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Old Aug 2, 2003 | 06:38 PM
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Default Trim and badge removal.

There are many ways to remove the badges on your vehicle, but the best and safest ways I have used is to pour hot water over the offensive trim to warm it up. Not boiling hot, but about 130-150 degrees. This works when you want them off, but it is cold or cloudy out (so no free heat from the sun). Safer than a heat gun and faster than a hair dryer. As You pull up the edge of the trim (a plastic picnic knife works well but they are brittle) put tooth picks or pastic wrap under as you peel and it won't stick back down if you slip your grip.
Just thought it was good info.
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Old Aug 2, 2003 | 07:14 PM
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we just leave our trucks out in the Texas heat
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Old Aug 2, 2003 | 09:42 PM
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same here in cali!

Cool tip though!
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Old Aug 2, 2003 | 11:02 PM
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MS is no diff, heat = bad juju. makes peeling moldings easy. excellent tip tho. cause i am about to do this i think and i work my best magic at night when it is cooler.
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Old Aug 2, 2003 | 11:27 PM
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your nights are cooler? must be nice.
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Old Aug 3, 2003 | 12:13 AM
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well, cooler as in less humidity. otherwise the temp gauge stays the same. lol
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Old Aug 3, 2003 | 12:32 AM
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it was hell at the track friday night. turned off the ac to run, couldn't get down the track fast enough to turn the dang thing back on
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Old Aug 3, 2003 | 12:34 AM
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thats what is is like here in april. i mean, you need a super charger just for the a/c. hell with performance. lol
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Old Aug 3, 2003 | 12:41 AM
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amen!!!!!!
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