shaving emblems, Now with write-up/how-to!!!!! Options

[6strngs]

I'd like to remove the "toyota" "celica" and "gt" emblems off the back, and just leave the middle 3-ring toyota emblem. from what I know (and I very well could be wrong) the middle emblem is the only on that would actually leave holes if removed, and the others are held on by some kind of double-sided tape? so how do I go about removing them?

I'd like to go for the shaved emblem look for my new hatch, but I want to practice with my old hatch right now so if I screw anything up it really doesn't matter.

This post has been edited by 6strngs: Sep 15, 2006 - 5:30 PM

[pandakid]

what i did was use fishing string and saw it off. then i use goo gone and it was like the badget was never their.....well it left a little tan from the emblems but you to had to be close to the car to see it.

[Praying_Mantis]

you can either just pull it off or slide something like a credit card behind the emblem
which will leave less of that sticky crap. Either method will work better if you use a hair
dryer to warm up the adhesive foam tape stuff.

with regards to the middle toyota emblem, the holes are not that big and if your car is
dark theyre not too noticeable. you could always stick the emblem back on if you
don't like it, or you could buy a gold emblem off ebay which i think look the nuts, i'm
putting a gold one on mine soon.

[KB-2]

use a jair dryer, heat up the emblem, which will loosen the adhesive under it. then use dental floss, or fishing wire, and start.....flossing it, or kinda sawing it, do it in a ncie slow steady motion. dont pop the emblem off, let it fall off.
when it falls off, then use some goo gone, and start rubbing it off. use a rag, or a sponge or something, or jsut use your thumb. and once all the goo is gone,m be sure to thourghly clean the surface.

[Jaws4God]

the emblems come off pretty easy.. but that glue adhesive was a pain.. too me a long time to heat it up, rub it off and get it completely clean...

but it was worth it :-)

[KB-2]

yea. the hardest part, is gettign the adhesive off of the car itself. just use alot of friction w/ your thumb and rub it really hard and its relativley simple, and just hope that the sun hasent fadded the paint to much around the emblem. that happened to my friend,and his looks terrible, you can still see the outline of "Prelude".....so there is a possibilty that it will look bad. but if done properly, it should be fine

[Alex-UKSC]

with regards to the middle toyota emblem, the holes are not that big and if your car is
dark theyre not too noticeable. you could always stick the emblem back on if you
don't like it, or you could buy a gold emblem off ebay which i think look the nuts, i'm
putting a gold one on mine soon.

Make sure the gold badges fit the rear as i bought a pair & the front was fine just a bit bigger but the larger badge wouldn't sit flush on the rear so i had to put the old one on & gonna spray it soon.

[azian_advanced]

use goo-gone or some adhesive remover spray to get rid of the adhesive... use a blow dryer to soften it up.

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[tomazws]

It does look very nice without the emblems!

[Praying_Mantis]

Make sure the gold badges fit the rear as i bought a pair & the front was fine just a bit bigger but the larger badge wouldn't sit flush on the rear so i had to put the old one on & gonna spray it soon.
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i'll check it fits later, thanks. are there any spray paints that give a shiny gold finish rather than a metallic finish? i have looked for some in the past but had no luck.

[6strngs]

alright thanks guys! I'm gonna go try this in a minute. but yeah, after I get my new hatch and fenders and put them on, I'm getting the car repainted, so if the paint is darker under the emblems it won't really matter.

btw, gold emblems won't match the color scheme I'm going for. but I'm not going to tell you the color scheme I'm gonna do yet, it's a surprise

This post has been edited by 6strngs: Sep 15, 2006 - 4:55 PM

[6strngs]

Hey! got it all done! took about an hour and a half, but was pretty easy. if you get really close, you can see where the emblems were... but you can only really see if it you were looking for it and get real close. and, I did a little write-up on it for everyone else that may want to try this!

Tools needed: two rags, a hair dryer, some dental floss, and some goo gone(or similar)
Time needed: about an hour and a half for all 3 (or 30 min. each)



Step 1: Heat the emblem with the hair dryer about 2-3 mins, this should soften up the adhesive that holds the emblem on.



Step 2: Get a piece of dental floss and, using an up and down flossing motion, work your way across the emblem until it falls off. don't pull it off after you get halfway.







My floss shredded several times while trying to do this, so make sure you have plenty of floss on hand when you do this part.

Step 3: Put a little goo gone on the rag and try to rub the adhesive off. Using your fingernail is great for scraping it off too. This will take a bit of time, and is the hardest part of this procedure, so be patient. Keep at it until all of the goo is gone.



You can also re-heat the area occasionally to make it easier to remove.

Step 4: Wet the second rag with water and clean the area once you're finished to be sure none of the goo gone is remaining that may eat through your paint.





Now you're done and you can enjoy that nice clean shaved emblem look.

[pandakid]

looks way better. nice job

[azian_advanced]

good job... will you be removing the center toyota emblem?

[Celiracer18]

would 3M Adhesive Cleaner work without wrecking the paint?

