Saturday, February 23, 2008
Sunday, February 10, 2008
De-Badging - Nissan Armada
Needed Items:
Hair Dryer
Fishing Line around 20lb Test. (Some have used higher and lower)
Clean non textured cloth. (I used a new plain jane white cotton t-shirt)
Bottle of Goo-Gone (Home Depot for like $4 and nice Citrus smell)
Stool, Folding Camp Chair...Something to rest your arse on as you will be in the same position for a while.
#1: Clean area around badges to remove and dirt grit or anything that might cause swirl marks etc as you will be scrubbing this area to get the adhesive residue off.
#2: Pick a badge to work on. Turn the hair dryer on high and aim at the letter/number you are focusing on. Depending on your ambient temperature it can take anywhere from 30 seconds to a minute to reach a suitable temp that the adhesive will become "gooey" enough to slide the fishing line behind.
#3: Get a good grip on the fishing line and slide it underneath one of the edges of the letter you have just heated with the hair dryer. Pull the fishing line evenly or it may require some back and forth motion to go completely across the letter/number. Once it has gone all the way then you can remove the letter with a finger. Repeat Steps 2 and 3 11 more times for the remaining badges.
#4: Now that the badges are off you have the sticky black adhesive (Goo) left on the vehicle. Personally I used my finger nail to gently roll the goo into a ball and remove. I found that the cooler the adhesive the more it came off in uniform fashion versus leaving bits and areas of goo behind.
#5: After the majority of the goo has been removed then you can break out the Goo Gone and the soft cloth. Spray a good amount on the cloth and swipe over the goo. I focused on one at a time and tried not to rub in one direction the whole time to avoid potential swirl/scratch marks. This takes some time and it can be made easier by using the hair dryer technique to soften up the goo. Use different areas of the cloth as you notice the goo bits sticking to the cloth as you scrub. This avoids basically re-applying or smearing the goo back on the vehicle. If this does happen simply use a clean area of the cloth and some more Goo-Gone to remove.
I performed this on my new Galaxy Black 08 yesterday without incident, swirl marks, scrathes, or anything yesterday. I reccommend that you take your time as it helps to get a cleaner result. Feel free to send any questions. Thanks to CA and its members for the idea and know how.
Hair Dryer
Fishing Line around 20lb Test. (Some have used higher and lower)
Clean non textured cloth. (I used a new plain jane white cotton t-shirt)
Bottle of Goo-Gone (Home Depot for like $4 and nice Citrus smell)
Stool, Folding Camp Chair...Something to rest your arse on as you will be in the same position for a while.
#1: Clean area around badges to remove and dirt grit or anything that might cause swirl marks etc as you will be scrubbing this area to get the adhesive residue off.
#2: Pick a badge to work on. Turn the hair dryer on high and aim at the letter/number you are focusing on. Depending on your ambient temperature it can take anywhere from 30 seconds to a minute to reach a suitable temp that the adhesive will become "gooey" enough to slide the fishing line behind.
#3: Get a good grip on the fishing line and slide it underneath one of the edges of the letter you have just heated with the hair dryer. Pull the fishing line evenly or it may require some back and forth motion to go completely across the letter/number. Once it has gone all the way then you can remove the letter with a finger. Repeat Steps 2 and 3 11 more times for the remaining badges.
#4: Now that the badges are off you have the sticky black adhesive (Goo) left on the vehicle. Personally I used my finger nail to gently roll the goo into a ball and remove. I found that the cooler the adhesive the more it came off in uniform fashion versus leaving bits and areas of goo behind.
#5: After the majority of the goo has been removed then you can break out the Goo Gone and the soft cloth. Spray a good amount on the cloth and swipe over the goo. I focused on one at a time and tried not to rub in one direction the whole time to avoid potential swirl/scratch marks. This takes some time and it can be made easier by using the hair dryer technique to soften up the goo. Use different areas of the cloth as you notice the goo bits sticking to the cloth as you scrub. This avoids basically re-applying or smearing the goo back on the vehicle. If this does happen simply use a clean area of the cloth and some more Goo-Gone to remove.
I performed this on my new Galaxy Black 08 yesterday without incident, swirl marks, scrathes, or anything yesterday. I reccommend that you take your time as it helps to get a cleaner result. Feel free to send any questions. Thanks to CA and its members for the idea and know how.
How To Replace Headlight Bulbs
There is a easy way to get to the headlight bulbs to replace them.
1. First, remember to not touch the glass on the bulbs. Doing so may cause early failure of the bulbs. I use clean white cotton gloves when installing the bulbs.
2. Turn the steering wheel all the way to one side.
3. Look in the fender well at the plastic liner. Directly behind the headlight you will find a Phillips screw. This screw is in a recess in the fender liner. Remove this one screw.
4. The fender liner can now be easily pulled back to get access to the bulbs.
5. Disconnect the wiring plug from the bulb.
6. The bulb can now be rotated to remove.
7. Reverse the procedure to install the new bulb.
1. First, remember to not touch the glass on the bulbs. Doing so may cause early failure of the bulbs. I use clean white cotton gloves when installing the bulbs.
2. Turn the steering wheel all the way to one side.
3. Look in the fender well at the plastic liner. Directly behind the headlight you will find a Phillips screw. This screw is in a recess in the fender liner. Remove this one screw.
4. The fender liner can now be easily pulled back to get access to the bulbs.
5. Disconnect the wiring plug from the bulb.
6. The bulb can now be rotated to remove.
7. Reverse the procedure to install the new bulb.
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