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Old May 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
Old May 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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Old May 30, 2008 | 01:59 AM
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WD-40, simple and easy... Then wash, wax and LOVE your car.
Old May 30, 2008 | 02:00 AM
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Haha i got it off using my finger. Waxed the spot and it looks nice and clean now.
Old May 30, 2008 | 02:01 AM
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Good, nice work.... See its simple...
Old May 30, 2008 | 02:10 AM
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haha yup!
Old May 30, 2008 | 02:21 AM
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Goo-gone.
Old May 30, 2008 | 03:19 AM
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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.
Old May 30, 2008 | 04:09 AM
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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
Old May 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.
Old May 30, 2008 | 04:42 AM
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did all of you use a hair dryer to take off the tc emblem in the first place?
Old May 30, 2008 | 04:43 AM
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yah, fishing wire, a warmish day and some of mrluvs antibooger miracle cream.
Old May 30, 2008 | 07:53 AM
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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 May 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.
Old May 30, 2008 | 11:00 AM
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goo-gone ftw.
Old May 30, 2008 | 02:46 PM
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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
Old May 30, 2008 | 03:01 PM
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^^ Yeah I was just gonna say, the Heat gun works miracles for this stuff- it leaves veerry minimal residue
Old May 30, 2008 | 03:02 PM
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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
Old May 30, 2008 | 03:12 PM
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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
Old May 31, 2008 | 02:41 AM
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lacquer thinner is MUCH stronger than anything ( including goo gone)
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