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i debadged the "civic" from my car today but theres glue that WONT come off. the fishing line got most of it, then i used goo-gone but it seems like its not strong enough somehow. my method of heating it was to use a steam blower thing (boils water then blows the hot steam out). it works wonders and took maybe 10 seconds to get the whole badge off, but even shooting steam on the residue for 30 seconds straight won't get it off.

i've tried scraping with a credit card and my nails. ive let the goo-gone soak for 30 mins, but didnt work. tonight im going to let it soak in overnight. but it's going to drop to -2 celsius and im afraid it's going to freeze. maybe the temperature had something to do with the glue problems? it's about 2 degrees celsius outside.

if tomorrow it doesn't come off, what else can i try?

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i used goo-gone just had to put some elbow grease into it

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the older the car, the longer it takes. i did a 20 yr old accord and i was out there for hours picking one tiny spec at a time while soaking in goo gone. eventually it will come out, then use a good polisher like meguiars ultimate compound to get rid of outlines and match the paint. then wax.

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i used the 3m adhesive remover. stuff works magic.

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thanks. i better get back to it after school then.

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3m stuff is extremely strong, i used it on some dynamat to remove the tar residue and it melted it away. it can cause damage to some painted surfaces tho as a found out using it to remove wheel weight adhesive.

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Ive had to use lacquer thinner to get sticker residue off a a couple Work Trucks so messing the paint up was not really an issue i wouldn't suggest to use it on your car though because it could damage paint. but it removes it like a hot knife through butter

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It would be idiotic to use paint thinner on your car...
Because that's just what it is, paint thinner

Anyways, what I did was get a towel and soak the thing with goo gone and rub away
Once I got most of the big pieces off, I clayed the area until everything came off, theres not even an outline anymore

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i managed to get it off today. i took my finger and rubbed till it heated up and it came off nicely. i cant believe i didnt try that last night lol. now just to wash the car and wax it.

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Thanks for this thread :) I'm taking mine off in a week or two when the weather's warmer, i was hoping i wouldn't have the same problem :P

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no problem. my only advice, use different fingers to rub. i burnt my right index finger cause i kept using it lol :(

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Is the Honda emblem on the trunk just glued on too like the civic badge? Has anyone taken it off?

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it has two rivets that go thru holes in the metal, and it has some stick tape too. i wouldnt take it off unless you like holes showing.

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i took mine off when my car was painted. had it off for two months. looked stupid! put it back on but no other badges

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It pretty much looks like this, but this is on an integra
Attachment 101919

Just two holes, and a little bit of double stick adhesive

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Heres what i did and it worked good, just be careful cuz i put small little marks in my paint, no big deal though, i used goo gone then i took a chisel, ye sounds dumb i know and i put it inside a towel and i would gently rub it up onto the glue until it lifted up then begin pulling it up with my finger, took ten mins at that point.

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OH ur talking about the H? I was talking about the word civic ... i wouldn't take out the H, well i am... just to paint it black.

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We were talking about the Trim/Civic badges, until someone asked about the Honda emblem

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damn...you only use one finger and you cant handle it lol....jk i have a dirty mind