De-badging / removing hybrid or AWD badge from the tailgate?

[19mustang65]

Hey everyone. I searched for a while but couldnt find a thread on debadging. Has anyone tried removing the hybrid or AWD badge from the tailgate?
Wanting to know if it's just double sided tape or holes for the locating pins.
Thanks

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[C from SF]

Double sided tape. Hot water and waxed dental floss will safely separate it. I removed my AWD to paint it black, then put on new tape and stuck it back on...5 months later no issues.

 

[CenTexMav]

When I took the badges off my last car I used my heat gun and warmed the badges... don't get them too hot or you can damage the paint. Them I used waxed dental floss. they came off pretty easy. I used some stuff from Home Depot called "Pure Citrus Orange." Works great to remove glue without damaging the paint. I use a milt glass cleaner to remove any residue left over.

 

[19mustang65]

Cool thanks buddy

 

[19mustang65]

Its going to be 108° out today so i think I'll hit it with the floss in the afternoon and it should be pretty gummy from the sun

 

[LessFrequent]

Hey everyone. I searched for a while but couldnt find a thread on debadging. Has anyone tried removing the hybrid or AWD badge from the tailgate?
Wanting to know if it's just double sided tape or holes for the locating pins.
Thanks

Looks like you're in Las Vegas...just park it in your driveway for an hour or two between 10A and 5P, then use dental floss as recommended by others. I have done same with my Tundra in the past. Your dental floss may break a time or two but just get another piece and keep going. Then use Goo Gone or equivalent to remove any residual glue and then wax...

 

[19mustang65]

Sounds good thanks.

 

[YOBY]

Sounds good thanks.

All are good. The best is WD40 soak and followed by Dental TAPE.

 

[AMCfoxbody]

Just removed the AWD badge...ah, it's refreshing to remove a badge on a week-old car versus fighting the adhesive on an older one. In 58 degrees with no heat gun ran one line of dental floss through each letter and they popped off in about 2 seconds. Applied a couple squirts of Goo Gone and the residual adhesive essentially rolled off in one piece with a quick wipe from a paper towel...

 

[VinylImagination]

Fishing line also works well.
Especially if you double it up and twist them.

 

[The Real Maverick]

Ya.

I took my hybrid badge off in week one.

No one honks, passes me, or flips me the bird while getting 53 MPG now!

 

[EONR24]

Fishing line is great as mentioned. Acetone is great for removing adhesive as well. I like this new emblem I added from a Ford Edge

 

[Jetlat7878$]

Hey everyone. I searched for a while but couldnt find a thread on debadging. Has anyone tried removing the hybrid or AWD badge from the tailgate?
Wanting to know if it's just double sided tape or holes for the locating pins.
Thanks

Dental floss and use 3M General Purpose Adhesive Cleaner, designed for car finishes and it works great, on other projects too. Then if you want to mount something on your Mav, use 3M/Scotch VHB tape (Very High Bond). you can find it at Home Depot or Lowes, great tape for exterior use, designed for vehicles and OEM.

 

[BAScott62]

Ya.

I took my hybrid badge off in week one.

No one honks, passes me, or flips me the bird while getting 53 MPG now!

OPs asking how, 2 years ago

 

[A.Bursell]

For future searches - I found that my AWD badges were very easy to remove. I planned to use heat and floss but didn't even need to. Just a little twisting-wiggle back and forth of each badge and it came off, a little bit of tape glue left behind which came off by rolling it on my finger. Cleaned up with IPA and it's like it was never there. Note that if you use something like IPA it will remove any wax that was on it, so you will want to apply something afterwards.

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