DodgeRulzes

Has anyone removed the chrom side molding on the cab of their truck. I have a black crew cab and I love the most all black scheme. When I remove the cummins logo to install the fender flares I had a hard time removing all the adhesive. Is there a trick to this or some kind of safe adhesive remover?

Thanks

2004.5 cummins 3500 crew cab. Black 3 pillar gauge and BHAF. spray on bedliner and leveling kit.

TexasCTD

Mine has been debadged. It takes alot of elbow grease.

I too, used wd40. Seems to work as well as anything. Getting the emblems off is easy. The residue just takes alot of work.

I used a plastic scraper and gently lifted the emblems off. Then used my thumbnail to get the biggest part of the glue off. Then worked on the residue with wd40 and a clean rag till it was gone. Then washed it and put on two coats of wax. All done. Several hours later.


I wouldn't try to do it all at once. Take a section and do just that. Then in a week or two do another area on the truck.....my 2 cents.

Pics in my gallery with it debadged.

njmaier

Go get a 3M stripe removal wheel from an auto parts store. It is used to remove pinstripes and other stickers. That will take the adhesive right off. After that just clean up with some WD40 or goo gone. That's what I did when I debadged my truck and it worked great.

djbikeman

Try heating them up with a blow dryer or heat gun before pulling them off. I have found that helps them pull off without leaving as much of the sticky residue behind.

moterhead

I've done a debadge job on my '96, '98, '03 and '04 so far. None have been "easy". Heating them up with a hair dryer or heat gun helps. If using a heat gun, don't heat 'em up so hot your paint scorches! If you are a fisherman, use a piece of line wrapped around a couple of short dowel rods and saw back and forth behind the emblems. Less chance of scratching than using some sort of prying device. I've used both WD40 and acetone to get the residual glue off. Acetone seems to work a bit better. It's the primary ingredient in 3M adhesive remover. Any way you do it, it's not an easy job, but IMO worthwhile (obviously I think so having done four of 'em).