Removing Emblems
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Removing Emblems
I've got a '90 C4 with a fifteen year old original paint job. The hood and gas cap emblems are quite faded. I would like to know what is the best way to remove those emblems, as I plan to replace them with new ones. Also, would I get quality if I ordered those emblems from that certain mail order Corvette vendor in Titusville, FL with the interesting shipping cost structure?
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If you look in C4 Tech Tips, I'm pretty sure you'll find the info you want. It involves elbow grease, goo-gone, elbow grease, guitar string or piano wire, elbow grease, a nut driver and, oh yeah, elbow grease.
All the suppliers have interesting shipping formulas, I'm finding.
Try ebay for your emblems. You'd be surprised.
All the suppliers have interesting shipping formulas, I'm finding.
Try ebay for your emblems. You'd be surprised.
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I used lots of isopropanol and SS dental tools (I use 'em for modelbuilding) It still too time and patience, but it was well worth the effort. I avoided the music wire, but I bet the dental floss idea would work well too!
The new emblems will really make the car look great!
The new emblems will really make the car look great!
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From: lincoln ri
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I used a hair dryer on low to soften it up a bit, then got it with a credit card edge, being ultra careful. It left some goo behind, but some wd-40 took care of that!!!! Dental floss sounds like a good idea, along with fishing line.... 
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St. Jude Donor '10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17-'18-'19
Removing Emblems
Okay, dental floss, fishing line, Goo Gone, WD-40, alcohol, etc. I've heard most of these mentioned in the past. Sounds good. BTW, I want to isolate the effort, as the car has about eleven coats of Zaino in the past week. Amazing what a little TLC, 3M Foam Pad Polish Glaze, dish soap, and Zaino can do for a fifteen year old paint job on a California car that is Dark Red Metallic. There are stone chips on the hood and stone "pepper" all over the nose, but until I can justify a complete quality paint job, this looks mighty good for the duration.
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removing emblems
Did this several months ago. First use a hair dryer or leave the car in the sun until hot. Then with dental floss, cut off the old emblem. When hot it will come off easy. Then use Goo Gone to remove all old adheasive.
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Originally Posted by NBM LS1 M6
Okay, dental floss, fishing line, Goo Gone, WD-40, alcohol, etc. I've heard most of these mentioned in the past. Sounds good. BTW, I want to isolate the effort, as the car has about eleven coats of Zaino in the past week. Amazing what a little TLC, 3M Foam Pad Polish Glaze, dish soap, and Zaino can do for a fifteen year old paint job on a California car that is Dark Red Metallic. There are stone chips on the hood and stone "pepper" all over the nose, but until I can justify a complete quality paint job, this looks mighty good for the duration.
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That kinda sucks to have to do all that to remove emblems. When I changed mine last year, it took 4 minutes to do both hood and gas door. Just had to undo 2 nuts each and change. 
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Removing Emblems
Originally Posted by Rich & Lisa_84
That kinda sucks to have to do all that to remove emblems. When I changed mine last year, it took 4 minutes to do both hood and gas door. Just had to undo 2 nuts each and change.
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I did mine last weekend and there were no nuts on the nose emblem. Kept on with sticky tape. I used more tape on the new one and then cut short pieces of vac. hose since I don't have any spare nuts (no smart a@@ comments from the peanut gallery)
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Originally Posted by aj1988
I did mine last weekend and there were no nuts on the nose emblem. Kept on with sticky tape. I used more tape on the new one and then cut short pieces of vac. hose since I don't have any spare nuts (no smart a@@ comments from the peanut gallery)
