how to remove lettering on backs of cars - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

omid · 05-29-2004, 07:15 PM

hmm. i have a 2000 galant but i want to remove the lettering and just leave the mitsu sign. any thoughts on how? are there professionals that do this at body shops?

WarWagon · 05-29-2004, 08:12 PM

Is the lettering just vinyl? If so, use a 3m Stripe Off Wheel, clean the remaining residue off with something like Goo Gone, and if need be, follow up with something like Meguiars Scratch-X. Wax when you're done. Thats how we did it at the shop.

omid · 05-29-2004, 09:23 PM

good stuff. thanks for the input. ill test that out.

ooh, edit, what if it isnt vinyl? what else are those things made out of?

WarWagon · 05-29-2004, 10:13 PM

Sometimes you have the larger hard plastic stick on letters that protrude out. Those we used to heat with a heat gun and peel off, use goo gone and a soft plastic spatula to get the bulk of the adhesive off, then finish up the same way I described above.

fhqwhgads · 05-30-2004, 01:43 AM

Dental floss works pretty well for the thick plastic markings that dealerships put on cars. Just work a piece of floss between the letters and the car.

Peryn · 05-30-2004, 08:58 AM

Some badges actually are almost riveted into the car. Not teh right term... but i cant think of it at the moment. Some companies drill holes, then teh badge itself has things that stick into those holes. So when (if) you take the badge off, it looks like ass and you see the holes in the metal. Usually though, that is for the Company logo that will go on all the trim levels of that model, not the trim level designation.

Ok, that sounded confusing. In a case like this, the Mitsu logo might be fitted into the trunk via holes, while the trim level would probably be glued on.

omid · 05-30-2004, 11:11 AM

'bout to go to Ace and get the stuff. i'll post pics later, maybe. heh

05-29-2004, 07:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
omid Crazy Location: Aliso Viejo, California	how to remove lettering on backs of cars hmm. i have a 2000 galant but i want to remove the lettering and just leave the mitsu sign. any thoughts on how? are there professionals that do this at body shops? __________________ Kick butt buzz-cut dickheads who didn't like what I said. The good times are killing me. Jaws clenching tight we talked all night, oh but what the hell did we say? The good times are killing me.

05-29-2004, 09:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
omid Crazy Location: Aliso Viejo, California	good stuff. thanks for the input. ill test that out. ooh, edit, what if it isnt vinyl? what else are those things made out of? __________________ Kick butt buzz-cut dickheads who didn't like what I said. The good times are killing me. Jaws clenching tight we talked all night, oh but what the hell did we say? The good times are killing me.

05-30-2004, 08:58 AM	#6 (permalink)
Peryn Junkie Location: San Diego, CA.	Some badges actually are almost riveted into the car. Not teh right term... but i cant think of it at the moment. Some companies drill holes, then teh badge itself has things that stick into those holes. So when (if) you take the badge off, it looks like ass and you see the holes in the metal. Usually though, that is for the Company logo that will go on all the trim levels of that model, not the trim level designation. Ok, that sounded confusing. In a case like this, the Mitsu logo might be fitted into the trunk via holes, while the trim level would probably be glued on. __________________ Dont cry kid, It's not your fault you suck.

05-30-2004, 11:11 AM	#7 (permalink)
omid Crazy Location: Aliso Viejo, California	'bout to go to Ace and get the stuff. i'll post pics later, maybe. heh __________________ Kick butt buzz-cut dickheads who didn't like what I said. The good times are killing me. Jaws clenching tight we talked all night, oh but what the hell did we say? The good times are killing me.

05-29-2004, 08:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
WarWagon Loser	Is the lettering just vinyl? If so, use a 3m Stripe Off Wheel, clean the remaining residue off with something like Goo Gone, and if need be, follow up with something like Meguiars Scratch-X. Wax when you're done. Thats how we did it at the shop.

05-29-2004, 10:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
WarWagon Loser	Sometimes you have the larger hard plastic stick on letters that protrude out. Those we used to heat with a heat gun and peel off, use goo gone and a soft plastic spatula to get the bulk of the adhesive off, then finish up the same way I described above.

05-30-2004, 01:43 AM	#5 (permalink)
fhqwhgads Junkie	Dental floss works pretty well for the thick plastic markings that dealerships put on cars. Just work a piece of floss between the letters and the car.