SADDLE

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Someone is my recent thread asked me to post a DIY about debadging the rear trunk lid on a 2GS. So here it is guys!

Debadging is extremely easy on our cars. It took me literally 5 to 10 minutes. You'll need: dental floss, hair dryer, polish/wax, applicator pad, and a microfiber.

1.)Heat up your badges with the hair dryer (it really doesn't take much)
2.)Break off a decent length piece of floss (12")
3.)Work floss behind badges in a "back and forth" motion
4.)Continue doing this all the way through the entire badge (dont stop)
5.)Pull badge off the trunk (there will be residue left behind, dont worry about it)
6.)Use your finger to work off the adhesive left on the trunk (pretend like you are rolling it into a ball)
7.)Once all of the adhesive is removed, polish and wax the area where the badge was, untill there is no sign of having a badge there (you're done!)

This really was an easy project and I think that the rear of the 2GS looks great debadged, but, you can decide for yourself! Good Luck.

tmf2004

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PM sent.. Thanks for the write up..

mikevanle

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Or park it in Philly and have a nice stranger debadge it with a key

corkycal

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that's funny

kit cat

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I'd recommend using fishing line instead of floss. I tried floss at first but it kept on breaking.

uplusd

Remember to wear some gloves when rubbing off the adhesive with your finger to avoid a blister

Emackny

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Huh? Why would you get a blister from rubbing off the adhesive?

sleeper408

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The repeated motion of rubbing off the excess adhesive.

LEXUS_KID

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SADDLE

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I really wouldn't worry about this. I had no issues with blisters.

mikevanle

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Use rubbing alcohol to get rid of the adhesive. Then you can use Mothers metal polish if you want. It doesn't hurt the paint that bad. Then just wax the area after you polish it.

kit cat

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I had a horrible blister and I'm still recovering from 1 week ago.

tmf2004

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did the alcohol scratch the paint at all..

kit cat

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i did goo gone and waxing it a several times. It left the outlines first (I have a 98 so I had a lot of crap buildup), but the outlines are pretty much gone now after 3, 4 coats of wax.

tmf2004

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thats what i'm afraid of.. the outlines of the letters...