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post Sep 15, 2006 - 2:57 AM
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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.

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post Sep 15, 2006 - 5:25 PM
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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)

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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


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94 GT - Sold -------- 69 Pontiac Lemans - Sold
88 Alltrac - Sold ---- 04 WRX - Sold
00 GT-S - Sold ------ 91 Miata - project/drift car
95 GT - Sold -------- 96 GT - New Daily Drive

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- 6strngs   shaving emblems   Sep 15, 2006 - 2:57 AM
- - pandakid   what i did was use fishing string and saw it off. ...   Sep 15, 2006 - 4:14 AM
- - Praying_Mantis   you can either just pull it off or slide something...   Sep 15, 2006 - 4:17 AM
- - KB-2   use a jair dryer, heat up the emblem, which will l...   Sep 15, 2006 - 5:56 AM
- - Jaws4God   the emblems come off pretty easy.. but that glue a...   Sep 15, 2006 - 6:53 AM
|- - tomazws   QUOTE(Jaws4God @ Sep 15, 2006 - 4:53...   Sep 15, 2006 - 11:36 AM
- - KB-2   yea. the hardest part, is gettign the adhesive off...   Sep 15, 2006 - 8:02 AM
- - Alex-UKSC   QUOTE(Praying_Mantis @ Sep 15, 2006 - 10...   Sep 15, 2006 - 8:29 AM
|- - Praying_Mantis   Make sure the gold badges fit the rear as i bought...   Sep 15, 2006 - 11:49 AM
- - azian_advanced   use goo-gone or some adhesive remover spray to get...   Sep 15, 2006 - 11:34 AM
- - 6strngs   alright thanks guys! I'm gonna go try thi...   Sep 15, 2006 - 3:19 PM
- - 6strngs   Hey! got it all done! took about an hour...   Sep 15, 2006 - 5:25 PM
- - pandakid   looks way better. nice job   Sep 16, 2006 - 12:11 AM
- - azian_advanced   good job... will you be removing the center toyota...   Sep 16, 2006 - 6:22 AM
- - Celiracer18   would 3M Adhesive Cleaner work without wrecking th...   Sep 16, 2006 - 6:21 PM
- - Kasper   I hope so. I've never seen the Goo-gone stuff....   Sep 19, 2006 - 3:07 AM
|- - 6strngs   QUOTE(Kasper @ Sep 19, 2006 - 1:07 A...   Sep 19, 2006 - 9:35 AM
- - Kasper   Well I dragged my lazy ass to the store, and lo-an...   Sep 20, 2006 - 2:33 AM
- - JFrost9   Be careful, ive ruined a lot of things using that ...   Sep 20, 2006 - 10:18 PM
|- - 6strngs   QUOTE(JFrost9 @ Sep 20, 2006 - 8:18 ...   Sep 21, 2006 - 1:45 AM
- - Snodalo   do u think that the cursive celica emblem will cov...   Sep 21, 2006 - 12:28 AM
- - Snodalo   ok, thanks for that. now how do i take off the cen...   Sep 21, 2006 - 9:09 PM
|- - 6strngs   QUOTE(Snodalo @ Sep 21, 2006 - 7:09 ...   Sep 21, 2006 - 11:32 PM
- - Kasper   Mine was already off when I got the car, but I was...   Sep 22, 2006 - 3:14 AM
- - azian_advanced   ^ as for the center emblem, you can simply pry the...   Sep 22, 2006 - 11:03 AM
|- - 6strngs   QUOTE(azian_advanced @ Sep 22, 2006 - 9...   Sep 22, 2006 - 6:26 PM
- - azian_advanced   well, if you ever go up to it and look it very clo...   Sep 22, 2006 - 6:31 PM
- - nader   hey bud nice writeup i did mine this afternoon   Sep 22, 2006 - 7:11 PM
- - Kasper   Well I finally took the emblems off. I'd post ...   Sep 26, 2006 - 2:47 PM
- - 6strngs   I'm wondering if I took some REALLY fine grit ...   Sep 26, 2006 - 10:08 PM
- - nader   hmm....it looked like nothing was ever there when ...   Sep 26, 2006 - 11:18 PM
- - Kasper   QUOTE(6strngs @ Sep 26, 2006 - 10:08...   Sep 28, 2006 - 3:15 AM


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