Question about GIANT Scion logo - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

bdanisi · 02-12-2013, 12:11 PM

Can I just heat gun this decal clean off? Will it just be my Raven color underneath? COMPLETELY forgot about it when i swapped my badges haha WHOOPS!

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Originally Posted by norsamerican

your link is confusing. are you talking about the trunk badge?

yes. the one that says SCION all caps, greyish color. not the circular one up top

https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...2F%3B405%3B225

norsamerican · 02-12-2013, 12:14 PM

your link is confusing. are you talking about the trunk badge?

bdanisi · 02-12-2013, 12:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by norsamerican

your link is confusing. are you talking about the trunk badge?

yes. the one that says SCION all caps, greyish color. not the circular one up top

CaptainSlow · 02-12-2013, 12:22 PM

Um...pretty sure that's just a decal. I wouldn't use a heat gun - you'll end up melting your bumper. Just get a solvent like "goo gone"...I think they make a special one just for decals. That will soften the glue, then just use your fingernail (or something else that doesn't have a sharp edge) to lift up the decal. Then, just pull them off slowly. If they start to stick, just shoot some more solvent under there and let it soak for 5 minutes. Shouldn't take long at all...once all the decal is gone, go over the area again with the solvent to remove any extra adhesive.

zenki_levin · 02-12-2013, 12:26 PM

Use a hairdryer. I used it several times to get decals off, works like a charm.

bdanisi · 02-12-2013, 12:59 PM

Thx for the input you guys. My main concern is will there be slight discoloration after the removal?

ahausheer · 02-12-2013, 01:04 PM

No discoloration. Just warm it up, its held on by industrial sticky stuff. You can use dental floss and work it back and forth under the logo to cut through the gunk. Then use goo-gone to clean up the remaining junk.

WillBRZ · 02-12-2013, 01:13 PM

he's talking about the rear bumper aplique

campy · 02-12-2013, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by bdanisi

Thx for the input you guys. My main concern is will there be slight discoloration after the removal?

If the paint is faded by the sun, then yes there will be. But if the car is still new, you won't be able to notice it. It's an issue some people have when they debadge their cars.

And with goo-gone, it's a good product, but try to use as little as possible and just keep applying it. I hear it can be bad for the paint if you overdo it.

bdanisi · 02-12-2013, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by campy

If the paint is faded by the sun, then yes there will be. But if the car is still new, you won't be able to notice it. It's an issue some people have when they debadge their cars.

And with goo-gone, it's a good product, but try to use as little as possible and just keep applying it. I hear it can be bad for the paint if you overdo it.

Ty but I'm gonna try and use a non invasive blow dryer at first. And then work my way up to more intensive methods.

KGFRS86 · 02-12-2013, 01:44 PM

Man, I'm glad my dealer did not apply that damn thing to my car. No Scion logo here on my trunk other than the badge of course. :-)

idreamofdrifting · 02-12-2013, 02:31 PM

Dealer stick 'em so they can charge you an automatic $70

tbwoodlee · 02-12-2013, 02:43 PM

I didn't use a heat gun or a blow dryer at all to remove mine. I just pulled it off in the parking lot of the dealership (along with their stick on logo) after I finished all the paperwork.

rice_classic · 02-12-2013, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by idreamofdrifting

Dealer stick 'em so they can charge you an automatic $70

Dealer doesn't put them on. It's a "Port installed option". If you order a car that hasn't hit our ports yet you can request to receive your car without the rear bumper applique and clear film on the front of the hood.

Make sure you get that request in documented writing.

02-12-2013, 12:22 PM	#4
CaptainSlow Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: Mid-Michigan Posts: 799 Thanks: 392 Thanked 388 Times in 180 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Um...pretty sure that's just a decal. I wouldn't use a heat gun - you'll end up melting your bumper. Just get a solvent like "goo gone"...I think they make a special one just for decals. That will soften the glue, then just use your fingernail (or something else that doesn't have a sharp edge) to lift up the decal. Then, just pull them off slowly. If they start to stick, just shoot some more solvent under there and let it soak for 5 minutes. Shouldn't take long at all...once all the decal is gone, go over the area again with the solvent to remove any extra adhesive. __________________ Ultramarine 2013 Scion FR-S 6MT

02-12-2013, 12:26 PM	#5
zenki_levin Road Warrior Join Date: Nov 2009 Drives: AE86 Levin Location: Belgium Posts: 786 Thanks: 1,551 Thanked 522 Times in 279 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Use a hairdryer. I used it several times to get decals off, works like a charm. __________________

02-12-2013, 01:04 PM	#7
ahausheer Re-member Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: Toyota camry Location: S. Cali Posts: 1,001 Thanks: 98 Thanked 292 Times in 152 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	No discoloration. Just warm it up, its held on by industrial sticky stuff. You can use dental floss and work it back and forth under the logo to cut through the gunk. Then use goo-gone to clean up the remaining junk. __________________ Nothing decays like progress, and nothing preserves like neglect.

02-12-2013, 02:31 PM	#12
idreamofdrifting Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Drives: YUZU FR-S RS 1.0 & AE86 Hatch Location: SoCaL Posts: 290 Thanks: 111 Thanked 117 Times in 63 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Dealer stick 'em so they can charge you an automatic $70 __________________ "...the expression of the love in my eyes for my new RS 1.0 is the exact parallel opposite of bitterness, and hate of all the other FR-S owners that want one but won't admit that they do. " ~idreamofdrifting~ "...the main reason people swap (from Scion to Toyota badges) IMO, is because they're embarrassed at the Scion stigma they themselves are perpetuating..." ~Sho220~

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02-12-2013, 12:14 PM	#2
norsamerican Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Drives: WRB BRZ Location: Houston Posts: 539 Thanks: 101 Thanked 233 Times in 112 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	your link is confusing. are you talking about the trunk badge?

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bdanisi You Made Bro? Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: Raven 86 Location: Laguna Niguel Posts: 520 Thanks: 134 Thanked 241 Times in 112 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Thx for the input you guys. My main concern is will there be slight discoloration after the removal?

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