Badge and Ford oval removal, how to ?
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Badge and Ford oval removal, how to ?
My tailgate got keyed a few weeks ago and I gotta get it repainted. The body shop says if I remove the badge and Ford oval it'l save me about $50. Any hints on doing this? I've heard that if you take some 30lb test fishing line and pull it along the backside it will come off, true?
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Originally Posted by country_duck
well if you're going to get it repainted then it really doesn't matter if it's a little scratched does it.
just don't go all gung ho and dent the area... give it a try on a neighbor's vehicle... that way you've got some experience before you attempt it on yours.
just don't go all gung ho and dent the area... give it a try on a neighbor's vehicle... that way you've got some experience before you attempt it on yours.
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It's not bolted on [the tailgate]. Just very good [3M] double sided tape.
It appears that way 'cause the thing is so damn tight.
Heat gun it for a few minutes with a brushing action and gently prior one side with a pick set [LINK] while leaving the heat gun on it. Don't pry from the top. Do one of the sides as this'll make it so much easier. Just keep prying until one side is raised and work your way directly to the other side and it'll just "peel" off.
You'll have some "gunk" residue there to clean up from the old badge and make the surface smooth again for the new emblem to go on. I actually hit my surface with some light-grade sandpaper first B4 putting the new one on. Worked like a charm.
Good luck.
It appears that way 'cause the thing is so damn tight.
Heat gun it for a few minutes with a brushing action and gently prior one side with a pick set [LINK] while leaving the heat gun on it. Don't pry from the top. Do one of the sides as this'll make it so much easier. Just keep prying until one side is raised and work your way directly to the other side and it'll just "peel" off.
You'll have some "gunk" residue there to clean up from the old badge and make the surface smooth again for the new emblem to go on. I actually hit my surface with some light-grade sandpaper first B4 putting the new one on. Worked like a charm.
Good luck.
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I used a plastic drywall spreader 2 inch wide from Lowes less then a buck, taped off around the emblems, but in your case its not needed and just pushed the spreader under the emblem and once I got 1/3 thru it I could pull the emblem off by hand, this also applies for the F-150 badge too.
I think its highway robbery that they are charging to remove the emblems before painting, I worked in a bodyshop for 2 years and that was part of the prep job before painting just as is sanding, taping etc, I woud get a second opinion even if you take them off yourself, it makes me doubt the quality you would recieve.
I think its highway robbery that they are charging to remove the emblems before painting, I worked in a bodyshop for 2 years and that was part of the prep job before painting just as is sanding, taping etc, I woud get a second opinion even if you take them off yourself, it makes me doubt the quality you would recieve.