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Hi, Folks. First post for me on this forum. Just bought my third Corvette, a 2015 2LT coupe. As often happens, the dealer has applied their dealer emblem on the rear sill, between the Corvette emblem and the word "Corvette." It is some kind of metal/plastic appliqué that appears to be glued on. Anyone know of a safe way to remove this without damaging the finish? I'm sure this is a common question, but I could not find an answer elsewhere in the forum (although I'm brand new here).
Since this is your third Corvette, has the dealer ever applied their sticker to any of your previous purchases or did you buy them from a private party?
Reason I ask is that none of the dealers I've ever worked with have ever put on their logo, plastic or sticker, onto a Corvette. If anything, they install their cheap plastic plate frame with the dealer name which immediately gets removed.
Also, based on your description, that is a really bad location to apply a dealer emblem. Personally, I would not have taken delivery of the car until after they removed it.
As mentioned, Goo Gone and some fishing line or strong dental floss is all you really need. Depending on where you live, it's a good idea to warm up the area with a heat lamp or hair dryer first.
I removed my emblems on day 2 as I wanted black carbon emblems. I also removed the Corvette script across the back. I used fishing line pulling towards the emblem as to not damage the paint.
The hard part is getting the old adhesive off. Goo Gone works if your patient. I found the best luck by rolling my thumb over the adhesive and many times I could peel it off in a few pieces. WD-40 works as an adhesive remover and like Goo Gone, won't damage the paint.
Some dealers just use vinyl letters which should peel off pretty easily using the rolling thumb technique.
The dealer had 70 Corvettes on the lot (yes, 70), and every one was badged with their appliqué. With the tremendous discounts they were offering, I didn't quibble about the badge, knowing that there are ways to remove them. I may wait until the first service and have them remove it then, but I don't wish to wait that long if I can do it myself. Should be two sample photos attached of their appliqué on the rear of their cars.
The dealer had 70 Corvettes on the lot (yes, 70), and every one was badged with their appliqué. With the tremendous discounts they were offering, I didn't quibble about the badge, knowing that there are ways to remove them. I may wait until the first service and have them remove it then, but I don't wish to wait that long if I can do it myself. Should be two sample photos attached of their appliqué on the rear of their cars.
Thanks for the advice and assist!
Criswell is a pretty big dealer. I'm surprised they do that. Should be easy enough to remove. I'd be leary of having the dealer remove it. Might wind up with them scratching the paint.
Should be easy to remove, as others have said: heat up with hair dryer and then use either dental floss or fishing line to remove it. It should come off easy once heated up.
I have done this a couple of times on various cars over the years and it is always very easy to do so don't worry.
Criswell is a pretty big dealer. I'm surprised they do that. Should be easy enough to remove. I'd be leary of having the dealer remove it. Might wind up with them scratching the paint.
I have noticed that cars from out of state usually have the dealers name on the rear.
Here in CA. the dealers only put their own license plate holders. They are metal. I think they would have a revolt if they started putting their names on the car itself.
I would have the dealer remove it and instruct him at least 3 times that if they damage the auto, that they will be responsible for repairing to NEW Condition.
When I ordered mine, I gave them specific instructions that they were NOT to apply any dealer badging, stickers, etc. It took 4 months to get my car, so I had the opportunity to tell them at least a few more times that no badging would be acceptable.
They did the badging so make them remove it. If you do it and damage the vehicle it's going to be all on you.
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Originally Posted by beepster
Dumb dealer...should know better. You bought the car there so make the dealer remove it (and hold them responsible for any paint damage).
Congrats on the new ride and welcome to the brotherhood!
But you could also use a hair dryer and some fishing line to soften the adhesive/saw through the tape and then use some Goo Gone to remove any remaining residue.
I just ordered my car from Mike Furman at Criswell, for Museum Delivery. Hope he doesn't ship a dealer badge out there for them to install. Note to self...
Remove dealer emblem?
But you could also use a hair dryer and some fishing line to soften the adhesive/saw through the tape and then use some Goo Gone to remove any remaining residue.
