How To Remove Car Emblems (Debadging) WITHOUT DAMAGING THE PAINT! 

Taking the SE badge off my car. Why Hyundai thinks I want everyone to know I bought the base trim is beyond me.

This video was flawless in term of getting to the point just as flawless as Troy's technique!! Thank you my good sir

Need to remove the dealers emblem after I bought a car from them. Had no idea and then came across this. Worked flawlessly. Saved me so much time and headache. Thank you!

There is another way to remove the glue residue that works for me. Warm up the glue with heat gun then use some real sticky tape like Gorilla tape and apply it over the glue then pull off the tape. The residue will separate into the tape and with a few reapplications works quite well.

Great video. I've been using this same method for years. It's especially helpful if you also want to preserve the emblems (they can be expensive to replace or impossible to find). One difference: I use the eraser on a random orbital. It works great and doesn't leave as many swirl marks. It also takes decals off with almost no effort.

Great explanation and great video!! Short and simple like it should be. Thank you for sharing, Troy!

This helped me debadge my 2016 X5. It worked out perfectly - thank you for the concise video!!!

Quick and easy. Thanks for getting right down to it!

Great video and spot on. I have done this many times over the years and rather than using the power tool eraser on the residual glue… I apply a liberal amount of “ Glue Begone”…. let it sit for about 5 minutes and wipe the residue off. It does not harm the paint at all and after washing/drying the area, I apply a wax and good to go. My two cents.

STORY TIME: So, I was all set to go buy some fishing line, a heat gun, and an adhesive eraser wheel, but when I pulled up to Home Depot I realized I’d left my card at home. I was gonna go back but when I got home I decided to wash the car b/c we just had our last rain for a few days. When I was drying it I decided to try to just pull the letters off b/c it’s 75° and humid outside. The first letter came off fine, but I didn’t want to keep using my fingers, so I decided to give this thin paracord I used for making a bracelet. It worked like a charm on the “Altima” letters, “Nissan” decal, and the “SL” letters so easily. B/c I didn’t heat anything up I was able to peel most of the adhesive off with my fingers. For the left over I grabbed a microfiber towel and poured a quarter-size amount of extra virgin olive oil on it. Yes, olive oil 😂 I rubbed off all of the sticky part left over and most of the dirty and grime from being the letters and decal came off quite easily. I took another microfiber towel and dropped a quarter-size amount of Dawn dish detergent on it (b/c that duck commercial compelled me) and made little circles until it was completely clean. I rinsed it w/ some water, gave the trunk another wash and dry, and done! No heat, no tools, no harsh chemicals, no damage, and no dollars spent! BOOM!

One important thing (other than not using knives) is to make sure when using the heat gun, don't hold it over the paint too long. I think when I was removing the small emblem the dealer put on my car, I only held the heat gun there for about 2 seconds, then pulled, and repeated a few times. And I think for most, you only need a heat gun that gets up to 300-400 degrees for removing emblems. Decals may need higher heat. In my case I didn't even have to use dental floss but rather tweezers gripping the emblem from both sides was enough to wiggle it off (didn't even touch the paint). Of course larger emblems may benefit from dental floss if you can't grip them with something.

BEST VIDEO!! STRAIGHT TO THE POINT!! THANK YOU SIR!!!!

With these great instructions, I got professional results. Thanks.

I bought a 2002 Dodge Dakota Quad Cab Sport, all black, new from the dealer in December 2001. First thing when I got it home I removed all of the vinyl badges from the sides and tailgate. With a hair dryer it took me less than 30 minutes. Likely this easy because they were on the truck only a few weeks. Once they get baked on by the sun it's quite a bit more work, and more likely to show as the surrounding finish would have faded some. By the way, I still have with only 62k on it. Turned out to have been a good buy.

We are all here because we are cheap and ashamed of our cars trim levels

This is a pretty good vehicle. I like the way this guy appears to genuinely care about his quality of work and taking care of the paint. My only problem with this video is that he could've mentioned how some Goo Gone would've probably been a less invasive approach that would've worked too.

Thanks for the floss idea... just bought a brand new car yesterday and was planning on using a heat gun & fishing line to remove the lettering, will definitely use floss instead 👍

I did this and it worked!!!!,😃 turned my 1988 pinto into a 1971 HEMI💥 Cuda convertible

Great instructions, thanks,

Thanks heaps for the video. Wanted to get rid of the ‘turbo’ off my FG falcon. It has no turbo in it. I wanna be honest with people.

