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HOW TO: Emblem Removal...

Old 09-26-03, 10:27 AM
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Sup Club?!

Does anyone know how I can remove the "GS300" Emblem in the back (on the trunk)? Also, will there be a hole where the emblem used to be? I just want to remove it, and maybe the "Lexus" emblem, for a cleaner, more "mysterious" look.

Any and all feedback is appreciated.

I am hopeing the answer is as easy as, "Grab and razor and slice it off, be carefull not to scratch your paint). "

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Old 09-26-03, 10:40 AM
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Originally posted by Darius2004

I am hopeing the answer is as easy as, "Grab and razor and slice it off, be carefull not to scratch your paint). "
The answer is even easier than that. "Try the search button and find MANY threads on how to do it". I'll find a thread or two for you here in a minute.

EDIT - here's just a small start. I searched for 'debadge' and 'how to debadge'
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...how+to+debadge
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...hlight=debadge
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...hlight=debadge
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...how+to+debadge
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...how+to+debadge
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...how+to+debadge

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Old 09-26-03, 10:46 AM
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Thanks Dave - I did a search for "Emblems" and found too many pages to browse, I gave up after 4 pages.

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THANK YOU _ I'm on my way to the garage with my wife hairdryer and some dental floss!! I'll let you know how it turned out.

Thanks again!!!
Old 09-26-03, 12:21 PM
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All Done!!! It took about an hour but it worked flawlessly. It looks so clean now.

Thanx, Darius2004
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1 hour? I spent 5 hours doing mine! Getting the emblems off were easy, but the adhesive left behind was torture! I didn't heat it up so maybe that was my problem.
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PhantomZX: I have this Pink Lotion Wax I got from the LA Car a few years ago and it just melts through Tree Sap, Gum, Stickers, etc. It took 5 minutes to melt the adhesive enough to remove the emblems, the other 55 minutes was adhesive removal.

Theres a little discoloration where the emblems used to be but I am guessing that will fade away with time.

Anyone else with discoloration. The car is a '98.
Old 09-26-03, 04:09 PM
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did u take all the emblems off or just the "lexus" and "gs300"?
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I took all the emblems off the trunk and replaced with black pearl.

I didn't see any discoloration after washing and polishing the areas. In fact, I didn't have any reference point for putting the new stickers back on, so I just went by eye. I thought it turned out well, but I have nothing to compare it against.
Old 09-26-03, 05:12 PM
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hmm.. perhaps the compound you used caused a little discoloration...
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i used goo gone to get rid of the adheasive...that really helps. A nice coat of wax at the end will finish the job.
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I started with dental floss but I think because of the age of the adhesive, it has pretty much turned my Aristo emblem into cement and I keep on breaking the fragile dental floss. I ended up taking some ravia (nylon) rope, sliced it into thinner strips and use it to cut the emblems loose. After that I was using some foamy chemical normally used for tree sap and bugs and wiped the extra gooey adhesive clean. An extra dollop of wax and the car becomes spotless.
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BlueLex: I just removed the "Lexus" and "GS300" emblems. IMO it looks much cleaner/smoother now. I was just out and when I came back to the car I looked at it thinking, "Yeah...much cleaner now!"

JTanoyo1 : I broke that stupid dental floss SO many times!!! And it got so d*mn tight that I thought I was gonna lose a finger!! Buit whenever the glue would get hard, I would just heat it up again with a hairdryer.

Has anyone removed all three emblems? Doesn't it look a little plain?

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Old 09-26-03, 09:49 PM
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too plain imo, i stil have alllll my emblems on, but im thinking of taking off the lexus and the GS400 part myself. we'll see.....
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