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Title: chevy emblem removal
Post by: clockwork on July 17, 2008, 02:01:20 PM

so i dont want my tracker to have the chevy bowties on it anymore and i was thinking of ways to take them off.
what would i use to take off the tracker name and bowtie thats stuck under the door trim on the front doors?
i tihnk they are just stuck on with the 3M vehicle tape.


just looking for suggestions so i dont ruin the paint underneath

Title: Re: chevy emblem removal
Post by: bentparts on July 17, 2008, 02:49:03 PM

12 Gauge shot gun with 00 Buck shot? Just kidding, try warming them up with a heat gun or hair dryer and then SLOWLEY peeling them off. They should just be held on with double sided tape.

Title: Re: chevy emblem removal
Post by: Uncivilized on July 17, 2008, 03:47:12 PM

Two way tape, do it slowly as it is really good tape. Any decals you should heat up with a hair dryer or heat gun.
To get the sticky residue off, use methyl hydrate. If it's not srong enough use WD40 - then use methyl hydrate to clean off the WD40.

Title: Re: chevy emblem removal
Post by: phloop on July 17, 2008, 05:20:11 PM

Use the hair dryer to heat the tape up real good and then use a piece of fishing line to saw through the foam tape. Then use a 3M adhesive removal wheel thingie to remove the rest of the adhesive.

Title: Re: chevy emblem removal
Post by: clockwork on July 17, 2008, 05:21:02 PM

thanks for the quick reply guys, ill go out and try it and tell you how it goes

Title: Re: chevy emblem removal
Post by: clockwork on July 19, 2008, 10:27:23 AM

so i got them off no problem, just waiting for the goo-off stuff i put on to soak in so i can peel off all the left over tape.

Title: Re: chevy emblem removal
Post by: Drone637 on July 19, 2008, 12:15:42 PM

What emblem are you going to put up front?

Title: Re: chevy emblem removal
Post by: Uncivilized on July 19, 2008, 04:22:39 PM

Quote from: phloop on July 17, 2008, 05:20:11 PM

Then use a 3M adhesive removal wheel thingie to remove the rest of the adhesive.

Those aren't good to use on a painted surface.

Title: Re: chevy emblem removal
Post by: clockwork on July 20, 2008, 09:32:48 AM

im planning on putting the vitara grill on the front instead of the chevy bowtie, maby something else if i can get a custom fit grill made

Title: Re: chevy emblem removal
Post by: jzap on July 21, 2008, 08:03:51 PM

An 8 point buck at 50MPH removed the emblem from the front of my Tracker pretty effectively...   ...removed a lot of other stuff too...

This replacement grille was made from about $5 worth of 1/2 in. PVC pipe from Home Depot.

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y24/jzap/P7040808.jpg)

Title: Re: chevy emblem removal
Post by: clockwork on July 22, 2008, 06:52:07 AM

looks pretty good jzap, ill look into doing something like that