Debadging the 2013 ES
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The hair dryer is a great way to remove the badges in all seasons. With a little patience they can be removed, stored in a plastic ziplock bag, and reused. no need to wait until warm weather.
P.S. I like the look of our RX350 rebadged and without roof rails.
P.S. I like the look of our RX350 rebadged and without roof rails.
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OK, I'm ready remove my "hybrid" door panel badges.
I worked some dental floss down the backside and felt it cutting away at the adhesive.
Am I correct that when I'm done the badge will come off and there will not be any
unsightly blemishes underneath? Will there be gunk I need to soak off?
thanks for the help and words of wisdom
Great car and hoping to get it more trim looking without the emblems.
I worked some dental floss down the backside and felt it cutting away at the adhesive.
Am I correct that when I'm done the badge will come off and there will not be any
unsightly blemishes underneath? Will there be gunk I need to soak off?
thanks for the help and words of wisdom
Great car and hoping to get it more trim looking without the emblems.
#20
I decided to leave mine on for the HOV police.
but the dental floss will cut the tape, and the metal badge come off, Then you need to remove the tape from the car, with goof off, or some other method.
but the dental floss will cut the tape, and the metal badge come off, Then you need to remove the tape from the car, with goof off, or some other method.
#22
Driver School Candidate
I debadged my ES last week. My dealer had to special order my UL, so it was just shipped over. I found that the adhesive was not completely set yet and the badging came off much easier than expected. Some popped off as I carefully pulled up while going left to right with the fishing line.
I did use a blow dryer to warm up each letter/number and wiggled them a bit before running the fishing line behind them (one at a time). I used 15 lb test fishing line, which worked perfectly. I did use the 3M Adhesive Remover (safe for painted surfaces) without a problem, but that is a personal choice. Lastly, I also utilize a small, very bright shop light to highlight the specific area and paint while I did the work.
Out of all of the vids I watched, this one was most helpful:
Youtube: How To De-badge a Vehicle by rtlGarage
I did use a blow dryer to warm up each letter/number and wiggled them a bit before running the fishing line behind them (one at a time). I used 15 lb test fishing line, which worked perfectly. I did use the 3M Adhesive Remover (safe for painted surfaces) without a problem, but that is a personal choice. Lastly, I also utilize a small, very bright shop light to highlight the specific area and paint while I did the work.
Out of all of the vids I watched, this one was most helpful:
Youtube: How To De-badge a Vehicle by rtlGarage
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I debadged my ES last week. My dealer had to special order my UL, so it was just shipped over. I found that the adhesive was not completely set yet and the badging came off much easier than expected. Some popped off as I carefully pulled up while going left to right with the fishing line.
I did use a blow dryer to warm up each letter/number and wiggled them a bit before running the fishing line behind them (one at a time). I used 15 lb test fishing line, which worked perfectly. I did use the 3M Adhesive Remover (safe for painted surfaces) without a problem, but that is a personal choice. Lastly, I also utilize a small, very bright shop light to highlight the specific area and paint while I did the work.
I did use a blow dryer to warm up each letter/number and wiggled them a bit before running the fishing line behind them (one at a time). I used 15 lb test fishing line, which worked perfectly. I did use the 3M Adhesive Remover (safe for painted surfaces) without a problem, but that is a personal choice. Lastly, I also utilize a small, very bright shop light to highlight the specific area and paint while I did the work.
#24
Lexus Champion
That was easy, only took about 5 minutes. Wife's hair dryer and some waxed dental floss. Emblems and adhesive came right off. Then a little wax to polish everything up. It was 60 degrees and I had the garage door open.
#25
Thanks for the info in this thread! Used a hair dryer, small plastic gap expander (received from ProClip for my cell phone mount) and orange Glu Gone. Removed my Hybrid sticker from the sides of my ES300h.
Don't forget to wax the area after you are done!
Don't forget to wax the area after you are done!
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I debadged my ES last week. My dealer had to special order my UL, so it was just shipped over. I found that the adhesive was not completely set yet and the badging came off much easier than expected. Some popped off as I carefully pulled up while going left to right with the fishing line.
I did use a blow dryer to warm up each letter/number and wiggled them a bit before running the fishing line behind them (one at a time). I used 15 lb test fishing line, which worked perfectly. I did use the 3M Adhesive Remover (safe for painted surfaces) without a problem, but that is a personal choice. Lastly, I also utilize a small, very bright shop light to highlight the specific area and paint while I did the work.
Out of all of the vids I watched, this one was most helpful:
Youtube: How To De-badge a Vehicle by rtlGarage
http://youtu.be/5saNP7cdFck
I did use a blow dryer to warm up each letter/number and wiggled them a bit before running the fishing line behind them (one at a time). I used 15 lb test fishing line, which worked perfectly. I did use the 3M Adhesive Remover (safe for painted surfaces) without a problem, but that is a personal choice. Lastly, I also utilize a small, very bright shop light to highlight the specific area and paint while I did the work.
Out of all of the vids I watched, this one was most helpful:
Youtube: How To De-badge a Vehicle by rtlGarage
http://youtu.be/5saNP7cdFck
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