De-badge

[phebus]

Trying to decide whether or not to remove the stickers and metal tags from the new truck or not. In the past, I have allways removed everything I can, for the cleaner look, but after looking at the pictures others have posted of their trucks, it looks like most everyone else leaves their's on.
Whatta ya think?
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[Jordy]

I pulled everything off mine, door moulding, badges, stickers, even the model stickers behind the back door on the pillar. All gone. Did the same thing on my work truck but left the duramax badge on it. ;)

[phebus]

What was the best way to pull the metal badges off? In the past, I have used dental floss pulled behind them, but it left a sticky mess behind them that took a ton of work to get off, even with Goo Gone. I think the tailgate one's are gone for sure. Not sure about the 4X4 decal, or the side badges and LT sticker though. The wife thinks the big 4X4 sticker should go.

[Beer-30]

Always.

[KROOZIN]

There is a plastic razor blade (sort of) that works well (you can get from a vinyl sign company).
Also, 3M makes a nylon flap wheel you can put on the end of a drill and it takes all the glue off (from a body shop supply store, if you can't find it at Pepboys).

[goneboatin]

I left the door moulding on mine. The body shop that did the work on mine said that it keeps the noise down since the metal is a lighter gauge in these trucks.
Just a thought.

[LAFD]

Take Um Off. Did It To My Truck Looks So Much Better. I Used Fishing Line To Get The Lettering Off And Then Basically Rolled The Sticky Stuff Off With My Finger. And Make Sure It Cold Dont Heat It. Thats What I Did And Was Very Easy.

[piper]

All those methods are good, but I use "Goof Off" in stead of goo gone. It seems to work better.

[XtrmWakeborder]

Take Um Off. Did It To My Truck Looks So Much Better. I Used Fishing Line To Get The Lettering Off And Then Basically Rolled The Sticky Stuff Off With My Finger. And Make Sure It Cold Dont Heat It. Thats What I Did And Was Very Easy.
Take it all off. My blazer looks so much better with all of it off. Why shouldnt he heat it though? I used a blow dryer and it worked fine, came right off.

[slingingsmoke]

Take em off.
BTW. What dept. you work for?
JON.

[THATJEFFGUY]

What was the best way to pull the metal badges off? In the past, I have used dental floss pulled behind them, but it left a sticky mess behind them that took a ton of work to get off, even with Goo Gone. I think the tailgate one's are gone for sure. Not sure about the 4X4 decal, or the side badges and LT sticker though. The wife thinks the big 4X4 sticker should go.
Strip it all off !! I use a heat gun and a plastic squeegee...then some Acetone to get the glue off. Make sure you buff/wax it afterwards so you can't see when the sun hits it.

[slingingsmoke]

watch out with that acetone shizznit...I'd rather get goo be gone and spend the extra time than have a chance to mess up my paint permanently.
If you can find De-Solv-It at a local supermarket. This works better than anything I have ever used.
JON.

[phebus]

Take em off.
BTW. What dept. you work for?
JON.
Orange County Fire, but I am off with a back injury, and I think my days are over. :(

[Cole Trickle]

Ditch all the molding/badging!
Jay had my new truck dropped off saturday at 10:30am and by 1:00pm I had the LS badges off and the tailgate completely stripped.
The side molding will be gone this weekend!! :hammer2:
All of the above post have bee right on.
Heat gun/blow dryer
dental floss/fishing line
Goof off/cleaner way
Brandin

[phebus]

Took the tailgate badges off. Piece of cake, I had a plastic putty knife that I slid behind them to start it, and then got lucky and pulled them right off with my hand. No sticky or residue was left behind at all, everything came off in one pull.
Now, trying to decide on the big 4X4 sticker on the rear panel. I think it's next.

[piper]

Takes those off too. I did it last night just because we've been talking about it on this post. It was a breeze.

[Just Tool'n]

On my 3rd payment of the new truck, dam thing is still bone stock, right down to the stickers & decals.
Was going to atleast pull off the big 4X4 off the back, but then my 7 year old draws a picture of my new CC D/Max pulling the hot boat with him riding in the back seat right behind dad, he get the picture correct, right down to the 4X4 on the back of the truck.
He titles the picture Summertime & Hot Boating, now I am kind of partial to that 4x4 sticker on the back, for some sentimental reason.

[Wild Twin]

I think they look better off. I took them off my tahoe. They were a pain in the ass to get off. I used goo gone and goof off. They helped.