This may have been covered in a previous thread, but I want to remove the lettering on my rear deck. I think someone suggested using dental floss and patience(which I am sometimes low on, patience, not floss). Is that correct?
Anything else I need to watch out for? I don't need to mess up a perfectly good F-Type just trying to make a great car a little better.

 

 

Be careful using that heat gun. Better to use a hair dryer.

 

 

You knew to do that, but some folks don't.

 

+1 - Absolutely! Heat guns can generate intense heat very quickly.

Just let the car sit out in the direct sun for 10-15 minutes. I removed my rear lettering with ease using dental floss.

 

 

I used a sunny day :-)

 

So when the lettering is removed I assume their is some residual adhesive residue. Can it be cleaned up with something like goo gone or is there a preferred method?

 

 

Is GooGone the naphtha based or the citrus based one? I was told by a detailer to not use the citrus based cleaners because they can actually remove paint. I think I softened up the residue with WD-40 and used acetone for the final cleanup.

Afterwards, I made sure to treat the paint with what I'd used elsewhere on the car.

 

GooGone is citrus based.It will take a long time to softened the clear coat, so wash with soap and water immediately after removing the adhesive. I have used it on all my de-lettered vehicles with no issue. I would strongly recommend against anything that is acetone based. That will eat right through the paint. My 2c.

 

I used the acetone really just for the final degreasing and had no ill effects. If the GooGone is washed off immediately afterwards, you'll avoid the issue I was warned against.

I think I used monofilament fishing line instead of dental floss as well. I guess I just need to be different.

 

I have used both. Both equally as effective. Waxed floss seems to work really well though.

 

+1

 

For years now I have used eucalyptus oil (or tea tree oil) to remove the glue residue after de-badging. It dissolves the glue very nicely and cannot harm the clear coat or paint.

 

That's what is great about this forum, 1 question, 3-4 equally good solutions. For me, sounds like waxed dental floss behind wife's hair dryer( I have already damaged a few things with my supercharged 3 spd. heat gun).
Follow up with Goo-B-Gone and heavy soap and water immediately with a lot of clean water afterward.
The 'Leaper' stays on, so no problem with the small holes.
Thx for all the solutions.

 

She makes it look easy. I could mess it up easily.

 

If she makes house calls, I'm having her remove all my badges. Even though, those nails will require a random orbital to remove the scratches. I'll deal with it.

 

Lol...queue 17 y/o me removing the badge from my first car and bubbling the paint.