car emblems

[Nobody's Louder 10+ year member]

Does anybody have any idea on what to use to get masking tape and moldings/emblems off of your car without scratching the paint. I know of goof off but i think it is to strong and will eat away at the paint

Thanks

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[Bass Addict 10+ year member]

how old is ur car ?

 

[speedfreak28 10+ year member]

body prep solvent or bug and tar remover

 

[Fusion_FREAK 10+ year member]

Goo Gone or an eraser wheel used on an air gun, but if you don't know what you're doing you'll mess up the paint/clear coat.

 

[Nobody's Louder 10+ year member]

how old is ur car ?

its a 99 so they are pretty sun baked, espicially living in FL

 

[Bass Addict 10+ year member]

its a 99 so they are pretty sun baked' date=' espicially living in FL[/quote']are you planning on painting them and putting them back on ? cause you know when you take them off,the paint under neath will most likely be a different color

 

[Nobody's Louder 10+ year member]

Goo Gone or an eraser wheel used on an air gun, but if you don't know what you're doing you'll mess up the paint/clear coat.

I was thinking about Goo Gone but the guys at Adavancd auto parts said that it is to strong and will eat away the paint, and gave me something ele in a spray can that is made for emblems and stuff but it dont work for crap.

 

[speedfreak28 10+ year member]

goo gone isnt too strong, just make sure you buff and wax the area after your done.

 

[Bass Addict 10+ year member]

some emblems on cars have screws holding them on,have you checked that ?

 

[Nobody's Louder 10+ year member]

are you planning on painting them and putting them back on ? cause you know when you take them off,the paint under neath will most likely be a different color

No not painitng them just want them off and yea one fell of when i got hit by a semi and it was the same color or really close to it so i am taking them all off. but i dont mind if it is different color, hoping to have the car painted by the end of the summer, I just dont want to be driving around with silver markings on my car where its down to the metal for th next few months.

 

[Nobody's Louder 10+ year member]

some emblems on cars have screws holding them on,have you checked that ?

Yea I checked mine are just glued on.

 

[speedfreak28 10+ year member]

the best way to do it is really to heat the emblems witha heat gun and like fusion freak said a rubber wheel on the end of a drill.

 

[Bass Addict 10+ year member]

heat gun or hair dryer and some fishing string then

 

[Nobody's Louder 10+ year member]

alright cool guys I guess ill try that tommorrow then

Thanks

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

I was wondering about this too.

Also I have used goo gone plenty of times to get bugs and tar off my car and had no problems, but my car is an 06, so an older car that is out in the sun a lot might be a different situation.

Fishing line is a good idea, edit, someone else said that.