Removing those annoying things on my trunk?

Sykora · Post by **Sykora** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 8:43 pm

How do I remove the "neon" "dodge" and "sxt" stickers off the rear bumper? Will it still look like they're there if I take 'em off, and would I have to paint over where they were? thanks

Post by **occasional demons** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 10:24 pm

Hit them with a hair dryer, some penetrating oil, and a plastic bondo spreader. As long as you are patient, and don't scratch anything it should be good. There may be some paint fade so the paint that is behind them will be slightly darker, but it will match after a while. A little polishing compound may help blend it in.

Edit: Oh, and those little letters are expensive, so if you want them back it, will cost ya. That's why I opted not to have them reinstalled when mine was painted. It was one of those "I really don't feel like getting ass raped, for some stickers" moments.

Sykora · Post by **Sykora** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 10:50 pm

haha okay thanks!

Tam · Post by **Tam** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 11:44 pm

i used nothing but fishing line and flossed them out.

supermike · Post by **supermike** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 1:08 pm

There shouldn't be ungodly amounts of fading going on with an '05. My 2000 wasn't even very noticeable.

Post by **occasional demons** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 4:17 pm

supermike wrote:There shouldn't be ungodly amounts of fading going on with an '05. My 2000 wasn't even very noticeable.

I would imagine Texas sees a little more sun than Ohio/PA.
The trunk lid I got from NC was black, and you could definately see where the letters/Magnum emblem were/was.
An '05 is 4 years old now....
Which makes mine 8 years old

Which makes me, um yeah, I'm done now...

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 5:24 pm

You're old sir! So very very...wait...ummm...damn.

cbjones26 · Post by **cbjones26** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 5:27 pm

occasional demons wrote:Hit them with a hair dryer, some penetrating oil, and a plastic bondo spreader. As long as you are patient, and don't scratch anything it should be good. There may be some paint fade so the paint that is behind them will be slightly darker, but it will match after a while. A little polishing compound may help blend it in.

Edit: Oh, and those little letters are expensive, so if you want them back it, will cost ya. That's why I opted not to have them reinstalled when mine was painted. It was one of those "I really don't feel like getting ass raped, for some stickers" moments.

wont penetrating oil ruin ur paint?? or clear coat at least? a heat gun( hair dryer and some adhesive remover will do the trick)

srtgtr34 · Post by **srtgtr34** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 5:32 pm

On my car, I can only see the outlines of the letters after I clay bar the trunk. As soon as I buff the trunk they magically disappear, so you should go out and buy yourself a claybay kit (mother's ftw!) clay bar that trunk and buff the hell out of it. Then you should be good.

theTeejmiester · Post by **theTeejmiester** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 8:27 pm

just take a hair drier and heat them up,take a lil fishing line slip it in between and take them off,then use the 3m wax and adhesive remover that you can pick up at any auto parts store and follow the directions and you will be good to go.fading should not be too big of an issue

Post by **occasional demons** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 10:04 pm

cbjones26 wrote: wont penetrating oil ruin ur paint?? or clear coat at least? a heat gun( hair dryer and some adhesive remover will do the trick)

WD-40 = cheap adhesive remover. It will not harm paint and is non toxic. IIRC the biggest ingredient in it is some kind of fish oil. Rattle can paint (no hardener) may be a different matter, but adhesive remover would prolly damage that too.
Edit: Heck, wax will even take the adhesive off too. Maybe not as quickly, but I have used liquid wax for that purpose too.

joseph_hac · Post by **joseph_hac** » Thu Jan 01, 2009 1:54 am

occasional demons wrote:Hit them with a hair dryer, some penetrating oil, and a plastic bondo spreader. As long as you are patient, and don't scratch anything it should be good. There may be some paint fade so the paint that is behind them will be slightly darker, but it will match after a while. A little polishing compound may help blend it in.

Edit: Oh, and those little letters are expensive, so if you want them back it, will cost ya. That's why I opted not to have them reinstalled when mine was painted. It was one of those "I really don't feel like getting ass raped, for some stickers" moments.

To let you know how expensive those nameplate stickers could be, I opted to replace my "SX 2.0 High Output" (Canadian) badges with the R/T badge off of a charger, and the new sticker cost me $46 from the dealer! You should of heard the ear-full I got from the wife when she found out I spent 50 bucks on a sticker . Wasn't pretty.

moparman00 · Post by **moparman00** » Thu Jan 01, 2009 2:25 am

supermike wrote:There shouldn't be ungodly amounts of fading going on with an '05. My 2000 wasn't even very noticeable.

I have a 2000 as well, and my car itself is more of an orange, than the origional "salsa red"...

when I did my 'de-badge' I was left with outlines, though goo-gone helped remove the gunk....but I still had fade lines.....

one good way to gauge an idea for how much fade you will have, is to open a door, and look at the difference is fade/shade/ from the door jam, and the outside...just make sure to clean both first...