Has anyone de-badged their Max by themselves? I want to take the big ugly dealership badge off. I checked the How-to section on it but the links are dead. It said that all you need is WD-40 and fishing line. I guess you put the WD-40 on...let it sit, then pull the fishing line behind the badge? WD-40 doesn't damage the paint?

(Sorry if this is a repeat post. If only I could search...)

 

You mean like this?

 

yeah don't use WD-40. I thought the same about it hurting the paint so I didn't use it. I just used a hair dryer to heat it up and then ran the fishing line behind the badge. Worked fine and I didn't take any chances with the WD.

 

You can use a heat gun to warm up the glue and use floss to saw it off. Then some goo gone.

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or use some dental floss

 

Wow, you took EVERYTHING off Quicksilver! I just want to get the dealership badge off for now. Thanks guys, I'll try a hairdryer, floss and some goo gone. Off to Pep-boys!

 

 

What can I say? I love my paint! I didn't pay for a bunch of stickers. Besides, I know what I'm driving. Also, do not use a heat gun. A hair dryer is more than sufficient. A heat gun can and will cause damage to your paint and shorten it's already questionalbe life expectancy. I used 30lb monofilamant fishing line Comes right off!

 

Anyone interested in selling their MAXIMA silver badge? email me at awsker@yahoo.com

thanks!

 

So goo gone won't damage the clear coat? I have been to afraid to try it, so hat is good to know.

 

I didn't use a hairdryer or a heat gun. I just used some fishing line to 'peel' off the emblems, and some Meguiars cleaner wax to take the rest off. I didn't have any need for heat?

 

Hey, I have carmax stickers, I'm guessing the same theory applies but they don't jut out like a badge. Any tips for getting behind the stickers?

 

I did my debadging on a 90+ F (32+C for you Canucks) day. I use fishing line and 'Bug and Tar Remover". The dealer badge was easy to remove. The others required a little more work. The "Bug and Tar Remover" did a wonderful job of removing the glue residue!

 

Yeah the carmax sticker is exactly like what my dealership used. Those ba$tards used all individual letters that didn't connect. I just used my fingernail and peeled back a little corner of each letter then peeled them off. Didn't even leave glue residue