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Old Aug 16, 2001 | 11:40 AM
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Anyone who took off the emblems, how did u clean the remains of the sticky stuff? I tried my best using this cleaner but still i can see stuff. Is there any particular kind of liquid i have to use? Help please
Old Aug 16, 2001 | 11:51 AM
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how did you get them of without scratching the paint?
Old Aug 16, 2001 | 11:59 AM
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This friend of mine with a gsr help me out. we used simple hands and a flat head screw driver.. lucky enough didnt scratch it..
Old Aug 16, 2001 | 12:06 PM
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A fwe thigns

Some people use stuff like goof off or goop off forget whcih it is or any other type of compound that is used in the same way. Just make sure it does not tell you clearly not to use on paint. I am hoping for obvious reasons. To get the emblems off check on here for different ways including dental floss. Try a search or "flossing the hamburger" I think that was the name of it.

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Old Aug 16, 2001 | 12:08 PM
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Originally posted by Max4Speed
This friend of mine with a gsr help me out. we used simple hands and a flat head screw driver.. lucky enough didnt scratch it..
What are you crazy? A screw driver!!! YIKES.
Dental Floss = FLOSSED BURGER

Takes a minute to floss it off. Just work the floss behind is and saw it right off. There's no way to damage the paint that way. Use your fingernail to scuff the rest of the gu off then get some cleaner wax and that should take the rest of the residue off and leave you spanking clean!

FLOSS THE BURGER! There's a thread on here someplace titled Floss the burger if I remember correctly.
Old Aug 16, 2001 | 12:08 PM
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Originally posted by 24KP-I-M-P
how did you get them of without scratching the paint?
use dental floss in a see-saw motion to take off emblem. make sure it's heated first. then heat up the foam that's left on the paint again and use your fingers to peel the foam off.
Old Aug 16, 2001 | 12:12 PM
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very easy

Originally posted by Max4Speed
Anyone who took off the emblems, how did u clean the remains of the sticky stuff? I tried my best using this cleaner but still i can see stuff. Is there any particular kind of liquid i have to use? Help please
This very easy.. to take the emblems off i used dental floss and then used hair dryer to kindda heat up the remaining glue and used LIGHTER FLUID to wipe it off. it just came right off with no scratches or anything. also you cant get hair dryer by your car just using lighter fluid would work too but will have to rub for little more. but it comes off very easily..good luck.

btw. i like your rims..
Old Aug 16, 2001 | 12:15 PM
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ECHO.... ECHO....
Old Aug 16, 2001 | 12:19 PM
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Sme thoguht

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ECHO.... ECHO....
I was wondering how that happened. We probably all just checked at the same time orwahtever. ebat ya though Just kidding

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Old Aug 16, 2001 | 12:20 PM
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Re: very easy

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This very easy.. to take the emblems off i used dental floss and then used hair dryer to kindda heat up the remaining glue and used LIGHTER FLUID to wipe it off. it just came right off with no scratches or anything. also you cant get hair dryer by your car just using lighter fluid would work too but will have to rub for little more. but it comes off very easily..good luck.

btw. i like your rims..
Thanks dude.. really appreciate it.
Old Aug 16, 2001 | 12:26 PM
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Re: Re: very easy

i did mine a month ago and still have fading, ive waxed twice and cleaned many times, it still wont leave for good, btw i have a 95 in the texas sun
Old Aug 16, 2001 | 12:57 PM
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how did you get them of without scratching the paint?
Old Aug 16, 2001 | 01:03 PM
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hate to bug you, but could you make your sig pics go vertical? with them going horizontal, it screws up the page layout. if you don't have a high resolution, you have to keep horizontal scrolling to see all the words because they don't wrap due to the wide image. thanks!
Old Aug 16, 2001 | 01:17 PM
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Re: Re: very easy

Originally posted by Max4Speed


Thanks dude.. really appreciate it.
I used dental floss wd-40 and cleaner wax when i was done it took alot of rubbing but the wd 40 helped alot with all the goo, hope this helps...louis
Old Aug 16, 2001 | 02:18 PM
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Are you going to lower that POS anytime soon?

hehe...see you Sunday if it doesn't rain too bad. My damn wheels better be here by then, it's been like 2 weeks! **Hand hitting table...Argh!!!**
Old Aug 16, 2001 | 04:31 PM
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I just did this last week, I used fishing line to floss between the emblem and the car, then I picked about 90% of the glue and crap off with my fingers and then used "goof off" to scrub the rest of it off...

looks pretty clean now
Old Aug 16, 2001 | 10:47 PM
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Rite idea

Use a hair dryer to warm it up, go back and forth with the dental floss. After u take off the emblem, use your finger nails to remove the rest of the goo. Be patient. Last but not least, wax it off.
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Old Aug 16, 2001 | 11:39 PM
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I used a credit card for the main glue and some wd40. For the remaining annoying glue i just use toothpicks and it came out easily.
Old Aug 17, 2001 | 07:13 AM
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Re: Are you going to lower that POS anytime soon?

Originally posted by GaMax97GLE
hehe...see you Sunday if it doesn't rain too bad. My damn wheels better be here by then, it's been like 2 weeks! **Hand hitting table...Argh!!!**
well.. sprints are on backorder unless someone wanna sell me theirs....
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