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To debadge the hood or not to debadge, that is the question.

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#1 ·
I am a big Jeep fan...have had at least six new ones. But I am thinking of removing the "Jeep" badge from the front of the hood. For some reason, I think it would look good...

As I understand it from reading other threads, debadging is easy and the paint underneath should be just fine....

Any thoughts??? :confused: :confused: :confused:
 
#3 ·
I don't think I've seen a wk2 with it debadged yet..

I say go for it!
 
#5 ·
^^^ Do you have a photo??? Please... :)
 
#9 ·
+1 a hair dryer is plenty, just enough to soften the adhesive. If you use a heat gun, just a touch, say 10-15 seconds.

Once softened, gortex dental floss will saw through it without damaging paint finish whatsoever. Then hand pick off 3m adhesive remnants, and wipe off with glue gone. Easy peasy.
 
#10 ·
Thanks moosehead.....very nice.
 
#15 ·
Reppin! I say keep it
 
#17 ·
Instead of debadging, I'm thinking of darken 'em up, front & back. I will probably body-color(mine is black) front grill(except inner rims) and back thingy between the lights. Then maybe paint "Jeep" badges in platinum color? Still brainstorming...
 
#19 ·
I had the heat gun to remove the corny dealer sticker from the back which I did. I went around front to remove the badge and chickened out. I even convinced myself that it was even a little crooked but I still couldn't do it. Maybe when it gets warmer I'll grow a set!
 
#20 ·
instead of debadging... might i suggest going black? i painted my Jeep badge's black all around... i have a silver jeep and i love the contrast. I am driving a WK not a WK2 so its a little different but still, i love the black accents on a light colored ride.
 
#22 ·
check out this thread, i did a how to on how to paint your emblems the right way, its a little more work than just removing them but when its done everything looks sharp...

http://jeepgarage.org/showthread.php?t=17209

the front i tapped off with masking tape and painted it while still on the hood... i definitely recommend the method i used above there, it requires far less intricacy and patience.... here are some pictures of that attached.
 

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#27 ·
Moosehead's pic inspired me to debadge the front last night. I love the look. Then I got to looking at the rear and started thinking of all of the wax and gunk that would accumulate in those 4x4 badges and decided to debadge the rear, too. I didn't have much luck with the dental floss - I think I use too thin of floss. I just wrapped a plastic putty knife in an old t-shirt and was very careful - worked great. Only had to use the Goo Gone on one tiny spot.
 
#29 ·
Moosehead's pic inspired me to debadge the front last night. I love the look. Then I got to looking at the rear and started thinking of all of the wax and gunk that would accumulate in those 4x4 badges and decided to debadge the rear, too. I didn't have much luck with the dental floss - I think I use too thin of floss. I just wrapped a plastic putty knife in an old t-shirt and was very careful - worked great. Only had to use the Goo Gone on one tiny spot.
My thoughts exactly about the wax. Although I'm detail oriented I thought it's just so much easier and if I'm gonna remove the front then the others will feel lonely. :cool:
 
#30 ·
Once I pried my badges off, I carefully placed them on an old piece of flooring tile sticky side down, wrapped them in a towel, around which I placed rubber bands, and then placed the whole thing in a bag and put it up on my self of miscellaneous car parts. If for some reason in the future I ever wanted to reinstall them, or if a future owner wanted them - I've got them. (Although I am sure I'd never get the J-e-e-p part aligned correctly!)
 
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