Fender And Emblem
10-24-2003, 03:47 PM
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Sorry for asking 2 questions that's been asked millions of times, but how do you get the emblems off with out chipping the paint and what is the best way to roll the fenders w/o buying a fender roller? Thanks
10-24-2003, 06:39 PM
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heat gun or hair dryer for the emblem, a plastic scraper of some sort
works good to pry it away from the metal. Then some adhesive cleaner
to remove the glue. Good idea to follow it up with some glaze and some wax, sometimes you may need a light compound to buff it up a bit as
its probably shinier where the emblem used to sit.
Rent a fender roller, or have a shop do it for you, or if you are brave you can do it the way they have been doing it since the hot rod days of
the 1950s long before a tool was invented for its purpose and thats to use a wooden baseball bat and a heat gun.
works good to pry it away from the metal. Then some adhesive cleaner
to remove the glue. Good idea to follow it up with some glaze and some wax, sometimes you may need a light compound to buff it up a bit as
its probably shinier where the emblem used to sit.
Rent a fender roller, or have a shop do it for you, or if you are brave you can do it the way they have been doing it since the hot rod days of
the 1950s long before a tool was invented for its purpose and thats to use a wooden baseball bat and a heat gun.
10-25-2003, 02:39 AM
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I used a dremel and cut out the edge of my rear fender, since it was rubbing my 275s pretty bad. I tried rolling them but the paint kept cracking. Maybe with a heat gun the paint would be ok. It only took a few mins to cut with the dremel though.
10-25-2003, 08:23 PM
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if the emblem is stuck and I pull the emblem hard.... will it damage the paint?
I have to friends who work for bodyshops and when i asked them if they have a fender roller, they said they never seen it before... wonder why they don't know or have it
I have to friends who work for bodyshops and when i asked them if they have a fender roller, they said they never seen it before... wonder why they don't know or have it
10-27-2003, 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by FiKsE l2X SeVeN Jr' date='Oct 25 2003, 09:23 PM
if the emblem is stuck and I pull the emblem hard.... will it damage the paint?
I have to friends who work for bodyshops and when i asked them if they have a fender roller, they said they never seen it before... wonder why they don't know or have it
I have to friends who work for bodyshops and when i asked them if they have a fender roller, they said they never seen it before... wonder why they don't know or have it
I dont think a actuall tool has been around that long to roll fenders, not
too many places have them
