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Old 18 November 2004, 07:15 PM
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Want to remove the letters this weekend. how?
Old 18 November 2004, 07:23 PM
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i used a hairdryer and dental floss
then a good polish

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Old 18 November 2004, 07:56 PM
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Hi Ray
I personaly would use a body filler applicator which is plastic
and slides beneath the letters then polish area where letters
used to be.There should be no problems doing it this way
and paintwork wont get damaged.
hope this heps.
Shep.
Old 18 November 2004, 08:52 PM
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i used a hairdryer to soften the glue tape and they then pull off. a little brake cleaner to remove the residue and some very good polish afterwards.
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Anyone got any de-badge pics ?

Does it not look a little plain without any letters at all on there ?

I fancy getting rid of the WRX but thought losing the S U B A R U might look a little too clean ?

Pics ?

Thanks

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Bobbob

its not gonna look plain. im doing this after iv cleaned it up

Old 19 November 2004, 12:04 PM
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did mine on saturday mate, used a 2 heat setting heat gun. it came off a piece of cake. here's what she looks like now
Old 19 November 2004, 12:07 PM
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whoops here it is http://www.subaru-impreza.org/subaru...oad.php?id=757
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the back of the car does look cleaner with the subaru removed if you want to keep the subaru badges use a hairdryer, if not then use a heat gun ( mine melted under the heat of the gun, didn't have to polish the rest of the glue off though because they wasn't any with the heat gun ) your paint will take the heat of the gun with no problems
Old 19 November 2004, 07:00 PM
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boiling water out of a kettle i used. Easy
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Ray - can you post some pics after you've removed them? I've got a DBM too and want to see what it looks like before I do it too.

ta.
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not a problem. should be doing it in the next two weeks as long as the eather holds up.
How did you know I had a DBM?
are you getting a swoosh too?
Old 23 November 2004, 10:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Ray_li
not a problem. should be doing it in the next two weeks as long as the eather holds up.
How did you know I had a DBM?
are you getting a swoosh too?
I remembered you posted a pic after someone rear-ended you. Is everything OK now?

no swoosh - thinking about the clean look - looks great on white & black cars, not sure if a DBM is suited to though.
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first one got fixed then 2 weeks after I got shafted again.
Old 23 November 2004, 06:15 PM
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I removed my badges with boiling water and some fishing line. Polish afterwards to get rid of any stray adhesive. I took off the WRX Impreza, but left SUBARU, as it is quite a big area to leave plain. Here's a pic:

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