Great video the only part he left out was the warning with the heat gun. a lot of people who have never used one are about to have melted Trunks and bumpers. those things go 0 to 100 in a second. be careful kids you will incinerate your paint if you dont 😆

Thanks for the info Chip Jr.

Thanks for this!! Replacing mine today. Also I thought for sure my phone was playing the floozies but it was your video lol! Good taste

Great video, direct and perfectly done!

The girl using her blow dryer is what made me subscribe....that was funny!! Great Video!

Nicely done mate. Many thanks.

I'll be doing this tonight thank u vary much for the upload

Did this exact process for my 2014 Mitsubishi Lancer ES. Worked perfectly.

Great Job....Helped me out on my 2023 Ford Explorer

Great video!

I use W-40 to remove adhesive works great !

3M company makes adhesive remover out of a spray can that works well with removing sticky residue. Lighter fluid can be used with a rag in a pinch. Great video!

Thank you so much! This worked well for me.

Awesome vid. Ty. Gonna do this to my excursion and then put a lot up one to it!

Great instructional video, thank you. And it's using things that I already have in my garage!

Thank you! I have to get rid of my first car so I wanted to take the badge off for memories

Great info & demo -- thanks so much!

I parked my truck in the sun and debadged the sunny side. The metal heated nicely and I didn't have to worry about blistering the paint with a heat gun. Turned the truck around and did the other side. I used Goof-Off on the shaded side to remove the adhesive.

I watched a lot of tip videos before i startet debadging my car, but then i remembered an old army trick. We used shaving foam to remove face painting and that works great✊🏻 i shoaked the tape in shaving foam and let it stay for 3-5 min. Tape went of like a charm👍🏻 almost no glue on the car. Hot tip🦾

Great video!! Thank you

Straight to the point, thank you

Worked perfectly! Thanks 😊

Worked, thanks!

I did exactly as he did on this video. Bought the eraser for about $7 on Amazon. Everything went perfectly. Btw, I used a hair dryer. Thanks for the vid!

Great video! My body shop put a 17 inch Sierra badge instead of the 10 inch badge that goes on the lower right corner of the Denali tailgate. Unbelievable that they didn't realize the difference!

I used floss and it worked well. I replaced my factory letters with bling letters. Don't forget to use paint tape! 😉💎

Hell yes! Thanks 🙏🏼

Great Breakdown

Thanks for the video. Here in Texas is 98 degrees; I didn't need the heat gun at all.

I have found that simple WD40 removes double sided tape sticky residue really easily. Simply spray and after a few seconds wipe with a piece of kitchen paper or soft cloth.

Thanks heaps for the info. Thumbs up

Thank you for the information.

WORKED thanks!!!!!!! BRAND new car my dealership put a METAL badge on my car w/ their dealership name etc.. NOOO they didn't ask.. sorry but that's no bueno. I heated it up for 2 min like U described; used dental floss (which broke) so I grabbed a 4 inch long piece of weedeater string. I held the hair dryer w/ my chin while moving the weedeater string along; boom OFF! Remained: some BLACK./ TAR like sticky substance. To remove: I used spray wax, and microfiber towel; still some did not come off; so I used a tiny bead of rubbing compound. Boom off.. Then I waxed the small area w/ ceramic spray wax. PERFECT. that was only being on there for 4 days!!! I couldn't imagine a long term grip! esp with the Texas heat. Luckly I removed it w/ in a few days of ownership! ZERO damage... thanks for the tip. Hopefully my tips help others too.

I removed my badges with 12# test fishing line. I just let the sun on it the other day in March. Then I rubbed the adhesive off with my thumb and removed excess with “Bug and Tar” remover with a micro fiber cloth. Bug Be Gone will work too

Hopefully I’ll be at Sinclair next year in the automotive program in the fall!!!!

the info and overall video are awesome. thanks. the last step you say "apply cleaner wax" but grab and apply the bottle of "fine cut cleaner". was this a visual typo or are both the Meguiars products super similar?

I was wondering if you could use Turtle Wax Adhesive Label Remover then go by the instructions. It works great on the regular auto label. It was a very simple method that was easy and didn’t take long to do it.

Thank you for the video.

fishing string works good too

The safest way is to let it sit facing the hot sun, preferably in the summertime. To heat up the emblem and adhesive. A heat gun will burn the paint.

