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Old 05-30-2008, 12:41 AM
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Originally Posted by paulky_2000
BE careful putting chemicals on your paint.....

nuff said
goo gone is citrus based wont hurt the car now goof off is damn near paint thinner
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Old 05-30-2008, 01:39 AM
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Originally Posted by tC2_thumper
nay, i treat my tC with more respect then i do my nose.
I found out any leftover Goo Gone is great for removing the
hard to remove boogers from my nose
I remove the excess, go over with a damp cloth until it is nice and clean.
The chicks love that citrus scent and I just tell'em
it's my new cologne.

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WD-40, simple and easy... Then wash, wax and LOVE your car.
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Haha i got it off using my finger. Waxed the spot and it looks nice and clean now.
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Good, nice work.... See its simple...
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haha yup!
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Goo-gone.
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i use turtle wax bug and tar remover, very safe for paint, i just spray it on and let it sit for like 5 min, and then it should come off no problem, and it'll look like it was just waxed too... its great. and only like $4 at Wally World.
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it was easy to take off with a nice wax.. didnt wanna use goo gone.. wasnt sure if it would hurt the paint
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Old 05-30-2008, 04:34 AM
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Originally Posted by MR_LUV
Originally Posted by tC2_thumper
nay, i treat my tC with more respect then i do my nose.
I found out any leftover Goo Gone is great for removing the
hard to remove boogers from my nose
I remove the excess, go over with a damp cloth until it is nice and clean.
The chicks love that citrus scent and I just tell'em
it's my new cologne.

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new signature.
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did all of you use a hair dryer to take off the tc emblem in the first place?
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Old 05-30-2008, 04:43 AM
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yah, fishing wire, a warmish day and some of mrluvs antibooger miracle cream.
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Originally Posted by tC2_thumper
yah, fishing wire, a warmish day and some of mrluvs antibooger miracle cream.
Wow, I feel Honored that you added me to your signature

Hey, tC2_thumper,
Maybe, we outta Pardner up together and form a Enterprise together?
You know there is no money in selling just emblem adhesive remover for cars.
I was thinking of contacting a late night Infomercial promotion company.
Then Marketing our wonderful Secret Miracle Cream that removes warts,
blemishes ache, age spots...We'll have you Model and I be the Business
Manager. We'll make a Mint and you retire at 19 and move next door to
Bill G.

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Old 05-30-2008, 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by tcCAlI
did all of you use a hair dryer to take off the tc emblem in the first place?
I used a section of dental floss. Like chemicals (such as the aforementioned Goof-Off), heat is something you need to be very careful with when it comes to your paint.

All of these methods work just fine. Just exercise a bit of care and common sense.
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goo-gone ftw.
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Personally i used a heat gun for quite some time, and it got very very gooey which I scraped off like butter with a spatula, VERY little residue was left, which I just used windex then
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^^ Yeah I was just gonna say, the Heat gun works miracles for this stuff- it leaves veerry minimal residue
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i wouldn't use goo gone, just take the blow dryer back out and keep heating up the glue as your rub it with your finger it comes off really easy
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i used a blow dryer to heat it up, then was able to "scrape" it off.
then cleaned the lil bit that was left with windex, lol
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lacquer thinner is MUCH stronger than anything ( including goo gone)
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