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Old 11-11-2010, 12:55 PM
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Removing badge goo?

I de-badged my Cobalt about a month and a half ago. Everything came off pretty easily and cleaned up nicely, except for the bow-tie on the trunk. I've had a good chunk of the goo stuck on there since then. It's survived heavy soaping, goo-gone, WD40 and a power-ball waxing.

Any suggestions as to how I get it off?
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Old 11-11-2010, 01:00 PM
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Fingernail. Seriously. And I mean that as in for realz, not the smart a$$ version of seriously. Pull it in someplace warm, use a heat gun if you have one and rub it off using a combo of your finger and fingernail.

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Old 11-11-2010, 11:10 PM
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Originally Posted by dspeed123
Fingernail. Seriously. And I mean that as in for realz, not the smart a$$ version of seriously. Pull it in someplace warm, use a heat gun if you have one and rub it off using a combo of your finger and fingernail.
If this doesn't work, you have a problem.
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I de-badged last week in the cold, well not-so-cold MI air. Blow dryers help A LOT. So does alcohol and an ice scraper.

I held the blow dryer on the black **** and scraped it. It took about 5-7 min. Most of the black **** didn't stick to the emblem, so I had to scrape little-by-little. Just scrape and alk. Repeat. Wash & wax when you're done.
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Pre kleano is what i used. This might take off the wax but just rewax it afterwards.
Old 11-18-2010, 11:43 PM
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I had to rub mine off with the skin of my finger. Burned like hell but it worked perfectly. I also had to do that when I removed the door molding on my old LT sedan. Talk about pain. Glue remover didn't really help with the heavy foam.
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For me it took (Finger nail) + (a good 20 minutes of picking) + (Turtle Wax 'Bug and Tar' Remover) = Profit
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I used rubbing alcohol
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A good quality bug and tar remover works perfectly.That's what i used
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adhesive remover. at any autoparts or homedepot
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heat gun/ all purpose cleaner
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There isn't really an easy way to get it off. All you can really do is heat it and peal it off the best you can.
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