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Old 07-22-2003, 10:58 PM
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Shaving the Maxima on the Trunk

I was curious if i take that MAXIMA off the trunk, is it going to be noticable, since the rest of the paint has been beaten by the sun/weather for 7 years. If anyone has done it can you let me know if it requires a paint job or if it screws it up

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Old 07-22-2003, 11:06 PM
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Should be fine....i had a 95 jetta and there was no difference when debadged. DO IT!
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Old 07-23-2003, 05:30 AM
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definity shave it all, its really easy just heat em up with a hairdryer and then "saw" it off with floss.
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Old 07-23-2003, 05:49 AM
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You'll see a bit of an outline at first. But after a couple of washes and waxes, it's almost totally gone.
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is there any better method besides a hair dryer, cuz mine sure as hell didnt work with no damn hair dryer
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Old 07-23-2003, 07:11 AM
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heatgun, but be real carefull with one of these, you can bubble your paint if your not carefull. Id stick with the hairdryer on a warm sunny day.
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Old 07-23-2003, 07:51 AM
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ahh aight i'll use a diff hair dryer lol i guess mine might be a lil f'ed up
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Old 07-23-2003, 08:53 AM
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Just wax it out and it will be fine.
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Old 07-23-2003, 08:57 AM
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I shaved mine on a hot day...came right off!
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Old 07-23-2003, 09:02 AM
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I shaved mine on a hot day...came right off!
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Old 07-23-2003, 09:23 AM
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I used a guitar string (high E)insted of floss. Then I rubbed Oops all over the remaining glue. If you are driving behind me at night the letters are still visable. I recomend a buff/detail job if this happens. But it looks hot anyway. Oh try just shaving the burger first to see if you like that.
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Old 07-23-2003, 04:23 PM
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I shaved mine and the outline is qiute visible especially upclose. But from afar, you can barely notice it. I peeled the letters off without any hair dryer. After I peeld them off the double sided tape was still on it so I used sticker remover to take off the double sided tape.
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Old 07-23-2003, 07:52 PM
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I have a 96 max and shaved my trunk lettering off about 8 months ago with floss and goo off. I didnt use a hair dryer or heat gun... They came off easily and I can't tell where the letters used to be. Check my homepage for pics...
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i used a heat gun and still had sum of the double sided tape and i used 3 or 4 different things. the best was 3M adhesive remover. this stuff worked miracles. if u are unlucky with removing the tapwe use this. but i do too still have the letter ghosts.
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