Thread: How Can I Remove This ?

ok so you know how you buy those cars from lilttle dealers and they stamp their name into the back of the trunk with a sticker, how can you take that off ? it is more like a deacal becasue you can not just pull it off, here is what i am talking about look to the right of the tailight

usually it?s possible to pul it off if u can get ur fingernail under it....if u can't do that I would recommend a razor blade

will the razor blad mess up the paint ? i guess it is just my luck that i cut my fingernails yesterday lol

I've always just used a fingernail for those. You can also use sticker remover, goo gone, etc. to help with the process. Heating may help also.

Just heat it with a hair drier and use your fingernail. Don't use anything to help your nail. Just find a little kid, they love picking stuff off where they usualy arent allowed to.

ok sry i meant to post this awhile ago but i got caught up in intrior cleaning, i got it off with just my fingernail and the use some bug/tar remover to get the sticky off it looks so much better now, i understand the whole advertisment thing but do they really need to stick stuff on your car ?, now if only i could do something with my ugly tips today

I demand it be removed before I sign anything. Works every time.

And, if not, it's just a vinyl decal. I put them on my car in various places, and take them right back off if I don't like them. Like this:



Or this (notice the 3rd brake light):



I've also gotten really good at getting the factory emblems off and am in the process of rebadging my whole car to my liking.

Originally Posted by Nabster

Well if you're going to get a car from a dealership be sure to ask the salesperson how much they're going to pay you for advertising them with that sticker. It's not hard to get them to either take it off or not put it on in the first place.

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I can remember back when the dealerships would pop rivet on the metal badges. (not saying I am old, I'm only 28) Talk about pissed off owners when they tried to remove the, and found drill holes through their car, or...it would start rusting from the drill holes and then there would be hell to pay.

"most" dealerships around here have just plain old stickers you can peel off with your finger nail on a warm day. I can remember when the GF bought her GTP, that was the first mod to the car.

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yea it came off pretty simple does the badge that says "Grand Prix" on the trunk come off that easily also ? i kinda like the clean trunk look

To remove factory emblems, I use dental floss and Goo-gone. Wait until its warm (or carefully use a hair dryer) and pull the dental floss back and forth behind the emblem, through the adhesive. Fishing line works well too, but floss is cheap and my car likes the mint flavor.

Once you get it off, the Goo-gone and a paper towel will take off the remaining adhesive. I like the spray gel of Goo-gone as it likes to stay where you spray it (nice when working on a vertical surface).

i got it to come off nice a smooth i couldn't find my fishing string so i used some string for a weed wacker it come off just fine, and then i didn't have any goo-gone but i did have some really old Mopar Bug and Tar remover and it worked great

Take some sandpaper to your tips for now. Then light coat of oil and wipe off. If you've got a dremmel tool and a lot of time on your hands you could polish them.

I can remember back when the dealerships would pop rivet on the metal badges. (not saying I am old, I'm only 28) Talk about pissed off owners when they tried to remove the, and found drill holes through their car, or...it would start rusting from the drill holes and then there would be hell to pay.

LOL, i remember that! I remember my dad ordered a brand new Cutlass Supreme through GM (he worked there). Well the car ended up coming through a local dealer for detail and he of course pick up. When he got there they DRILLED there dealer badge on the decklid, he was sooooooo pissed. He made those SOBs go out to the transport, unload another Cutlass identical to his and supervised them while they swapped the decklids! LOL.

I know dealers around here don't use those badges anymore. I doubt any do because people like my dad would ***** and make them fix it right.

yea it came off pretty simple does the badge that says "Grand Prix" on the trunk come off that easily also ? i kinda like the clean trunk look

It comes off easy too. Fishing wire, Goo Gone, and wax will be your best friend...