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Originally Posted by BigTruck1956
ditto on the hair dryer, or use a heat gun if you can get your hand on one. The heat will loosen the adhesive. just make sure you don't hold it in one spot for too long as you will blister your paint. the key is to get the emblem itself hot enough so it releases for the adhesive. good luck
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I actually melted a fingernail....it curled under from holding the dryer over it so long during one of my badge removals.
Heat guns are way too powerful for something like this. I used one to remove 80 years of paint and varnish to the bare wood in one stroke-using it on a new car? Makes me shudder!
Edited to add: Anyone buying a car from a dealer and not wishing that ugly sticker-just tell them you won't take delivery if it's on there. They will remove it, probably put on plate frames instead, which you can then remove at home. I told both dealers we are not billboards and, unless there's a discount for those things, we would not accept the car with them on. The order for mine had big red marker letters across it, "NO DEALER STICKERS" written by the salesman.
