Emblem removal help

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Offline scf100

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Emblem removal help
« on: May 10, 2006 - 10:44:06 AM »
I need to put new emblems on the trunk of my 70 Challenger......CHALLENGER    RT ones....the new ones stick on so I assume the old ones do too......what is the best way to remove the old ones?

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stuart
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kudakidd

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Re: Emblem removal help
« Reply #1 on: May 10, 2006 - 10:51:08 AM »
Your wife's hairdryer and isoprophyl alcohol

Offline Killer_Mopar

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Re: Emblem removal help
« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2006 - 11:03:28 AM »
Your wife's hairdryer and isoprophyl alcohol

What he said, plus you might want to get a small plastic bodyfiller spreader so you can get under the emblem for some leverage when you first start. Floss works too, but it breaks too often.
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Re: Emblem removal help
« Reply #3 on: May 18, 2006 - 03:32:58 PM »
a 1" putty knife with the leading edge sharpened works great with
SOME CARE !!! or If you like spending money,, 3M makes a emblem/ sidemoulding removal tool that you use with a air chisel. After the
emblem is removed be certain to remove ALL old adheasive residue
before attempting to install your new emblems.
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Offline falcon50flier

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Re: Emblem removal help
« Reply #4 on: May 18, 2006 - 07:49:39 PM »
Home depot, 1" plastic scraper, in the paint dept, they're a white poly plastic, very forgiving and not knife edge sharp, by Hyde Mfg (maker of all good drywall tools). Equivalent of much more expensive body shop tools for about $1.
As above recommendation, heat gun or hair dryer, and PATIENCE. You can try to soften the adhesive with a little rubbing alcohol first, but the heat is what will release the bond (no fires pls).
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