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gauchoj99 · 02-09-2008, 01:38 AM

I have an 07 Si Sedan and decided tonight I'd remove the iVTEC decals. Pretty easy process. For those of you who have tried and removed the Civic emblem off the truck lid, basically did the same thing... minus the dental floss. Tried searching the site for this but didn't find it so I thought I'd post if there are other people out there looking to do the same. If it already exists, I apologize. FYI, my Si is about 4 months old.

Unfortunately I don't have any pictures so I'll try to explain as best I can. Pretty easy though, don't be afraid to try to do it.

1. First, I cleaned the area around the decal. Then, grabbed my wifes hair dryer. It has different heat and speed settings. If you have one like this, I recommend it, but not necessary.

2. Heat up the decal. I put the hair dryer on high heat, high speed and hit the decal for about 30-45 seconds.

3. Take the heat off, if possible, switch the dryer to medium heat. With my finger nail, I slowly worked one of the corners until I was able to pull. Once I could grab a little piece, turned the dryer back on and apply heat... sparingly. As you pull, apply the heat for about a second at a time as you pull. More than likely, the decal will rip into several pieces and you'll have to start again. I did. But with patience, it will come off.

4. After the decal is off, there will be left over residue. Apply goo gone to the area. Then with a rag, apply more goo gone to the rag and start rubbing it off. It takes some time so don't get frustrated. As you rub it will begin to "ball" up. Eventually all of it will be off. I then added more goo gone to the rag and wiped the area again to make sure there was no more residue left.

5. Spray the area clean. I do this to make sure all the goo gone comes off.

6. Wax the area.

To do both sides took me about 30 minutes (including wax dry time). Fairly easy process, wish I had done it sooner. Can not see any "outline" of the decal. Very happy with how it turned out. Sorry no pictures but hope my write up is self explanatory.

02-09-2008, 01:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
gauchoj99 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Huntington Beach Age: 35 Posts: 4	Removal of iVTEC decal on Si I have an 07 Si Sedan and decided tonight I'd remove the iVTEC decals. Pretty easy process. For those of you who have tried and removed the Civic emblem off the truck lid, basically did the same thing... minus the dental floss. Tried searching the site for this but didn't find it so I thought I'd post if there are other people out there looking to do the same. If it already exists, I apologize. FYI, my Si is about 4 months old. Unfortunately I don't have any pictures so I'll try to explain as best I can. Pretty easy though, don't be afraid to try to do it. 1. First, I cleaned the area around the decal. Then, grabbed my wifes hair dryer. It has different heat and speed settings. If you have one like this, I recommend it, but not necessary. 2. Heat up the decal. I put the hair dryer on high heat, high speed and hit the decal for about 30-45 seconds. 3. Take the heat off, if possible, switch the dryer to medium heat. With my finger nail, I slowly worked one of the corners until I was able to pull. Once I could grab a little piece, turned the dryer back on and apply heat... sparingly. As you pull, apply the heat for about a second at a time as you pull. More than likely, the decal will rip into several pieces and you'll have to start again. I did. But with patience, it will come off. 4. After the decal is off, there will be left over residue. Apply goo gone to the area. Then with a rag, apply more goo gone to the rag and start rubbing it off. It takes some time so don't get frustrated. As you rub it will begin to "ball" up. Eventually all of it will be off. I then added more goo gone to the rag and wiped the area again to make sure there was no more residue left. 5. Spray the area clean. I do this to make sure all the goo gone comes off. 6. Wax the area. To do both sides took me about 30 minutes (including wax dry time). Fairly easy process, wish I had done it sooner. Can not see any "outline" of the decal. Very happy with how it turned out. Sorry no pictures but hope my write up is self explanatory.
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