How To Remove Car Emblems (Debadging) WITHOUT DAMAGING THE PAINT!

Taking the SE badge off my car. Why Hyundai thinks I want everyone to know I bought the base trim is beyond me.

This video was flawless in term of getting to the point just as flawless as Troy's technique!! Thank you my good sir

Need to remove the dealers emblem after I bought a car from them. Had no idea and then came across this. Worked flawlessly. Saved me so much time and headache. Thank you!

There is another way to remove the glue residue that works for me. Warm up the glue with heat gun then use some real sticky tape like Gorilla tape and apply it over the glue then pull off the tape. The residue will separate into the tape and with a few reapplications works quite well.

Great video. I've been using this same method for years. It's especially helpful if you also want to preserve the emblems (they can be expensive to replace or impossible to find). One difference: I use the eraser on a random orbital. It works great and doesn't leave as many swirl marks. It also takes decals off with almost no effort.

Great video and spot on. I have done this many times over the years and rather than using the power tool eraser on the residual glue… I apply a liberal amount of “ Glue Begone”…. let it sit for about 5 minutes and wipe the residue off. It does not harm the paint at all and after washing/drying the area, I apply a wax and good to go. My two cents.

Great explanation and great video!! Short and simple like it should be. Thank you for sharing, Troy!

This helped me debadge my 2016 X5. It worked out perfectly - thank you for the concise video!!!

Quick and easy. Thanks for getting right down to it!

Video creator/editor deserves a raise

STORY TIME: So, I was all set to go buy some fishing line, a heat gun, and an adhesive eraser wheel, but when I pulled up to Home Depot I realized I’d left my card at home. I was gonna go back but when I got home I decided to wash the car b/c we just had our last rain for a few days. When I was drying it I decided to try to just pull the letters off b/c it’s 75° and humid outside. The first letter came off fine, but I didn’t want to keep using my fingers, so I decided to give this thin paracord I used for making a bracelet. It worked like a charm on the “Altima” letters, “Nissan” decal, and the “SL” letters so easily. B/c I didn’t heat anything up I was able to peel most of the adhesive off with my fingers. For the left over I grabbed a microfiber towel and poured a quarter-size amount of extra virgin olive oil on it. Yes, olive oil 😂 I rubbed off all of the sticky part left over and most of the dirty and grime from being the letters and decal came off quite easily. I took another microfiber towel and dropped a quarter-size amount of Dawn dish detergent on it (b/c that duck commercial compelled me) and made little circles until it was completely clean. I rinsed it w/ some water, gave the trunk another wash and dry, and done! No heat, no tools, no harsh chemicals, no damage, and no dollars spent! BOOM!

With these great instructions, I got professional results. Thanks.

I bought a 2002 Dodge Dakota Quad Cab Sport, all black, new from the dealer in December 2001. First thing when I got it home I removed all of the vinyl badges from the sides and tailgate. With a hair dryer it took me less than 30 minutes. Likely this easy because they were on the truck only a few weeks. Once they get baked on by the sun it's quite a bit more work, and more likely to show as the surrounding finish would have faded some. By the way, I still have with only 62k on it. Turned out to have been a good buy.

One important thing (other than not using knives) is to make sure when using the heat gun, don't hold it over the paint too long. I think when I was removing the small emblem the dealer put on my car, I only held the heat gun there for about 2 seconds, then pulled, and repeated a few times. And I think for most, you only need a heat gun that gets up to 300-400 degrees for removing emblems. Decals may need higher heat. In my case I didn't even have to use dental floss but rather tweezers gripping the emblem from both sides was enough to wiggle it off (didn't even touch the paint). Of course larger emblems may benefit from dental floss if you can't grip them with something.

This is a pretty good vehicle. I like the way this guy appears to genuinely care about his quality of work and taking care of the paint. My only problem with this video is that he could've mentioned how some Goo Gone would've probably been a less invasive approach that would've worked too.

BEST VIDEO!! STRAIGHT TO THE POINT!! THANK YOU SIR!!!!

Thanks for this!! Replacing mine today. Also I thought for sure my phone was playing the floozies but it was your video lol! Good taste

I did this and it worked!!!!,😃 turned my 1988 pinto into a 1971 HEMI💥 Cuda convertible

We are all here because we are cheap and ashamed of our cars trim levels

Thanks heaps for the video. Wanted to get rid of the ‘turbo’ off my FG falcon. It has no turbo in it. I wanna be honest with people.