and Tar Removal (It's in a dark green spray bottle). Let the bug removal sit for a few minutes, then use lots of elbow greese to rub the rest off. G/L

 

dental floss, bug and tar remover, hair dryer or after its been in the sun for a few hours. Then another excuse to wash up the ride

 

Thanks guys im gonna be trying that out today so i'll let you guys know how it went

 

I heated the emblems up with a heat gun, slowly peeled the emblems of so most of the adhesive came off with them. Any trace of adhesive I heated up again and and kind of rolled it off. I then put some goo gone to get and sticky contaniments off and then used 3M rubbing compund and then waxed. Looks like they were never there.

 

heat gun peel the letters & glue away slowly to get all that residue off...
wet sand (LIGHTLY) where the letters used to be
compound & polish...

atleast this is the method i used & i have an 04 ssm & just did it this weekend

 

any one have pics

 

My wifes blow dryer to heat up the emblems, pulled them slowly off taking much of the adhesive with them, kept the heat on to roll off the remaining adhesive with my finger and then hit it with some WD-40 on a microfiber towel to take off any remaining adhesive or wax outline. No wet sanding, no buffing, no nothing. Can't even tell they were there. Car is 18 months old CBP.

Used the same procedure 4 years ago with my Subaru Legacy GT and same results. Works slick...

 

i agree mint is the best choice for Dental Floss

 

Thanks everyone! Just got the job done today looks so much better without those signs. Used the dental floss and sum wd 40, then put some wax over it looks clean!

 

are you planning on using another type of emblem or just nudy?

 

nudy sounds fun

 

Might have to try this on my 05 TL

 

a heat gun is not necessary, let the car sit in the hot sun for a few hours....heat guns are dangerous if not used correctly....why risk doing damage to your paint....same goes for wet sanding....bad idea

 

Just debadged mine. Used a hair-dryer and fingers to remove the emblems and adhesive. There was quite a bit of ghosting so I used Turtle Wax Bug & Tar Remover to handle that. It looks great!

 

floss and googone alone worked for me. if you still see lines after, it'll come off after a wash or two.

 

fishing line, goo-gone, hair dryer, paper towel, and if you have the materials, detail your car after

 

- Hair dryer to soften the adhesive.
- Fishing line to remove the emblems
- Bug n Tar Remover for removing the leftover adhesive (It's all I had at the time)


also. let's see some pics of your rear ends!

 

I did mine in winter, so I used a hair dryer to warm everything up, dental floss to debadge, and Goof Off to remove any residue (bug and tar remove didn't work). Came out clean, no residue, no ghost image.

 

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I know I need the A-Spec kit and a drop.

 

ok so i used the goo gone and i can still see the acura on the bumper so im a go get it buffed this weekend 8D that and it has lots of swirls NBP=hard to keep clean

 

Its gunna be like that for a week or so. (maybe longer)
Eventually it will fade away & you will never be able to tell.
I used 3M Adhesive remover (clear coat safe) worked great!!!
Debaged looks so clean

 

a week? dang even if i get it buffed? or would it be better to get it sand blasted? <- dont even know what that means ?

 

^ lol.

 

lmaoooo

 

I did mine this morning and do not see any residue/ghosting. There was quite a bit of it before I used the Turtle Wax Bug & Tar Remover. I recommended getting that stuff and polishing it out yourself. The trick is to spray it on and let it sit for a few minutes. I had to do it 3 times but it is all gone.

 

I used a heat gun (carefully) and some WD40.. worked better than anything else i heard of.. took about 2 min..