So this is my first post so it might not be the most interesting but it is a start. I decided I was going to Debadge my G37 as I really like the clean look. I had been reading up on hear about some people using a hair dryer to heat up the adhesive before trying to remove the badges. However I found that a couple minutes (literally like 3 minutes) in the sun (only like 70* F today) was enough to make the adhesive easy to work with. All I had to do was take some dental floss (Mint flavored, this is very important ) and work it behind the badges to separate the badge from the adhesive. the adhesive was basically a type of foam tape and it came off super easy all I had to do was roll it up with my thumb. Super Simple! then I used a little bit of Goop-Off and went ahead and waxed the section of the trunk for a nice finish. Some people complain of ghosting but I'm not seeing any after I waxed.

 

congrats...great color looks sweet...only 70? lmao where are u from? i removed my 'g37x' a few weeks ago on my 09 coupe....it was like 90 degrees that ish just peeled off....i used the goo gone too and no ghosting issues but then again urs looks fresh out the box so u wouldnt have any ghostig issues...good call doin it right away

 

Well welcome to the forums. The car looks very clean and no ghosting at all. Good job!

 

My friend did the same exact method but only used his hands and ****ed up my black car. I was so ****ing pissed.. I brought it to a detailer at Krazy House Customs and he fixed everything for me so I was happy once again...

 

Looks great, welcome to the forum!

Well that was just stupid lol

 

... Yea.. I didn't know though that he would **** it up so bad cause he did it to his G35x and looked pretty good. He gave my trunk some scratches along with the ****ty job he did. John fixed it though thankfully or else that SOB woulda been painting my trunk..free

 

oh no, not stupid on your part! stupid of him to think he could debadge just using his hands lol

 

Technically.. it was very stupid letting him do it if you saw the results, lol. I have pictures I'll post them up later so you can see for yourself. Oh BTW, your car looks nice, exactly what I did.

 

I live in the Pacific Northwest aka Seattle it rarely gets above 85*F here and when it does the city freaks out. I grew up in the Midwest with 100*F and 100% humidity, this is nothing Yea mine is less than 4 weeks old she's a baby!

 

Thanks! Nice to see a fellow Midwestern on here, but If your a MU fan then we have problems Rock Chalk

 

o man the pacific northwest? thats awesome id love to live there....its been 90+ and humid here in jersey for like the entire month....it sucks trying to work on the car and even just enjoy summer

 

I dont go to school there but alot of my friends do so I go up there all the time. about an hour and a half drive for me.

 

Rock Chalk indeed!! good to see a fellow jayhawk. F Mizzou

 

Great write up. Thanks

 

I did too. I did it on other cars as well so not a big deal. I did have some light ghosting even after a clay & wax. The sun will have to fade the paint a little. I can barley see the outline so I'm sure no one not looking for it would notice.