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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 06:36 PM
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How to debadge...?

How exactly do you debage the bowtie and emblems?? i wanna take my front bowtie, and trunk bowtie, and an unwanted SS badge thats on my truck, how do i do it w/o pulling paint off with it?? thanks!
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 06:38 PM
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if you type that title in the search bar, i bet u might come up with some answers

not trying to be a dick, just clean up the forum of useless threads
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 06:39 PM
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go to the how to section. there is a huge thread all about it....
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by cobaltmatt23
if you type that title in the search bar, i bet u might come up with some answers

not trying to be a dick, just clean up the forum of useless threads

x2 dawg. Thats an obvious one.
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 06:42 PM
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take fishing line and a heat gun. use braided nylon line......do the rear first.....then tell me how you're doing on the front
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 06:42 PM
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I did my trunk with goo gone and dental floss, but there is better ways to do it, lol.
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 06:43 PM
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leave him alone guys hes knew, use the search bar and put in what ur title of the thread was.....or get some heavy duty fishing line, apply heat to badge for 5 mins or a little less, ease the fishing line between the emblem and the trunk, and use goo gone to take the rest of the goo off, after that wax the region wherre you took off the emblem, as for the front emblem- pop the hood take off the little "pinchers" then use a 10socket to unscrew the emblem, voila!
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 07:04 PM
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You can use this for taking off the SS badge.

https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/show...hlight=debadge
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by WhiteSSBalt
I did my trunk with goo gone and dental floss, but there is better ways to do it, lol.
Same here, Goo Gone + Bug n Tar Remover + Dental Floss = Debadged

You will go through alot of dental floss because it will rip but just be patient....It would also be easier on a warmer day or with the help of a hair dryer....
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 08:21 PM
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thanks guys =] appreciate it!!!
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 08:23 PM
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is there something u can use besides goo gone cause when i debadger my emblem..it took like 1 hr to get all that **** off with goo gone
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 08:27 PM
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don't bother using goo gone its crap
get some brakleen or brake cleaner put it on a rag and it'll take all that sticky **** off
make sure you clean the area after as you dont wanna leave that on the paint
mine looks mint
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 08:30 PM
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k kool

im gonna be taking off my door molding here soon
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 08:31 PM
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I did mine by using a credit card/fishing line and a hot light/heat gun. Then...*important* get an auto cleaning type tissue from Autozone. This will help you remove the residual glue crap. It took me amonth to finally get all my glue crap off.
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 08:50 PM
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Heat gun floss or fishing line goo gone wax after
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