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Removing badges
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Posted 8/4/2006 10:01 PM
Love my GL

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Removing badges

I want to remove my dealer badge. Any ideas?

 

~mel

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Posted 8/5/2006 12:20 AM
1996_S500

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RE: Removing badges

I have heard that you can take some string, or floss, and slowly move behind the letters and numbers, and they will start to get loose. It is only held on by 3M Tape.
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Posted 8/5/2006 12:48 AM
AsianML

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Yep, dental floss works. But I've heard people say that you should take a hair dryer and warm up the glue first or something like that.
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Posted 8/5/2006 3:01 AM
1996_S500

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Re: Removing badges

AsianML - 8/4/2006 9:48 PM

Yep, dental floss works. But I've heard people say that you should take a hair dryer and warm up the glue first or something like that.


yea, I have heard that as well. It may be very hard to do it on the GL though, because it is a Brand New car, and the emblems were just put on...
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Posted 8/6/2006 7:08 AM
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RE: Removing badges

Fishing line (20 lb test) would work better. Asian is right about the hair dryer. When you're done, you could remove any excess adhesive with Goo Be Gone and then wax the area.
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Posted 8/13/2006 9:03 AM
Love my GL

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RE: Removing badges

I tried usng monofilament 20 lb fishing line and it keeps snapping.  Any other ideas?

 Thanks.

Mel

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Posted 8/14/2006 4:15 PM
cmitch
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RE: Removing badges

Love my GL - 8/13/2006 8:03 AM

I tried usng monofilament 20 lb fishing line and it keeps snapping. Any other ideas?

Thanks.

Mel

You could try a #25 wire but I'd be careful as to not get into the paint with that stuff. Try a higher test weight line.

BTW, I know some body shops use piano wire but I'd be leary of that as well. 

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Posted 8/28/2006 7:45 PM
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I hate dealer advertising. I always put in the sales contract that there will be no advertising unless they pay me a marketing and advertising fee comparable to a city bus ad rate. They always seem to take it off.

How would you like to pay all that money for a car and get this:



(U Dick.jpg)



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#41750 - in reply to #35481
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Posted 8/28/2006 8:00 PM
AsianML

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RE: Removing badges

Roch207 - 8/28/2006 7:45 PM I hate dealer advertising. I always put in the sales contract that there will be no advertising unless they pay me a marketing and advertising fee comparable to a city bus ad rate. They always seem to take it off. How would you like to pay all that money for a car and get this:
Bawhahahah!!! You named the pic "U Dick." I hate those Dick Dyer eBay ads. They're everywhere, and when you click on it, a bunch of huge colorful words and maybe 5 pics.

 BTW, that's a nice E550.

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Posted 9/5/2006 9:29 AM
KERR

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Re: Removing badges

i always just used the hair dryer to get the "stickers" how then used my finger nail to pull up the end. after that they come off fine.

IF its like a plaque deal you will have to get it hot as well and the some how cut the glue like you all said above.
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