Is the Fit emblem on the left hand side double sided taped or riveted on? lol...i'm to lazy to look right now...

 

very sticky double-sided tape. be careful if you're de-badging it...mine broke off lol

 

lol...yea i was going to just get some sticker remover and use some floss and get the sucka off...i like my car cleeeaaaannnnnn...i've just been lazy and haven't gotten around to it...

thanks

 

The F i T logo on the back left hand corner of the car is double sided tapped on. the "h" on the front and back are put in using two little pegs connected to the h.

 

yeah what fitcapo said....
u can take fishing line or floss and slowly run it behind the FIT badge and get it off then take some adhesive remover and remove the sticky stuff left if any..also what helps is let it sit in the sun or use a hair dryer and warm it up some and the badge FIT comes off easier...took me abouit 2 mins to get it off..

 

+1 for hairdryer
We used a hairdryer once to remove the emblems on the side door of our '95 Z34 monte carlo. Comes right off! (Leaves some sticky stuff >>use goo-gone).

~Rob

 

hair dryer and dental floss

 

i am going to use a heat gun on the lowest setting, dental floss and wax and grease remover.

 

I like the dental floss idea!

 

yeah, cut through the double sided tape. won't bend/damage the badge

rep me PLZ!!!! :P

 

Rather than using goo-gone, or grease remover, there is a product made by 3m that is called adhesive remover. Once you get the tape itself off, this stuff will EASILY take off any sticky residue left behind. Best stuff I have ever used. It doesnt take much. One bottle will go quite a ways for the average modder.

They sell it at most any automotive paint supply store.

A piece of advice for any residue removing chemical: immediately after using this stuff, you should wash the area, and then wax where it was applied. These products are essentially a stripper, just less toxic than a real deal paint stripper. So re-protecting your finish is vital.

Dustin

 

I've had bad luck using dental floss. I definitely prefer fishing line. Doesn't snap, doesn't leave any wax residue (if your dental floss is waxed), and cuts through the adhesive like butter.

And like dcmcelreath, make sure you clean up after you use your adhesive remover of choice. I like using Meguiar's 3-step after you get all the adhesive off, so (1) paint cleaner, (2) polish, and (3) wax. Will look like your hatch came from the factory debadged. Shouldn't have any problems unless you have some stains or paint fade from the sun.

-Mike

 

Is the residue left behind in the exact shape of the Fit emblem? I want the 1.3 red dot Fit emblems and am an insane perfectionist so if I take off the original 1.5 blue dot emblems, I want to be able to put the red emblem on exact!

 

That depends on a lot of factors, even if it is though, you would want the residue off, just because it may not stick properly with the old gunk.

Your best bet would be many many measurements, and pictures just to get as close as possible.

Good luck

 

Or to get the sticky stuff off I could just steal little adhesive remover packets from work


Well, not steal but permanently borrow.

 

I've found that Naphtha (lighter fluid) is one of the cheapest and safest gunk removers in existence. You can use it on vintage guitars with nitrocellulose laquer finish, and you can use it on cars to take off emblems. It good stuff. A big can is like 4 bucks at the hardware store.....Just don't smoke while you use it