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CX889 · 04-23-2005, 01:35 AM

I finally go out and have a try! I can't believe I can actually take the emblem off.

Thanks for giving me information. I went to Lordco and check first... WOW! 3M Adhesive Remover cost 34CDN! Holy S***. So I end up buying a double side tape for 8 bucks (4.5metres) so it's pretty reasonable. But when I go to Canadian Tire, they have no double side tape (Thank God!) and no adhesive reomover. But the satff say Acetone also work. I check the price it's only 5.99! What a difference. I will show you the pic after my Camry is debaged

nadir · 04-23-2005, 03:06 AM

you can mix rubbing alcohol + water and try that .. if not, then try mineral spirits paint thinner to remove the adhesive residue

TOYO-ED · 04-23-2005, 04:22 AM

you dont need all that fancy stuff to take off the extra adhesive on your car. All you need is a card, preferably an old credit card or something and scratch off the exess. Claybar works wonders on the area. You wont even see the "ghost imprint" of the emblem when you're done. Goo gone does help a little. Just remember to wax that area after you've taken the emblem off.

CX889 · 04-23-2005, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by TOYO-ED

you dont need all that fancy stuff to take off the extra adhesive on your car. All you need is a card, preferably an old credit card or something and scratch off the exess. Claybar works wonders on the area. You wont even see the "ghost imprint" of the emblem when you're done. Goo gone does help a little. Just remember to wax that area after you've taken the emblem off.

I didn't buy the 3M one, I just bought the Acetone

5.99 a container, fair enough

88 LE · 04-23-2005, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by CX889

But the satff say Acetone also work. I check the price it's only 5.99! What a difference. I will show you the pic after my Camry is debaged

Becareful with acetone. It'll strip paint.

CamNub · 04-23-2005, 08:21 PM

Dude goo gone is like 5 bucks for a little bottle.

CX889 · 04-24-2005, 01:41 AM

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Originally Posted by 88 LE

Becareful with acetone. It'll strip paint.

I didn't put a lot to it. I haf a cloth that soak most of the Acetone and beside, Acetone is vaporize fast. I didn't rub it too hard so.... I waxed the area immediately so it turns out fine

CX889 · 04-24-2005, 01:45 AM

So, here are the pics!

CX889 · 04-24-2005, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by pgmomni

i took it all off except the emblem in the middle,
then put on the custome "5sfe" badge.

one day at the airport the security guard who asked me to move my car said?

move this uhh, what is this car, its kinda sporty?

when i told him it was a toyota camry, he said
it looked like some european car!

LOL

Actually, I am going to put Camry below the V6. It looks more parallel if I leave the Toyota on the top left while Camry is on bottom right

CX889 · 04-24-2005, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by pgmomni

of balance with something on both sides.

what i like about mine is most (naive) people dont even
know my car is a camry, no less a toyota.

when i pass them on the hwy with a extra growl
of my intake as i push another inch on the gas pedal!
i get right next to them, coast the same speed as them
and then growl, and i pass em'!
LOL
then they are left wondering just what is a 5sfe?

LOL again
pete

But when I was driving on the street in Vancouver with only my V6 emblem, no people realize that. LOL~