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Old Sep 16, 2003 | 03:55 PM
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How to go about debadging my max.

Do i need to take it to a body shop to do it or can i do it myself. If i can do it what should i use to get the glue off.

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Old Sep 16, 2003 | 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by chris'smax
Do i need to take it to a body shop to do it or can i do it myself. If i can do it what should i use to get the glue off.

thanx

Hair dryer, mint flavored floss and a bottle of Goo-gone will do the trick.
Old Sep 16, 2003 | 04:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Nismo3point5
Hair dryer, mint flavored floss and a bottle of Goo-gone will do the trick.
Sounds good but could you give some instructions please
Old Sep 16, 2003 | 04:20 PM
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heat it up first if you want, then run either fishing string or floss underneath it, then pop it off.

then pour goo gone on it, or soap or whatever you want to use, get all the glue off, then give the spot a wax, and bam! its like they were never there
Old Sep 16, 2003 | 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by jessa
heat it up first if you want, then run either fishing string or floss underneath it, then pop it off.

then pour goo gone on it, or soap or whatever you want to use, get all the glue off, then give the spot a wax, and bam! its like they were never there
Thanks for the help guys, it worked like a charm
Old Sep 16, 2003 | 06:35 PM
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dude get a blow dryer.. keep it on the emblem for bout 2 -3 minutes the use floss to remove the emblem .. and the glue just peal it off... when you're done.... spray some windex and clean it good
the whole think shoud take bout 10-20 min tops
Old Sep 16, 2003 | 07:02 PM
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the mint flavored floss is where it's at for de-badging
Old Sep 16, 2003 | 07:23 PM
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will debadgin give you at least 5hp+ gain?
Old Sep 16, 2003 | 07:28 PM
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Just to add, I used some Mothers scratch remover on the area where the emblems were, (after all of the glue was removed) and it got off every last trace of the outline. This might not be an issue with 5th gens as the paint is fairly new but for me, it helped a lot. Honestly, you would think the car didn't even come with badges.
Old Sep 16, 2003 | 07:39 PM
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Question does the emblem leave a mark or outlin due to fading??

Thanks
Old Sep 16, 2003 | 07:51 PM
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Don't use a razor blade!!

Who did that on here???
Old Sep 16, 2003 | 07:52 PM
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some will leave marks, depends how old the car is really....sooner you do it the better, but a real good goo gone job, some scratch remover if necessary and then a real nice waxin'....you'll be gravy
Old Sep 16, 2003 | 10:11 PM
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Thanks!!! CCx
Old Sep 16, 2003 | 11:27 PM
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I did this mod this weekend. This was the biggest pain in the a$$. It took so long to get all that glue off. The goo gone finally did his job after rubbing and picking at it.
Old Sep 16, 2003 | 11:31 PM
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Can some people post some pics after this process. I'm kicking around the idea now, but haven't seen enough to help me make a decision. Plus I heard the Nissan circle logo emblem is held in place by two bolts; not to excited about filling two holes in the trunk. I like the clean look, but not sure if I want to leave the round emblem in place afterwards. Any thoughts?
Old Sep 17, 2003 | 12:03 AM
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Originally Posted by SEmy2K2go
Can some people post some pics after this process. I'm kicking around the idea now, but haven't seen enough to help me make a decision. Plus I heard the Nissan circle logo emblem is held in place by two bolts; not to excited about filling two holes in the trunk. I like the clean look, but not sure if I want to leave the round emblem in place afterwards. Any thoughts?
but leaving the nissan badge
Old Sep 17, 2003 | 05:30 AM
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a pic of the 'after' -- didn't do the hamburger emblem because well...hey, didn't want to

Old Sep 17, 2003 | 05:31 AM
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and yes you will need to fill some small holes if you remove the nissan badge, and then be left looking at that funny looking indent above the license plate
Old Sep 17, 2003 | 06:27 AM
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Originally Posted by CCx
a pic of the 'after' -- didn't do the hamburger emblem because well...hey, didn't want to

Wow-Nice azz! cannot wait to do mine this weekend!
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