Safely removing dealer decal from paint

HulaGirl · 05-30-2015, 08:02 AM

How do I go about safely removing the dealership decal that they stuck to the back of the car? It's on the paint under the 370z emblem. TIA.

Had I thought about it I would have said "slap a decal on that paint and I don't sign the papers".

DOOMMONKEY777 · 05-30-2015, 08:18 AM

Yeah i hate that too, my z came with a badge under my 370z emblem, good thing it was crappy glue it came off easy.

It should come off without ripping paint. GL.

Merv · 05-30-2015, 08:43 AM

Try "goo gone" I used it to debadge my last car and it worked well. After the lettering was off,I sprayed it on,let it sit for a bit on the remaining adhesive and than started wiping it off. I had to wipe and repeat a few times,but it got the job done. You might get some ghost lettering depending on how long the decal has been on.

Merv · 05-30-2015, 08:48 AM

Removing dealer Badge?

kenchan · 05-30-2015, 09:13 AM

light application of heat gun (or leave it out in the sun a little), and pickup the edges of the decal with your nail. then pull off.

if this is a new car no issue.
if this is a used car or re-painted bumper, then your entire bumper will pull off the car as you pull off the decal

kenchan · 05-30-2015, 09:14 AM

then a light application of wax will remove the rest of the residue.

if the adhesive separated from the decal, then use a soft microfiber towel and either googone or WD40 to remove the adhesive. if you have a plastic razor blade that will speed up the process.

then clean the area with soap or rubbing alcohol, reapply wax.

then stick the removed decal on your dumbarse neighbor's car.

kenchan · 05-30-2015, 09:15 AM

or an easier DIY here...

Step1: Pull off decal
Step2: Done!

need4speed255 · 05-30-2015, 10:12 AM

Everything Kenchan said with the exception of the heat gun. A hair dryer on the high heat setting works just fine.

You may be able to remove the decal without any heat.

vtec to vvel · 05-30-2015, 11:23 AM

i used fishing line, basically starting at one end and worked my way through to the other end. there was that sticky residue left over, which i used a gunk remover and rubbed off the sticky stuff.

axmea? · 05-30-2015, 11:24 AM

Decal is way easy ---- super easy. Hair dryer will do. If you want to take your badge out too, you should spray the badge with water. Get a pc. of plastic spray one side and put wet side over the badge. Tape the edges. Leave it under the sun for 20-25 min. The adhesive softens up and should be super easy to take off at that point. Trapped heat and moisture trick. Did this to take off tint from my previous cars.

kenchan · 05-30-2015, 11:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by need4speed255

Everything Kenchan said with the exception of the heat gun. A hair dryer on the high heat setting works just fine.

You may be able to remove the decal without any heat.

Who keeps a hairdryer in the garage?

HulaGirl · 05-30-2015, 11:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Merv

Try "goo gone" I used it to debadge my last car and it worked well. After the lettering was off,I sprayed it on,let it sit for a bit on the remaining adhesive and than started wiping it off. I had to wipe and repeat a few times,but it got the job done. You might get some ghost lettering depending on how long the decal has been on.

It's only been on 4 days so I should be good with regards to "ghost-lettering". THANKS!

HulaGirl · 05-30-2015, 11:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Merv

Removing dealer Badge?

Thanks. I searched but used the word decal and was not having much luck.

HulaGirl · 05-30-2015, 11:47 AM

I just looked at it closer. It's not just a decal. It's a laser cut- every letter and stripe is it's own "sticker". This should be fun. NOT!

:-)

POS VETT · 05-30-2015, 12:55 PM

Return to the dealer and ask to have it removed. Liability is not on you if the decal lifted a piece of paint.

05-30-2015, 08:02 AM	#1 (permalink)
HulaGirl Track Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: SoutheastOfDisorder NJ Posts: 883 Drives: 370Z Base Man Pearl Rep Power: 63	Safely removing dealer decal from paint How do I go about safely removing the dealership decal that they stuck to the back of the car? It's on the paint under the 370z emblem. TIA. Had I thought about it I would have said "slap a decal on that paint and I don't sign the papers". __________________ ~Hula Girl at Heart~ Rear Deck Spoiler, Splash Guards, AFE filters, Weathertech Liners, Xpel, Calipers in VHT Bright Blue, Clazzio Seatcovers

05-30-2015, 08:18 AM	#2 (permalink)
DOOMMONKEY777 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Crooklyn Posts: 1,008 Drives: 370Z 6psd-sport-pkg Rep Power: 21	Yeah i hate that too, my z came with a badge under my 370z emblem, good thing it was crappy glue it came off easy. It should come off without ripping paint. GL. HulaGirl likes this. __________________ Kids don't do Drugs, Drugs are bad, so let the professional druggies do Drugs for you. 537whp/496lb/tq@8-9PSI 93 octane