Firestarter liquid made for barbecue briquettes takes off adhevise but will not attack the paint. Safer than buffing it off and faster.

i will turn my accord into a honda camry.

Great instructions, thanks. Do you observe the toning of paint difference under the badges and outside? Or is the color 100% accurate everywhere? Thanks.

Here is Australia the use of the heat gun / hair dryer is optional if you do it in summer. Just leave the car out in the sun for about 20 mins and the bodywork will be hot enough to use the dental floss method. Once the metal bits have been removed, a bit of 100% Isopropyl alcohol on a rag will remove the adhesive residue. Alternatively, a dab of eucalyptus oil works a treat with stubborn residure but test it on a concealed area first. Then wash the remover away with water asap. And clean and polish area according to need after that.

the tooth floss did a great job removeing the badge i used warm soap water in a spray bottle to remove the sticky crap.allso i did not us a heat gun it came of easy just with the floss

I'm too lazy so i'll keep them on!😳

I debagged my Yaris, I don't want people to think I'm driving a Rolls Royce to be honest

From my days working at a dealership store, Badges are glued on these days. Use a "Hair dryer" to heat the glue and they peel off.

Dope ! Thanks 🙏🏾 😊

Great video with practical info. Sinclair College is that a vocational school?

Awesome! Thanks dude

Thank you for this video!! The dealership put one of these on my brand new car with their name on it! Ugh.

Another way to get rid of the adhesive is Tea Tree Oil or Eucalyptus Oil. Apply it to a clean microfibre cloth and wipe the adhesive off, it’s also effective for getting road tar off and excellent for cleaning headlights

Please tell people at the end of your fine video to check your letters and emblems with your fingernails or plastic knife they may easily fall off like all of mine did, glue came off with light roll of my thumb great video

Fishing line works good too.

Flooziiieeees 🤘🏽 she was a booger bear!!

A really simple way that worked for me is I used a fishing line and the writing came off really easily. Then rubbed the adhesive off after letting wd-40 sit on it for a few minutes. Took me maybe 5 mins of rubbing and then bam looked brand new.

Excellent

My emblems got removed when I had my car repainted. The shop ordered me new emblems but I won’t be putting them back on. 😊

Thank You

Ok, here’s an idea I would really like you to do because I’m in this situation. My vehicle has accent paint sprayed on the original paint job. What’s the best way to remove the spray paint accents they did? It’s chipping off too.

Thanks for the validation, I was actually thinking of using dental floss!

I found windex gets rid of excess adhesive pretty well

This is a very good and easy to follow video….. but I’m still unsure whether the whole goal is to damage the paint or not. Maybe clarification is required.! 🤔

My car is relatively new (it’s a 22 which means it was probably made toward the middle to end of 21) and is mostly garage kept so hopefully it won’t be hard to remove. The decal I want to remove is just a little 1 x 1 square and I plan on using fishing line and then goo gone and then I’ll buff it. Car is black so there’s guaranteed to be scratches that’s why I’ll buff. Wish me luck.

Very cool!

Gonna try use this to remove the toyota logo badge from my MR2 Spyder so I can replace it with a spider badge I bought. Thanks!

I like this guy

This is great. I’m going to try and remove my silverado emblems

I've been wanting to do this with my Honda Element. Wondering if an actual eraser would be easier, since it's much less bulky & it has to be in constant motion anyway when you use the tool. I suppose we will have to put it to the test.

So, don’t damage the paint is what your saying? Haha Great video

Believe it or not Peanut Butter is the best adhesive remover there is, and it will not damage your paint.

Getting the "2nd subaru" badge and sti badge off my brz :)

Can you do this on an old classic horn button? I want to get it rechromed but the plastic button wouldn’t hold up in process. I’d like to remove without destroying.

I put four strands of floss together and it worked perfectly for the Chevy tailgate logo.

I have a new C8 Corvette and want to remove the rear "CORVETTE" badging. The badging is attached to the paint in some places but attached over the center stripes in others. Do you think the stripes will withstand the eraser or any other type of adhesive removal technique? I am concerned I will damage the stripes that were factory applied.

What about decals? Dealer decals? I forgot to remove before it got cold down in TX. Should I wait until February/March when it warms up again or try to have a local body shop handle it?

Zip ties work well also ( saw motion)

Heat gun seems a little extreme? Especially that close. I’d probably recommend the hair dryer.

I used the floss but I sprayed it with wd40 before hand, worked perfectly. Car is old though.