what up peeps!..

i just wanted to know the easiest was to remove my "mini" emblems from the front and the back of my MC with little to no damage left. I'm going to replace them with

 

All you need is a long piece of dental floss or monofilament fishing line. Get under the edge and saw back an forth and it will come off (they are held on by double-sided foam-type tape). The remaining material can be removed with Goo-Gone.

I have debadged my HD and the pinstriped it using this method. Just be careful to pull slightly away from the car finsih, as you can leave marks if the finish gets abraded by the line.

You can also but the tape in most auto parts stores and rearrange or add new badges.

Take your time--patience in all car mods.

 

ha...

thanks...

and I know exactly what you mean by patience!..

 

better than floss I found fishing line but be careful some is rather coarse

 

Yeah fishing line works a lot better than floss. I started out with dental floss and it was taking forever...switched to fishing line and it was done in seconds!

Use a little Goo-Gone to get the residue up and you're good to go!

 

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Turtle wax makes a polish that is also excellent for removing the remaining glue residue.

 

I really want to switch out the OEM emblems for some black/red ones but they cost over a hundred bucks to replace! 0.o

 

I tried this method and it didnt work to well. I only removed the S on the back because you could see the outline of were it used to be. I've been trying to figure out another way to black them out. The wings would be no problem to plasti-dip but the word COOPER wont be so easy to mask off

 

Yes, you will see the outline, but if you use the goo gone, then wash the car and wax that spot, in time it will disappear.

 

I took my Cooper S off with floss shortly after delivery with no ill effects. Might be a good idea to heat them up before trying with the cold weather.