Possibility of ripping paint off from debadging?
 

I debadged my rear frs emblem earlier.

Tools:hair dryer on low mode
hand squeegee much like the one you find in ft86speedfactory.

Tutorial used: ft86speedfactory

After debadging i noticed a chip in the paint down to the metal. (stick you finger nail in and you can feel it stick when you try to move at all.)

TL;DR

Is it possible to take off all the layers of paint including clearcoat off when removing a badge?

Yeah....unfortunately. The paint on these cars is absolutely horrilbe.

I plastidipped my badges and a pea-sized chunk of paint came all the way off my bumper down to the plastic from one layer removed via peeling. These clearcoat is obviously built to withstand a brutal environment of fairy hugs and butterfly kisses.

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@fatalelement did you use floss to remove your badges? I plan to do the scion f/r net but i definitely do not want to deal with paint peeling off.

I didn't even take them off I just plastidipped in place. I'm gonna import a style sports bumper from Japan so I'm not gonna bother fixing mine

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Blow dryer and plastic razor blades. That combo worked perfect for mine. DO NOT DO THIS MOD IF YOU HAVE NO PATIENCE. Lol I cannot stress that enough. If the glue gets too tough reheat. It's worth the extra 3 minutes.

LMFAO!

Hum... maybe I should ask my local VAG body shop to re-finish the BRZs paint with their clear coat when mine arrives. I had a car re-finished by them & after that it almost impossible to mark when washing.

Wow I'm glad I didnt read this thread before I debadged or I probably wouldnt have done it. I just peeled the FR-S badge off on a warm sunny day with no issues whatsoever.