Safely removing dealer decal from paint
 

How do I go about safely removing the dealership decal that they stuck to the back of the car? It's on the paint under the 370z emblem. TIA.

Had I thought about it I would have said "slap a decal on that paint and I don't sign the papers".

Yeah i hate that too, my z came with a badge under my 370z emblem, good thing it was crappy glue it came off easy.

It should come off without ripping paint. GL.

Try "goo gone" I used it to debadge my last car and it worked well. After the lettering was off,I sprayed it on,let it sit for a bit on the remaining adhesive and than started wiping it off. I had to wipe and repeat a few times,but it got the job done. You might get some ghost lettering depending on how long the decal has been on.

light application of heat gun (or leave it out in the sun a little), and pickup the edges of the decal with your nail. then pull off.

if this is a new car no issue.
if this is a used car or re-painted bumper, then your entire bumper will pull off the car as you pull off the decal :ugh:

then a light application of wax will remove the rest of the residue.

if the adhesive separated from the decal, then use a soft microfiber towel and either googone or WD40 to remove the adhesive. if you have a plastic razor blade that will speed up the process.

then clean the area with soap or rubbing alcohol, reapply wax.

then stick the removed decal on your dumbarse neighbor's car.

or an easier DIY here...

Step1: Pull off decal
Step2: Done!


:ugh:

Everything Kenchan said with the exception of the heat gun. A hair dryer on the high heat setting works just fine.

You may be able to remove the decal without any heat.

i used fishing line, basically starting at one end and worked my way through to the other end. there was that sticky residue left over, which i used a gunk remover and rubbed off the sticky stuff.

Decal is way easy ---- super easy. Hair dryer will do. If you want to take your badge out too, you should spray the badge with water. Get a pc. of plastic spray one side and put wet side over the badge. Tape the edges. Leave it under the sun for 20-25 min. The adhesive softens up and should be super easy to take off at that point. Trapped heat and moisture trick. Did this to take off tint from my previous cars.

Who keeps a hairdryer in the garage? :icon08:

It's only been on 4 days so I should be good with regards to "ghost-lettering". THANKS!

Thanks. I searched but used the word decal and was not having much luck.

I just looked at it closer. It's not just a decal. It's a laser cut- every letter and stripe is it's own "sticker". This should be fun. NOT!

:-)

Return to the dealer and ask to have it removed. Liability is not on you if the decal lifted a piece of paint.

goo gone but the automotive goo gone.. there's a difference.


very light use of a heat gun or hair dryer since the heat is a bit less intense.


I'd probably try doing it myself. The dealer might scrape/lift/damage the paint.

I removed mine when I got the windows tinted a couple of days after I bought it. Breezed over it with the heat gun and it pilled right off. No issues.

Ken, didn't you photoshop yours off? :confused:

I had to put one on to cover a scar.. :crying:

Falling bedframe of all things. :mad:

Kinky.. but comes as a cautionary tale.

:icon18: blahahaha!

Take it to the dealership, you risk leaving residue or peeling the paint if you take it off yourself. Hopefully if it's within the 3 day window they'll do it without a fuss. If not, threaten to leave the dealership really bad reviews all over the internet and that you will email corporate. I did this on subway, and got my meal copped for 3 months straight plus a cookie.

LOL, when car is relatively new it comes off easy in just summer sunshine / heat. Yours is a 15 and its warm up north no? Go peel with nails.

I had my own post about this a couple months ago but when I removed mine I found scratches underneath it that the dealer was trying to conceal!!! They made good on it and repaired it tho. So you might make the dealer do it just in case.

If you warm it up with a hair dryer it comes right off. Just grab it with your finger nails and pull slowly. Mine left no residue because I took it off when the car was 1 day old as soon as I saw it.

My dealer didn't put one on. :)

I did have to trash the license plate bracket though.

yah, my sales guy confirmed he didnt put the dealer decal or the front plate on my car during the sale. but he did ask nicely if i would accept to show the dealer frame on my way home.

i told him ok. :D

first thing i did was removed that fugly frame.
then fixed the dealer botched rear splash guard install. :facepalm:

mine came with plastic plates 'ACURA -' dealer... lol awkward.

now i am whoring myself for 'stillen'.

i use a few stillen bits on my G.

actually i have stillen bars in my basement for my Z still in box. :ugh: