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Old Apr 7, 2002
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Shaving eblem...

I know how to do it but im wondering if it will look faded.
I know its been posted a few times but i havent found a clear answer.
Will wax take care of this or were those people just not waxing?

If anyone has tips on how to take care of this it'd be greatly appreciated.

Btw, i've had my car for 6 months and its nighthawk black and i've washed it about once every 2 months.
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Old Apr 7, 2002
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you wash your car once every 2 months? pleez tell your car i said im sorry. just kidding dude, but you should wash your car once every week.......just my opinion though
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Old Apr 7, 2002
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I dont know about you but i dont like washing my car in freezing weather....
i've had it since november. its just starting to get warm finally.
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ever heard of brushless automatic carwashes?
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Old Apr 7, 2002
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They put water restrictions on washing our cars in NJ!! NNOO!!!! There's no way in hell im bringing it to a car wash.. damn car wash people already scraped my friend's rims... DAMN IT... sorry had to vent..

uh no if you shave your emblems the paint underneath actually looks better than the paint around it, unless you take really good care of your car like i TRY to do F8CKING NJ

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Old Apr 7, 2002
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Ive heard that the brushless uses a really nasty chemical .. thats why i dont use them unless necesary
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wat did u guys do about that two whole left in the trunk after removing the emblem?
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Old Apr 8, 2002
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ppl don't usually remove the honda emblem..........
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I meant the Lx and Civic emblem..
Can anyone answer my question? I dont want to regret removing these things[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-frown.gif[/IMG]
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shouldnt be a problem at all. i used a hairdryer to heat up the adheasive and slowly removed the emblems. then i cleaned the area of any remaining adheasive and then put a little wax on the areas. turned out great. i love the look.
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From your icon it looks like you have a black civic, how long did you have your car when you did this?
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how did you get the car into the washroom to use the hair dryer [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/IMG]






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<< They put water restrictions on washing our cars in NJ!! NNOO!!!! There's no way in hell im bringing it to a car wash.. damn car wash people already scraped my friend's rims... DAMN IT... sorry had to vent..

uh no if you shave your emblems the paint underneath actually looks better than the paint around it, unless you take really good care of your car like i TRY to do F8CKING NJ

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I can definitely sympathize. I'm in MD and we've had a waterban since November. I've had to rely on Jiffy Lube so far. [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/IMG]
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I am having the hardest time with this water restriction....I live in New Jersey and go to school in Maryland. Not being able to wash my car myself SUCKS!
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Duckor- Just take a blowdryer to the emblems and dry out the adhesive. There shouldnt be any fading. When you get the adhesive off just make sure you clean it real good. DONE
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Dude, I just took some dental flus and googone and it came right off. Looks nice, VERY NICE
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i didn't even heat it up......it was a cold day too.......and it turned out fine
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black car wont fade for a long time, youll be fine, its red that has a fade problem
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I know its your opinion if you think it looks good with or without the emblems..but why would you want to take them off?
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WOW..just became A MEMBER!!!!!! sorry had to
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Old Apr 9, 2002
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I think it just gives an over all cleaner look. Still kinda iffy on it tho.
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