De-badging the H3?
Has anyone here removed the H3 badges from there truck? Im not much of a fan of badges and I think they have a cleaner look de-badged ... just wondering is there just double sided taped on or if they have a nasty hole in the panel and clip in as well as double sided tape ... ?
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Yes, I have
I have removed the H3 symbol from both doors and the rear gate/door and the GM symbol from the both sides of the hood. Why, I just like a cleaner look to the truck All manufactures, now use an acrylic adhesive tape that is pressure sensitive on both sides It holds very well and you can remove them. I used thinner called Bestine to help loosen (the adhesive) them up and then gently pried them off with a plastic pry tool. They also have quite a bit of adhesive left if I ever decide to put them back on good Luck |
Awesome news! Thanx wtfurner! Im the same as you, I think badges look kinda cheap and well ... plastic lol. Good tips on the thinner to help soften the sticky backing ... I done the badges on me benz and used a heat gun and that helped soften em up and they came off not to bad.
Il give them a go tomorow! Thanx again Chad |
I'm liking the idea of de-badging... it is literally addition through subtraction when it comes to H3 styling.
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think id avoid a heat gun on clear/base coat since i know nothing about it
some said they used a fishing line to "saw" up thru the foam tape. me ive not done any |
as Tom mentioned, fishing line or dental floss will cut right through. then clean up the
paint with a little WD40 to remove the extra adhesive. |
That fishing line sounds like a great idea, il give that a go! Also the WD40 sounds good to, that stuff does everything! And I know it wont hurt the paint at all. Lots of great ideas thanx guys!
Chad |
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I used a hair dryer just to loosen it a little before using the fishing line. Rubbed the rest off with my finger.
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yeag wd-40 works wonders, way better than "goo be gone". I used it to remove all the stuff on my motorcycle and it worked great.
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