How to Debadge - Page 2

new2subaru! · 04-23-2007, 10:44 AM

when i removed my emblem from my old 03 Gti i must have not done it right. I used a heat gun and the floose. used some type of go gone for cars and it left a huge haze after appying it. I could never buff it out

***Szumita*** · 05-07-2007, 04:11 PM

sounds good. i want to take off "impreza" and possibly "subaru" off my 06. like fourseasons.

shockey` · 05-08-2007, 05:31 PM

I found that you dont need to use a hair dryer, just some 10lb test and your thumb. Take the fishing line and pull it behind in a saw like motion(like a band saw) until you get the whole thing cut, then just take your thumb and rub. Took me about 5 mins to do subaru and impreza and then i washed it and put a coat of wax on. spotless.

Glycerin · 05-09-2007, 06:29 AM

polishing and waxing it again afterwards would be really important, especially with the stuff that could be left on there right around the lettering

**WESTI** · 05-09-2007, 06:42 AM

is thaking the stickers off the same process?

***Szumita*** · 05-09-2007, 06:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WESTI

is thaking the stickers off the same process?

most likely just peel them off, than wash / wax.

but the stickers look awesome!

stevos758 · 05-09-2007, 06:57 AM

I Just did mine yesterday and used a razor blade very carefully to get my badges off. then i used some bug and tar romover for the goo.

**WESTI** · 05-09-2007, 07:01 AM

my car is dirty as hell so i guess its off to autozone for me! I think i'll debadge and desticker it this weekend

***Szumita*** · 05-09-2007, 07:04 AM

yep. this is my next project too

**WESTI** · 05-09-2007, 07:05 AM

i'll have to make sure i post a thread titled "i took the stickers off" after im done

***Szumita*** · 05-09-2007, 07:07 AM

oh man. hope you dont regret it. haha. i definatly would. i love the sti stickers.

Quiksilver · 08-01-2007, 06:28 PM

im having a problem. after debadging my 07, a partial outline of the subaru and part of the impreza badge wont go away. i cant tell if its a light light scratch or adhesive. ive tried wd-40, bug and tar, goo gone and it still wont go away. maybe im doing it wrong, but idk. i also thought it was a scratch so i tried scratchX, that didnt work and i also tried rubbing compound but that didnt help either. so i just polished it up and put on some wax untill i can deal with it. what do u guys recommend? it either looks like fine adhesive or a fine scratch not through the paint though. ill try to put a pic up so i can get advice. any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks guys

armyssoldierboy · 09-23-2007, 07:52 AM

I just pulled the stickers off and then on a hot day got something sharp and slid it between the badges and pulled. Once I got my finger under there i pulled slow so they would come of in one piece. Then just wiped what goo was on the trunk off with my thumb, easy as that.

Wolverine 250R · 09-23-2007, 11:38 AM

Has anyone tried taking the badges off an older car? ie: Taking the badges off an 04 after its been in the sun for 3 years? I'd imagine that the paint underneath wouldn't be the same shade as the paint that was exposed and you'd see where the badge was.

shockey` · 09-23-2007, 11:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wolverine 250R

Has anyone tried taking the badges off an older car? ie: Taking the badges off an 04 after its been in the sun for 3 years? I'd imagine that the paint underneath wouldn't be the same shade as the paint that was exposed and you'd see where the badge was.

You are correct.

04-23-2007, 10:44 AM	#16
new2subaru! Junior STI Driver Car: 07 Sti Posts: 63 Join Date: Apr 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: How to Debadge when i removed my emblem from my old 03 Gti i must have not done it right. I used a heat gun and the floose. used some type of go gone for cars and it left a huge haze after appying it. I could never buff it out This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

05-07-2007, 04:11 PM	#17
*Szumita* i eat cones Car: 06 sti - steel gray Fav Mod: catless Location: ma & ri Posts: 5,959 Join Date: Oct 2006 Trader Rating: (10)	Re: How to Debadge sounds good. i want to take off "impreza" and possibly "subaru" off my 06. like fourseasons.

