Debadge or not debadge

That's what I've got planned for mine.

 

Debadge it, it makes it easier to polish the panels.

 

How are you guys removing them? I want to black mine out but not sure how to remove them without screwing up anything

 

blow dryer + dental floss + goo gone

just heat up the glue with the blow dryer then use the dental floss like a saw. they come right off. then, you need some goo gone to take off the remaining glue on the paint.

 

And the goo gone does not screw up the paint at all? And what are u guys using to put them back on? Also how are you prepping/painting them?

 

Black-em. Debadge trucks look plain and boring

 

Either way you go, make sure you use Goo Gone...I got some from Lowes tonight and just got done with my debadging. This stuff is freaking amazing. The residue from the 3M tape came RIGHT OFF with minimal effort. Nice to see a product work as advertised

 

Oh, and ZERO damage to the paint/clear coat. It's like the badges were never put on!

 

you can use the heat gun with dental floss or if you have a length of 18 gauge insulated wire, you won't need the heat gun. they have emblem glue erasers that attach to drills, its like a big eraser in the shape of a disc, but be careful not to stay in a certain area too long or press too hard because you'll burn the paint. Goo gone finishes it up, but I'd make sure you wipe it all off. Clean your badges, with a razor blade to get all the old adhesive off, then get some 3M emblem tape(best) or double sided tape from any autoparts store and put it on the back of the emblem and trim away the excess. Take some alcohol with a papertowel and wipe down your surface you're gonna stick it too and ur good to go.

 

I have a white prerunner access cab with black rims.....black badges looks awesome....go with black

 

did you have to put wheel spacers on the truck to fit those tires? if so how big of a spacer?

 

x2

 

or paint them and rearrange them



like so

 

I just finished painting my badges black. Cutting up the 3M tape to reattatch is a bitch!

 

black, they will go good with the wheels

 

If you live anywhere near the Puget Sound area in Washington State, you WILL be inclined to remove the word "Tacoma" from your truck.

The Tacoma smell, referred to as the "Tacoma Aroma", is always present every time you drive through it.

The crime rate in Tacoma is the highest in Washington State... it's basically a dumpy cess pool of white trash and crime.

I'm not trying to flame... just giving my opinion.

So, I for one, will remove the word TACOMA from my truck... when I finally get one.

 

i debadged and rebadged using sockmonkeys work. i think it looks a lot cleaner. i just posted up a how to badge/ rebadge thread that i had made awhile back on another forum.

 

paint them fo shoo

 

is there a write up of painting the emblems cause i'm interested in doing mines too..what about color matching the emblem with stock color, how would it look?? show some pic if anyone ever did this before..thanx

 

easy. debadge.

looks so much cleaner and classier. painting looks like you're trying to hard to be cool.