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Hey guys, I want to remove the GTR badge off my car to do a proper detail. I have decided to just heat the badge with a hair dryer and then use some dental floss or something similar to pull it off.

My question is can a hair dryer actually damage the paint of a car? I tried to do one side and it wouldn't budge. I touched the panel after this and it was too hot to touch, so I thought I would find out some more info before i damage anything.

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If you get dryer to close to paint yes it can burn it...but if you keep it moving around and dont focus on one spot should be ok, it can take a bit of heat..

Alternatively I like to use some sort or goo remover..I use turtle wax bug and tar remover or a product called desolv-it good...both available at bunnings..

Soak the area above the badge and let it sit for 10mins or more, it will eat away at the glue...just keep soaking it and it should start to soften quite alot..then just scrape away gently with a credit card or similar...

Once it starts to lift away, keep soaking it or you may try use a hairdryer again..just dont focus its heat in one spot for you long

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FYI I managed to remove the badges using the hair dryer method.


I had a door from a R33 GTST which was ready to be thrown out, I decided to do a little test and see how long i could hold the hair dryer on the paint before it burnt. 1 minute and 40 seconds on high heat at a distance of 2cm from the paint and there was nothing wrong with the paint, just a little hot too touch.


Tried another part of the door with a heat gun which goes up to 600 degrees and within 15 seconds on high heat the paint begun to show little bubles and eventually lifted and turned brown.


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lol...interesting....But while there was nothing wrong with the paint visibly... did you try and touch with any sort of pressure it...i bet it would melt or move the paint...then you end up with wrinkled paint...if your good you can leave a fingerprint in it :P

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