Newbie
I know this has been covered many times before. But I'm a little slow and skeered to try it without fresh advice.
I've got my new Onyx black Dmax and I want to remove the 4X4 stickers and the 2500HD emblems.
I don't get along with tape, glue, or scraping devices!.
One more time could someone tell me a foolproof way to remove these things without SCRATCHING the paint? Then tell me the best way to remove the glue residue.
Thanks!
Enthusiast
Wally,
The old standby hair dryer on high will soften the glue so you can pull it off.Any left over residue can be washed off with PPG's ACRYLI-CLEAN, DX330 without damage to the paint.
chipper
2001 D/MAX<EXT<LB
chipper 2001 GMC,,D/MAX,SLE,EXT CAB,LONGBED,LINEX,FIRESTONE AIR BAGS,,driv\'en it & smilling, 32' Excel 5er
Enthusiast
Wally, I have a black Dmax myself and I was a first timer about 2 months ago.
1)Hairdryer
2)Fishing line (sawing motion) or rubber filler spatula for lifting (that is what I used)
3)WD-40 to clean off glue residue.
4) Beers for after you are done, or earlier depending on how much courage you really need.
It was MAYBE 50 degrees out when I did it. Very easy as others have said. The only problem was the 4x4 ghost stayed for 2 washes, but one waxing cured it. I removed everything but the side molding (soon) I even removed the "LT" on the cab.
If you take them off nice they can be stuck on your toolbox... looks cool....
SledZep<br />02 Chevy 2500HD LT CC 4x4 SB D/A Onyx/Graphite 285/75\'s<br />2 Matching car seats in the back
Enthusiast
Wally,
Use a hair dryer to soften the glue, pull off emblem.
Use WD-40 to remove glue residue, then wax area to protect paint.
Regards, Steve
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Newbie
I'm not too worried about the hard emblems. Fishing line should work well and the remaining tape can be rolled off with a thumb. My biggest concern is the 4X4 stickers. Once I get em started, with a little patience they should pull right off. How do get that first piece/corner/edge up without scratching the paint?
Enthusiast
Wally, I used my nails to get started and the just pull it off, Before I started I parked the Truck with one side facing the Sun for about an hour, then did the same on the other side, that way I didn't need to use the hair dryer trick. After it was all off I cleaned the left over glue with WD-40, washed the truck and waxed it.
2002 LT Duramax/Allison Crew Cab SB 4x4 White/Graphite Leather, BF KO\'s 285-70-17, Westin Bars, Weld Racing Stone Crusher\'s, Dakota Digital EGT
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