View Full Version : Hey my 98 accord emblemS ARE RUSTING ON THE BACK, how do i take it out??dental floss?
MadKickz
Nov 28th, 2005, 11:35 PM
ive gotten the accord one out now im trying to get the v6 one out but its on harder
the floss keepps tearing
wat can i do to fix this i wanna take the v6 and the glue underneath them out....
any1 recoomend me anything?
ES_Revenge
Nov 29th, 2005, 02:01 AM
Use what the pros use--heat gun :) Enough heat to loosen the adhesive but not so much that you damage the paint.
MameXP
Nov 29th, 2005, 03:23 PM
too bad hes not pro. He would probably burn the paint trying that.
ES_Revenge
Nov 29th, 2005, 03:34 PM
too bad hes not pro. He would probably burn the paint trying that.
I don't think so, it isn't easy to damage the paint because the adhesive on the badge will come loose far before that. Anyone I've ever known that de-badged a car has done it with a heat-gun and they are not pros at all.
But this will only work easily if that is the original foam/rubber adhesive backing on the badge. If the car was painted, for example, and they didn't use the same type of foam tape (or replace the badge with a new one) and they glued it on with some kind of glue, then you've got a problem because it may not be easy to get the badge off after that.
EG8_Civic
Nov 29th, 2005, 05:41 PM
It really depends. On an Acura Integra, you can pretty much pop it off with a slim jim. Slide a sheet of paper thru till it hits the pin and glide down. Then use something thin and strong like a slim jim. I know it works, because I've done it on my Teg. I do it only to prevent someone from stealing mine and scratching the paint. :lol:
ch1zo
Nov 30th, 2005, 02:58 AM
yo shai, come by the shop and ill help u remove it with our heatgun
gordholio
Nov 30th, 2005, 03:41 AM
Do you mean that the body underneath the emblems is rusting?
I can't see the emblems rusting. Aren't they just made of chrome painted plastic?
Tazmania
Nov 30th, 2005, 01:44 PM
A heat gun maybe a little extreme. Try using a blow dryer and some fish line. However, there is usually two pins on the emblem of the Accord which is pushed into two tiny holes on the trunk lid. I know because mine was stolen twice!
weedb0y
Nov 30th, 2005, 04:49 PM
I have done it with a blowdryer..and floss