Help with De-badging!

Shadow_Death said:

use a heat gun to warm that stuff up. If you don't have access to one then use a hair dryer on high and take your time using it to warm up the glue. It should melt it enough to pull it off, though it will take time.

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CoreyLRam96 said:

So no adhesive remover on that? I used a heat gun on the sport stickers and they came off easily, these not so much.


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Shadow_Death said:

I can't think of anything to remove it with. I work at a shop that upfits police vehicles. We outsource our stickering/decals to another company. I don't think I've ever seen them use chemicals but that doesn't mean they don't. I wonder why the heat gun didn't do the trick.

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Shadow_Death said:

You might try this guy's trick. It crossed my mind to debadge my truck as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BM5xbv49uok

He does mention not to use that stuff unless you plan on polishing the car. I kinda figured it as soon as I heard what that stuff is. It will eat the finish and paint off if you're not careful.

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dudeman2009 said:

Look for any decal eraser wheel.



https://www.amazon.com/Follex-ERW-Decal-Eraser-Wheel/dp/B00BMU9CEM



They work wonders. I've used them to get rid of tree sap, glue, decals and on one occasion animal remains.

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quietpeen said:

How? eraser wheels don't ruin paint - all you have to do is keep them moving. I have used the same one on three different trucks with no issues

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quietpeen said:

How? eraser wheels don't ruin paint - all you have to do is keep them moving. I have used the same one on three different trucks with no issues

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dudeman2009 said:

It cant nic the clear coat or paint. Its much softer than either. If there was debris in the leftover glue then that could've caused the damage when the eraser wheel hit it.

I forgot to mention, keep the drill slow. I mean slow, half speed is too much. You're not trying to burn the glue off, the wheel needs to grab the glue peel it away then flake away from the wheel as it comes around.

The textured wheels are a bit easier to use as they have the eraser wheel equivalent of flutes on drill bits for chip clearance.

If it chipped something, just keep going and get something to touch it up afterwards. Using anything that will dissolve the glue is very likely eat partway or all the way through the clear coat and paint. In the long run, most solvents will cause the area to 'cloud' over time unless you either keep it waxed or hit it with more clear coat.

When you use the wheel i've found that going as slow as you can while moving it back and forth a bit while applying light to moderate pressure. It will take time, its nothing fast but its faster than most other things. It took me 5 minutes to get all the glue off from each badge on my truck when I was re-gluing them on. I managed about a foot a minute on some pinstriping on an old chevy van. (I say old but it was the same year as my truck )

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Big Horn fan said:

Have you tried soaking with WD40 or penetrating oil, spray it to soak the area and leave it set for a while. Should loosen glue. I've used this method on decals and stickers it works well, then use plastic scrapper to remove glue.

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