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Tips to Remove an Ugly Car Dealer Medallion?
Posted on 11/20/23 at 7:01 am
Posted on 11/20/23 at 7:01 am
The last time I removed an ugly, faux metal plastic car dealer medallion was on an older car with imperfect paint.
I recall the medallion came off pretty cleanly using a hair dryer, plastic spatula and solvent like Goo Gone.
Now we've got a newer vehicle with the world's ugliest dealer medallion.
Any tips to cleanly remove those medallions, without dulling the factory paint?
Not our car, but this medallion is about as ugly:
I recall the medallion came off pretty cleanly using a hair dryer, plastic spatula and solvent like Goo Gone.
Now we've got a newer vehicle with the world's ugliest dealer medallion.
Any tips to cleanly remove those medallions, without dulling the factory paint?
Not our car, but this medallion is about as ugly:
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Posted on 11/20/23 at 7:16 am to WB Davis
Fishing line and wd40
Posted on 11/20/23 at 7:27 am to WB Davis
quote:
I recall the medallion came off pretty cleanly using a hair dryer, plastic spatula and solvent like Goo Gone.
Took the decals off of my truck the day I bought it new. Hair dryer and careful use of a razor blade to start the peel. Very easy. I barely had any residue to clean up.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 7:27 am to CAD703X
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Fishing line and wd40
+1
Did it just like this to take the dealer badge off my truck. Some rubbing alcohol can help too.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 7:48 am to Ingeniero
Fishing line, heat gun/hair dryer, and some goo gone.
If it’s some really tough glue or adhesive, you can buy a 3M adhesive eraser wheel. It’s like a rubber wheel that goes in your drill. It sounds like it would mar the paint, but it doesn’t it. It’s a more expensive option but it works phenomenally well. My truck had some really tough adhesive that wouldn’t come off.
3M Wheel on Amazon
If it’s some really tough glue or adhesive, you can buy a 3M adhesive eraser wheel. It’s like a rubber wheel that goes in your drill. It sounds like it would mar the paint, but it doesn’t it. It’s a more expensive option but it works phenomenally well. My truck had some really tough adhesive that wouldn’t come off.
3M Wheel on Amazon
Posted on 11/20/23 at 8:03 am to CAD703X
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Fishing line and wd40
Dental Floss works well too. Lots of people use it to remove badges off motorcycle tanks when they decide to put a custom paint job on the tins and do away with any badges.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 11:43 am to WB Davis
I made the dealer remove them before I bought my truck.
Unless they wanted to pay me for advertising.
Unless they wanted to pay me for advertising.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 12:03 pm to WB Davis
Floss and rubbing alcohol. Did it last week on a new truck and took about 2 minutes total.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 12:37 pm to WB Davis
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a hair dryer, plastic spatula and solvent like Goo Gone.
I just got a new vehicle 2 months ago and used that stuff to remove the dealer decal. Came off with ease with no damage to the paint job.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 1:49 pm to REB BEER
quote:This is the way to go, of course.
I made the dealer remove them before I bought my truck.
The shifty sales rep said "I wouldn't trust our prep guys who work weekends to remove it" and there's no way we'll ever go back to that scumbag dealership.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 8:52 pm to WB Davis
Fishing line works on a new vehicle. Every emblem and decal gets removed.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 9:12 pm to REB BEER
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I made the dealer remove them before I bought my truck. Unless they wanted to pay me for advertising.
Yes, I tell the dealer to not put their decal/logo on my vehicle unless they are willing to knock $2-$3K off price for advertising.
Posted on 11/21/23 at 12:13 pm to WB Davis
If there is any light scratching to the clear coat after you scrape it off, a compound/polish and a microfiber cloth should clear it up.
Posted on 11/21/23 at 7:05 pm to REB BEER
I put it in the deal paperwork and tell them I will accept a license plate frame. That comes off when I get the regular plates.
Posted on 11/21/23 at 8:13 pm to WB Davis
Dental floss or fishing line.
YouTube how to do it properly.
YouTube how to do it properly.
Posted on 11/22/23 at 7:55 am to BilbeauTBaggins
Every time I buy a vehicle I make the dealer do it or else no purchase. They have always cooperated.
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