[Kasper]

I hope so. I've never seen the Goo-gone stuff. But I think I'm gonna go to the store in the morning and look for some. I've been wanting to take my emblems off for awhile, just haven't gotten around to finding out how, til now.

[6strngs]

I hope so. I've never seen the Goo-gone stuff. But I think I'm gonna go to the store in the morning and look for some. I've been wanting to take my emblems off for awhile, just haven't gotten around to finding out how, til now.

you can pretty much use any kind of adhesive remover. you can see in the pics that I used something called "goof off" because that's what I had just lying around my house. I think you should be able to find it in any hardware store.

[Kasper]

Well I dragged my lazy ass to the store, and lo-and-behold, I found Goo-gone! Now I goptta get up in the morning and actually do something with the emblems. I'm taking off the "Toyota" and "Celica" emblems, leaving on the "GT" emblem. I have the cursive "Celica" emblem on order and i'm gonna put that where I took off the other ones. The toyota symbol is already off, but has the 2 holes, so eventually I'll need to get those filled.

[JFrost9]

Be careful, ive ruined a lot of things using that damn goof off. Its really strong, and will easily go through your paint, so be careful not to rub too hard, but maybe i just had a cheapo paint job that comes off easily, who knows.

[Snodalo]

do u think that the cursive celica emblem will cover up the two holes from the center toyota emblem? im thinkin about shaving everything off and just putting that in its place.

[6strngs]

Be careful, ive ruined a lot of things using that damn goof off. Its really strong, and will easily go through your paint, so be careful not to rub too hard, but maybe i just had a cheapo paint job that comes off easily, who knows.

yeah, that's why I wiped it down with just plain water afterwards cause I was scared of that. but it doesn't really matter, I plan on getting it painted soon.

[Snodalo]

ok, thanks for that. now how do i take off the center emblem?

This post has been edited by Snodalo: Sep 21, 2006 - 9:09 PM

[6strngs]

ok, thanks for that. now how do i take off the center emblem?

good question... I left mine on, so I really don't know. someone else will have to answer.

[Kasper]

Mine was already off when I got the car, but I was left with the holes cause they never filled them. I think it screws in from the back, but don't quote me.

Question for anyone who has the cursive celica emblem. How exactly did you put it on? Mine has 4 peg things on the back like its supposed to be fit into holes. Do I need to drill holes in my car, or just snap them off and use some form of adhesive, like what the other emblems have? I'm not exactly sure.

[azian_advanced]

^ as for the center emblem, you can simply pry them off the same way with the adhesive emblems.. there are two pins on the center emblem, which are locked inside with tiny clips so you'll need to pull them off to break the clips off.
then you'll be left with two little holes. i simply used bondo and resprayed them with a spray can.

^for the cursive celica emblem, what i did i cut off all four pegs and grinded them flat. then i cut up some double sided tape and stuck them on the backside. it'll take some time for this since there are a lot of curves you're gonna have to get around.
i think another member here simply drilled holes and stuck them straight in.. but if you do this, be sure you drill the holes at the right places using the ideal sized drill bit for the clips on the pins to lock onto.



november 2005

[6strngs]

^ as for the center emblem, you can simply pry them off the same way with the adhesive emblems.. there are two pins on the center emblem, which are locked inside with tiny clips so you'll need to pull them off to break the clips off.
then you'll be left with two little holes. i simply used bondo and resprayed them with a spray can.

^for the cursive celica emblem, what i did i cut off all four pegs and grinded them flat. then i cut up some double sided tape and stuck them on the backside. it'll take some time for this since there are a lot of curves you're gonna have to get around.
i think another member here simply drilled holes and stuck them straight in.. but if you do this, be sure you drill the holes at the right places using the ideal sized drill bit for the clips on the pins to lock onto.

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november 2005

wow... how did you get the paint to blend so perfectly? I would never guessed you used a spray can paint after the bondo.

[azian_advanced]

well, if you ever go up to it and look it very closely, you'll see the little specs spray cans make but from afar, you can't even tell..
the spray can i used was specially made to match the color of my car.

[nader]

hey bud nice writeup i did mine this afternoon

[Kasper]

Well I finally took the emblems off. I'd post a pic, but my camera's all messed up and I can't connect it to my comp. Anyways it's looks pretty nice. You can kinda tell they were there if you get right up to it, but that's it. Once I put the other Celica emblem there, it should hide that anyways. Which I finally got the emblem, $17.12. Now I just gotta decide how to put it on...

[6strngs]

I'm wondering if I took some REALLY fine grit sandpaper and wet sanded the area if it would make it blend better so you wouldn't be able to tell where the emblems used to be.

[nader]

hmm....it looked like nothing was ever there when i took mine off

[Kasper]

I'm wondering if I took some REALLY fine grit sandpaper and wet sanded the area if it would make it blend better so you wouldn't be able to tell where the emblems used to be.

Gotta let us know if this works or not. I'm hoping the new emblem will cover mine up. It looks like very little amount of dirt stuck to the paint in the vague shape of a C and maybe the E.