Debadge

AMDftw · August 18, 2016

My first mod. Not a big fan of chrome so, off they went. Also, over time they get hard to clean behind the letters unless you take a toothbrush and clean them that way.

Next, is a complete wax and grease remover with a really good wax job.

Mr_454ss · August 18, 2016

Love that clean tailgate. I have been thinking about removing that big "GMC" but I have no clue how. How did you go about removing?

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TJay74 · August 18, 2016

First mod I did with mine was to remove the tailgate GMC logo, then on the new truck I removed the lower chrome door trim as well.

Daryl LBZ · August 18, 2016

Looks clean.

dorkweed · August 18, 2016

I de-badged my signature truck about 10 days after I got her. Took off 3 "silverados", 1 dealer sticker, 2 4x4 stickers, and 2 dealer license plate holders. I left the bow tie on the tale gate as it contrasts well with the graphite color of the truck.

Penguin VII · August 18, 2016

Looks great man. Did you use an eraser wheel or your thumb?

Also, you going to leave the bumper guard on the doors? I'm thinking about stripping mine.

TJay74 · August 18, 2016

Looks great man. Did you use an eraser wheel or your thumb?

Also, you going to leave the bumper guard on the doors? I'm thinking about stripping mine.

I wish GM had continued the monochromatic scheme on the All Terrain package, I would have left mine. I just hated the chrome on the doors, looks out of place. I put color matching door handles on last week. Next up will be the mirror caps and then to black out the window trim and then all of the chrome will be gone off of my truck.

AMDftw · August 18, 2016

Love that clean tailgate. I have been thinking about removing that big "GMC" but I have no clue how. How did you go about removing?

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Buy 25bls. fishing line. $1.84 and walmart Cut a 3 foot section and wrap both end around a finger or hand. Leave about a 1 foot gap between each hand. Place the fishing line behind the badge and use a sawing action. Don't pull very hard, just let the line do the work. Be careful not to over heat the line or it will just break in half. If it gets stuck, back out and try again. If so, just unwind from either hand start over. I noticed if you let the line to get just warm enough it will cut the best. Do this in the sunlight or if you have a heat gun, just warm up the badge a bit. If you live in a cold region, heat it up or you will play hell trying to cut it. Now comes the fun part. The sticky sh*t left behind. I used my thumb but I would highly recommend the 3m rubber wheel. Buy 2. the Big GMC logo is huge!!!! I've done this so many times with my thumb on all my past cars and trucks and never bought the rubber wheel. It hurts after a while, All the pain is worth it. lol

I found a video I use a long time ago

These are the rubber wheels i was talking about. It won't scratch your paint if you wash the car or truck first. Don't lay into the into it, just let the wheel do its job.

https://www.amazon.com/3M-Stripe-Wheel-Mandrel-Diameter/dp/B00063VT0G

AND PLEASE WASH IT FIRST, unless you truely don't care. I just bought my truch this past sunday so I care very much.

Hope this helps.

Looks great man. Did you use an eraser wheel or your thumb?

Also, you going to leave the bumper guard on the doors? I'm thinking about stripping mine.

I gave my truck a Thumb job. lol

The bumper guards might go. I don't know just yet. At least its white. If it was chrome, that sh*t would have been off by now. haha

I wish GM had continued the monochromatic scheme on the All Terrain package, I would have left mine. I just hated the chrome on the doors, looks out of place. I put color matching door handles on last week. Next up will be the mirror caps and then to black out the window trim and then all of the chrome will be gone off of my truck.

I agree but I hate having to scrub the letters and you really never can clean well between the letters.

Mr_454ss · August 18, 2016

Awesome thanks for the info

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O_J_Simpson · August 19, 2016

Use braded fishing line as above and buy a bottle of auto trim decal remover. Makes the job very painless.

slj2008 · August 19, 2016

only thing on the truck = bowtie tailgate , Z71 on front doors . Dealership remove all others , before derlivey

Penguin VII · August 19, 2016

The bumper guards might go. I don't know just yet. At least its white. If it was chrome, that sh*t would have been off by now. haha

I feel you. Mine are black (thank god) but I'm thinking about pulling them this weekend. I like the clean look so much better. I bet as soon as I strip and clean the truck it gets dinged in a week.

TJay74 · August 19, 2016

only thing on the truck = bowtie tailgate , Z71 on front doors . Dealership remove all others , before derlivey

Yep, same here. GMC logo on the front, All Terrain on the doors and the small Sierra on the rear tailgate only. No door trim at all. I love the look, very clean and smooth. Easy to keep clean as well and wax without having to clean the edges of the door trim.

ricker6869 · August 19, 2016

Buy 25bls. fishing line. $1.84 and walmart Cut a 3 foot section and wrap both end around a finger or hand. Leave about a 1 foot gap between each hand. Place the fishing line behind the badge and use a sawing action. Don't pull very hard, just let the line do the work. Be careful not to over heat the line or it will just break in half. If it gets stuck, back out and try again. If so, just unwind from either hand start over. I noticed if you let the line to get just warm enough it will cut the best. Do this in the sunlight or if you have a heat gun, just warm up the badge a bit. If you live in a cold region, heat it up or you will play hell trying to cut it. Now comes the fun part. The sticky sh*t left behind. I used my thumb but I would highly recommend the 3m rubber wheel. Buy 2. the Big GMC logo is huge!!!! I've done this so many times with my thumb on all my past cars and trucks and never bought the rubber wheel. It hurts after a while, All the pain is worth it. lol

One wheel will last you a long time ( 50 emblems worth )....they are not very cheap also.

MHPrior80 · August 19, 2016

Did mine a few months back along with door emblems. So much cleaner looking!! I also have a white truck. Cleaning in between those letters are horrible. Looks good though!!