So..I tried to debadge and messed up big time Help!!!!!!!!

[SharkDiver]

why does everyone need to use anything at all???

I seriously, grabbed a zip tie on a shelf on the way out of the garage, made a loop, stuck it under the edge of the molding, pulled the molding out enough to get ahold of it, then pulled the entire side off without leaving any residue at all. Did the same with the badges... I was completely debadged and demolded in 5 minutes...

What the hell?

I agree...I have no idea why everyone keeps saying they need adhesive remover to do this job.Who ever keeps saying that needs to be gagged for 48Hrs..All you have to do is just pull them off or use a hair dryer to heat it up a bit then pull if its cold out..If there is any glue left on it then just rub it off with your finger or soap and water.

 

[Ms3InMd]

This is a complete asshole move, but I would take it to the dealer and just say that you must have missed this on intial inspection and ask them to fix it. They probably will if you plead your case to the right people and threaten to call mazda. Man I can hardly wait for what people have to say about this idea.

 

[MS3ICA]

man dude that sucks! i would have been more careful

 

[AeroSquid]

This is a complete asshole move, but I would take it to the dealer and just say that you must have missed this on intial inspection and ask them to fix it. They probably will if you plead your case to the right people and threaten to call mazda. Man I can hardly wait for what people have to say about this idea.

Asshole move indeed. This is the kind of action that increases the cost of cars for the rest of us. If you make a mistake and **** up your car at least be a man about it.

 

[ZooMIN3]

Asshole move indeed. This is the kind of action that increases the cost of cars for the rest of us. If you make a mistake and **** up your car at least be a man about it.

haha!! no it doesn't! (yupnope)

cars only cost about as much as the dealer wants to charge for them... MSRP...Markup, ring a bell? Then again, what do i know, i'm just a sucker for the Speed3! lol

You must be refferring to insurance fraud.....


Anways, now you know, and knowing is half the battle!

Just so you all know, I pulled my badges/molding off in the morning, its much easier to pull all that 3M taping when its cool....otherwise it tends to break and peel when you heat it up. So yeah, just pull it off gently, and carefully; and you should be debadged, and demolded in no time! Oh, and no more of that paint eating chemical stuff!!!

-J

 

[ALIEN3T]

well if you cant find an adhesive remover. Try ornage spray. when i pulled the side molding off my last car. its what i used. Natraul acidity of the orange spray help to remove it all.

 

[ForceFed]

haha!! no it doesn't! (yupnope)

cars only cost about as much as the dealer wants to charge for them... MSRP...Markup, ring a bell?

You really think that Warranty Repairs and Customer Satisfaction repairs do not play into how a Car manufacturer prices its Cars..Hence setting your "MSRP"

You are not the brightest crayon in the box now are you?

 

[StealthWyvern]

You really think that Warranty Repairs and Customer Satisfaction repairs do not play into how a Car manufacturer prices its Cars..Hence setting your "MSRP"

You are not the brightest crayon in the box now are you?

and nor are you the brightest! (smash) lol j/k man

 

[newwildchild]

the easy way to remove it just use a heat gun, easily comes off , it only takes 30 seconds to do it , no demage to the paint

 

[Kosh]

the easy way to remove it just use a heat gun, easily comes off , it only takes 30 seconds to do it , no demage to the paint

Ya and all of us have a heat gun handy...

I would seriously go back to the auto part store that suggested the gasket remover solution. That guy really needs to loose his job for telling you to use something on your paint that did that much damage. Then they should pay for the repairs. Unless of course there is a warning on the label saying not to use it on painted surfaces. That would remove liability.

 

[clos561]

I used the blow drier/floss/spray adhesive remover method.
For the spray adhesive remover, I used a "gasket remover" because at Advanced Autoparts, that was the only thing they had close to a spray adhesive remover. I had tried Home Depot and Walmart to find the 3M adhesive remover spray but couldn't find one.
Anyways, the spray got on the edge of the hatch-door where it meets the car body and deformed the paint on that certain part. I have pictures...

I'm so mad because the car is only 2 days old and I didn't think about the bumper part being plastic...i didn't know it wasn't safe to use this gasket remover on the plastic part...The car is only two days old....:mad:

so my stepdad suggests that I go to the dealer and get the specific paint for my car color (silver) and just try to mask it the best I can.

What do you think I should do!!

kill yourself..your worthless

 

[ZooMIN3]

You really think that Warranty Repairs and Customer Satisfaction repairs do not play into how a Car manufacturer prices its Cars..Hence setting your "MSRP"

You are not the brightest crayon in the box now are you?

Got proof mr "Sharpie?"(yupnope)


If ya do, I'd like to hear it....(hear ya)

 

[dectk06]

okay. should I go to the dealer or a good paint-body shop? The dealer is pretty far away for me and a good paint-body shop is near by

 

[ZooMIN3]

okay. should I go to the dealer or a good paint-body shop? The dealer is pretty far away for me and a good paint-body shop is near by

try both, get the best deal from ether one you can. let us know how everything goes. goodluck man.

 

[clos561]

lol i recieved a infraction for my above post...

 

[uncletime]

no offense to anyone who might work at autozone but this is the reason why i dont listen to anyone that works there. specifically managers. they are usually hired to be a manager and thats it. but thats just my 2 cents

 

[ZooMIN3]

no offense to anyone who might work at autozone but this is the reason why i dont listen to anyone that works there. specifically managers. they are usually hired to be a manager and thats it. but thats just my 2 cents

yeah, I totally agree with you. as helpful as they can be sometimes, if you don't know what you're talking about, and they pretend to do, they'll just take you for a ride....and that's just pretty much anywhere really. (monkey2)

 

[Rubasu]

he makes a mistake by not reading the directions on the can of gasket remover and now it's the guy at autozones fault? talk about passing the buck. I dabaged all of the previous cars I owened using dental flose and WD-40 to remove any left over residue. breaks the glue down without hurting the paint and took all of about five minutes to do.

 

[-pixy-]

This is a complete asshole move, but I would take it to the dealer and just say that you must have missed this on intial inspection and ask them to fix it. They probably will if you plead your case to the right people and threaten to call mazda. Man I can hardly wait for what people have to say about this idea.

That will work great untill the dealer notices the badges have been removed and the area of the damage just happens to be just below where the adhesive remover would have dripped

 

[camrycev6]

use common sense... gasket is cardboard, silicone, or whatever... you use it to remove the baked on s***... what makes you think it doesn't have something to break it down into goop? ok, so what needs to happen to break those solids down? something acidic

what does acid do to paint? EAT IT UP

what is adhesive cleaner? it's petroleum based compounds or alcohol based... it's far less acidic


next time THINK and read labels on packaging before doing anything

Actually, this is completely incorrect. The chemistry here is so bad...

Methylene Chloride is the active chemical in most gasket removers. (It also removes paint as well...) You can find products without it, but they are rare.
Methylene Chloride, is neither an acid or a base just for the record.

Most car "cleaning" products for engine use are petroleum based with alcohols used as propellants / solvents. The reason is that the high volatility of the alcohol means it evaporates quickly leaving only the reactive agents. And since hydrophobic compounds like oil, grease, gasoline, are mostly insoluble in water, you need a oil based solvent. This is why they use petroleum based chemicals. I am sure most of you already know that if you want to clean a dirty PVC value, or something with grease / oil on it, gasoline works pretty damn well in a pinch.

There are many cleaning products that use strong bases, but not acids. Acids are rarely used in ANY commercially available products. Bleach, almost every drain cleaner, brake dust cleaner, etc., are all strong bases.

Not trying to bust on you (The Man), I just hate to see bad information spread.