05-30-2015, 08:43 AM	#3 (permalink)
Merv Track Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Vancouver B.C Posts: 518 Drives: 11 GM grey sport tou Rep Power: 14	Try "goo gone" I used it to debadge my last car and it worked well. After the lettering was off,I sprayed it on,let it sit for a bit on the remaining adhesive and than started wiping it off. I had to wipe and repeat a few times,but it got the job done. You might get some ghost lettering depending on how long the decal has been on. __________________ Swift springs \| upgraded headlights \| stillen gen3 cai \| FI HFC's and FI CBE \| ecutek tune in the mail!

05-30-2015, 08:48 AM	#4 (permalink)
Merv Track Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Vancouver B.C Posts: 518 Drives: 11 GM grey sport tou Rep Power: 14	Removing dealer Badge? HulaGirl likes this. __________________ Swift springs \| upgraded headlights \| stillen gen3 cai \| FI HFC's and FI CBE \| ecutek tune in the mail!

05-30-2015, 09:13 AM	#5 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	light application of heat gun (or leave it out in the sun a little), and pickup the edges of the decal with your nail. then pull off. if this is a new car no issue. if this is a used car or re-painted bumper, then your entire bumper will pull off the car as you pull off the decal axmea?, jpkirk, madwi and 3 others like this.

05-30-2015, 09:14 AM	#6 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	then a light application of wax will remove the rest of the residue. if the adhesive separated from the decal, then use a soft microfiber towel and either googone or WD40 to remove the adhesive. if you have a plastic razor blade that will speed up the process. then clean the area with soap or rubbing alcohol, reapply wax. then stick the removed decal on your dumbarse neighbor's car. madwi likes this.

05-30-2015, 09:15 AM	#7 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	or an easier DIY here... Step1: Pull off decal Step2: Done! LAVA likes this.

05-30-2015, 10:12 AM	#8 (permalink)
need4speed255 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Indiana Posts: 262 Drives: 15Nsmo/99 EclipseGST Rep Power: 11	Everything Kenchan said with the exception of the heat gun. A hair dryer on the high heat setting works just fine. You may be able to remove the decal without any heat. HulaGirl likes this.

05-30-2015, 11:23 AM	#9 (permalink)
vtec to vvel A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: 813 Posts: 3,915 Drives: 13 Z Rep Power: 502909	i used fishing line, basically starting at one end and worked my way through to the other end. there was that sticky residue left over, which i used a gunk remover and rubbed off the sticky stuff.

05-30-2015, 11:24 AM	#10 (permalink)
axmea? A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: SoCal Posts: 6,235 Drives: WELL ZED PW 6MT Rep Power: 53241	Decal is way easy ---- super easy. Hair dryer will do. If you want to take your badge out too, you should spray the badge with water. Get a pc. of plastic spray one side and put wet side over the badge. Tape the edges. Leave it under the sun for 20-25 min. The adhesive softens up and should be super easy to take off at that point. Trapped heat and moisture trick. Did this to take off tint from my previous cars. HulaGirl likes this. __________________ >MyZ's Album< NISMO Convert/ECUTEK/Takeda CAI/F.I. HFC NR CB Carbon/F.I. 34 Row Oil Cooler/4.08 Final Drive /Powertrix+Swifts/Hotchkis/SPL/Whiteline/TWM/Zoom Engineering/EVO-R/AeroJacket Vented CF Fenders + CF Spoiler/Avant Garde-WORK/NST/Morimoto Halo/STi Clear Lenses/Carbon Signal Automotive/RJM Performance/ZSpeed Clutch Flywheel CSC delete Last edited by axmea?; 05-30-2015 at 11:37 AM.

05-30-2015, 11:47 AM	#14 (permalink)
HulaGirl Track Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: SoutheastOfDisorder NJ Posts: 883 Drives: 370Z Base Man Pearl Rep Power: 63	I just looked at it closer. It's not just a decal. It's a laser cut- every letter and stripe is it's own "sticker". This should be fun. NOT! :-) __________________ ~Hula Girl at Heart~ Rear Deck Spoiler, Splash Guards, AFE filters, Weathertech Liners, Xpel, Calipers in VHT Bright Blue, Clazzio Seatcovers

05-30-2015, 12:55 PM	#15 (permalink)
POS VETT Track Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Columbus OH Posts: 612 Drives: Z34\|C4LT4\|C6Z06\|V25 Rep Power: 3366	Return to the dealer and ask to have it removed. Liability is not on you if the decal lifted a piece of paint. HulaGirl likes this.

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