05-08-2007, 05:31 PM	#18
shockey` Silver Member Car: 07 WRB WRX Fav Mod: rally school Location: Pittsburgh PA Posts: 1,872 Join Date: Aug 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: How to Debadge I found that you dont need to use a hair dryer, just some 10lb test and your thumb. Take the fishing line and pull it behind in a saw like motion(like a band saw) until you get the whole thing cut, then just take your thumb and rub. Took me about 5 mins to do subaru and impreza and then i washed it and put a coat of wax on. spotless.

05-09-2007, 06:29 AM	#19
Glycerin Junior STI Driver Car: 04 Subaru WRX STi in Fav Mod: what mods? Location: Ogden UT Posts: 96 Join Date: Sep 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: How to Debadge polishing and waxing it again afterwards would be really important, especially with the stuff that could be left on there right around the lettering

05-09-2007, 06:42 AM	#20
WESTI Gold Member Car: 06 WRB STI Fav Mod: HKS CARBON TI Location: Irvine, Ca Posts: 5,226 Join Date: Apr 2006 Trader Rating: (7)	Re: How to Debadge is thaking the stickers off the same process?

05-09-2007, 06:57 AM	#22
stevos758 STI Driver Car: 06 STi CGM Location: Chippewa Falls, WI Posts: 265 Join Date: Apr 2006 Trader Rating: (2)	Re: How to Debadge I Just did mine yesterday and used a razor blade very carefully to get my badges off. then i used some bug and tar romover for the goo.

05-09-2007, 07:01 AM	#23
WESTI Gold Member Car: 06 WRB STI Fav Mod: HKS CARBON TI Location: Irvine, Ca Posts: 5,226 Join Date: Apr 2006 Trader Rating: (7)	Re: How to Debadge my car is dirty as hell so i guess its off to autozone for me! I think i'll debadge and desticker it this weekend

05-09-2007, 07:04 AM	#24
*Szumita* i eat cones Car: 06 sti - steel gray Fav Mod: catless Location: ma & ri Posts: 5,959 Join Date: Oct 2006 Trader Rating: (10)	Re: How to Debadge yep. this is my next project too

05-09-2007, 07:05 AM	#25
WESTI Gold Member Car: 06 WRB STI Fav Mod: HKS CARBON TI Location: Irvine, Ca Posts: 5,226 Join Date: Apr 2006 Trader Rating: (7)	Re: How to Debadge i'll have to make sure i post a thread titled "i took the stickers off" after im done

05-09-2007, 07:07 AM	#26
*Szumita* i eat cones Car: 06 sti - steel gray Fav Mod: catless Location: ma & ri Posts: 5,959 Join Date: Oct 2006 Trader Rating: (10)	Re: How to Debadge oh man. hope you dont regret it. haha. i definatly would. i love the sti stickers.

08-01-2007, 06:28 PM	#27
Quiksilver Junior STI Driver Car: 07 Black STi Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 54 Join Date: Nov 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: How to Debadge im having a problem. after debadging my 07, a partial outline of the subaru and part of the impreza badge wont go away. i cant tell if its a light light scratch or adhesive. ive tried wd-40, bug and tar, goo gone and it still wont go away. maybe im doing it wrong, but idk. i also thought it was a scratch so i tried scratchX, that didnt work and i also tried rubbing compound but that didnt help either. so i just polished it up and put on some wax untill i can deal with it. what do u guys recommend? it either looks like fine adhesive or a fine scratch not through the paint though. ill try to put a pic up so i can get advice. any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks guys

09-23-2007, 07:52 AM	#28
armyssoldierboy Junior STI Driver Car: 06 STi Aspen White Fav Mod: Seibon CWII hood Location: Harker Heights Posts: 64 Join Date: Sep 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: How to Debadge I just pulled the stickers off and then on a hot day got something sharp and slid it between the badges and pulled. Once I got my finger under there i pulled slow so they would come of in one piece. Then just wiped what goo was on the trunk off with my thumb, easy as that. Last edited by armyssoldierboy : 09-23-2007 at 08:05 AM.

09-23-2007, 11:38 AM	#29
Wolverine 250R Senior STI Driver Car: 05 WRB/Gold STi Fav Mod: Rally Armor Flaps Location: Northeast PA Posts: 335 Join Date: Aug 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: How to Debadge Has anyone tried taking the badges off an older car? ie: Taking the badges off an 04 after its been in the sun for 3 years? I'd imagine that the paint underneath wouldn't be the same shade as the paint that was exposed and you'd see where the badge was.