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Old 05-27-2008, 06:52 AM   #1
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Limon,

I used dental floss and it was very easy to remove the badge.

The left over adhesive was a different story. I tried everything I could think of, but I could not get the sticky stuff to come off. I finally tried a citrus based adhesive remover and it worked :

http://www.amazon.com/3M-Citrus-Based-Adhesive-Remover/dp/B000093L19

This is the stuff I used but you can only buy it in bulk :

http://www.1stayd.com/catindex.html

Goo Gone did absolutely nothing !

Hope this helps...

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Old 05-27-2008, 07:08 AM   #2
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Lanolin from Wikipedia. a greasy yellow substance from wool-bearing animals. Then as Jimi says you just rub the adhesive around and the lanolin keeps it from sticking and eventually it comes off.
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Old 05-27-2008, 07:52 AM   #3
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I used waxed dental floss (you are really just sawing through a thin layer of foam tape). If you keep rubbing your finger over what's left it will usually start to ball up when it comes off. Goo-gone worked for me to get rid of the residual adhesive but I imagine any lemon-degreaser type dishwashing detergent would do the same.

You can use rubbing compound to clean off any dried wax build-up from where you couldn't get under the edges of the badge in the past (it will be a "ghost" of the emblem outline).

Finish with a quick bit of paste wax and you're done. It's literally a five-minute job from start to finish.
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Old 05-27-2008, 08:27 AM   #4
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Many thanks to all for the good inputs.
I've got floss, goo-gone, and mild detergents at home already, will give it a try.
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Old 05-27-2008, 08:48 AM   #5
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heat!!

soften the glue up with a hair dryer before you start, use floss or fishing line to get the decal, then rub the glue right off.
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Old 07-06-2008, 05:49 PM   #6
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I heated it up, pulled it off gently, and rubbed the adhesive off. I followed up with a bit of 3M glaze and my wax. Took a total of 5-10 minutes. Now I wonder if I should put the 986 emblem on......
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Old 07-07-2008, 05:30 AM   #7
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+1 on the hair dryer trick. Then a bunch of goo gone and a lot of rubbing with your finger should do the trick.

I de-badged mine last year. Yesterday, while when I was polishing my rear deck lid, I could make out the “Boxster” script in the haze of the polish – pretty cool. I remember someone once posted a picture of water beading into the word “Boxster” on their deck-lid where the badge used to be – very cool.
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