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Welp, just spent a couple hours in the driveway scrapin the emblems off my truck and it looks so much better. It was my first time doing it but i think it came out pretty well. A few small scratches but i think they are small enough too be polished out whenever i get around to that (probably in the spring).

 

For anyone that doesnt know, i got my truck last friday. Bought it new as a dealer demo with about 4500 on it, its a crew cab in silver birch, LT. For the debadging, i tried the fishing line trick but on a whim tried it with my credit card and found that it worked much better. I dont think it was the credit card that caused the scratches, im pretty sure it was the letters as they came off, i noticed it after the drivers side and it wasnt as bad ono the other side. You cant even see them from more than 6 inches away. Threw on a little goo gone then when i was all done I took it down to the car wash do make sure all the goo gone was off the paint.

 

Ive heard that you should put some wax on the spots you did because goo gone will eat away at it. I probably will tomorrow but what do you guys think about that? I did both doors as well as the tailgate, but i left the big bowtie ono the tail gate. i saw some guys with the new models have taken it off. Im still undecided. I also left the z71 stickers on it, im undecided about that too. Ill probably take them off eventually but i feel like i paid for the z71 package why not show it off, theyre probably going to come off though.

 

A couple questions:

1. The first one about wax over goo gone.

2. Does anyone know if anyone sells a badgeless front grill for the new model silverado? I think that would look good on the front end and i would definitely remove the rear bowtie if i did that, but i havent found one.

3. Opinions on Z71 stickers

 

Pics for clicks

 

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Dont say anything about the rear window sticker, US merchant marine. that shits stayin there

cerbomark Senior Enthusiast

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Just use some polish on the marked up areas, mine did that too, think it s from all the rubbbing to get the glue off.. Take that Bowtie off too :D .. I left my Z71 stickers on too. I wanted to be different and now that everones removing them I ll leave mine on. What did you do with the door emblems? I took off the little GM badge only. Put up some pics. What does the beer on the tailgate do to help? :P

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Just use some polish on the marked up areas, mine did that too, think it s from all the rubbbing to get the glue off.. Take that Bowtie off too :D .. I left my Z71 stickers on too. I wanted to be different and now that everones removing them I ll leave mine on. What did you do with the door emblems? I took off the little GM badge only. Put up some pics. What does the beer on the tailgate do to help? :P

 

Yeah the stickers will probably come off sometime, bow tie too eventually. I took everything off the door and those look sooooo much better, im really happy about how the doors look.

 

The beer is the most important part, it actually took longer than i thought it would too.

 

Still no help on finding a badgeless grille?

 

i guess ill take a few pictures tomorrow

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The Z71 sticker has to go. Especially on the 1/2 ton CCSB. The box is already midgetized and the Z71 stick just makes it look stubbier (TWSS).

 

Takes a few minutes to get it off with a hair dryer and then you know the rest.

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