bigdaddy87547

$40......damn I paid $14 from a local autobody parts supplier store. When doing mine, Found out real quick that my truck was repainted. Took off some clear coat real fast.

Tubbyfatty

Yea i dont know of any real autobody part stores around here. next time im gonna bust out google lol.

lovetharunner

Nice job Shawn! That was one of the first things I did when I got my 4Runner. I made a thread about it. Here is the link: http://https://www.yotatech.com/foru...inside-147360/

You can use the 3M wheel on the spot where your emblems were. That should take most of it off, or atleast push it to one side. Then take a hair dryer and heat up the gunk a little bit to make it soft. Then take a soft cloth with some WD40 and wipe it down. Did that on mine and love it!

904_runner

im somewhat depressed on how nicely your stripes came off compaired to mine.

With my truck i believe the paint on the driver side was damaged cause when i took off it actually went down to the primer on some spots.

T4L

Nice job. The previous owner of my runner removed the stripe from the driver's side, but left the passenger side....I'll have to get on that. Mine is the same color as yours, so it made a good preview of what to expect.

Tubbyfatty

Yea i bookmarked it a while ago, your truck inspired me haha.

Those spots on the back arent glue, its the primer. but im gonna paint the emblems to kinda match the truck and throw em back on.

Tubbyfatty

Yeah man go for it. It looks like i got a new paint job. The paint looks darker and the whole truck just looks 100x better.

dieselloco427

I've found my next project!! I've got the same stripes you've got, except on burgandy paint. I'm kind of worried about taking anything abrasive to it, because my clearcoat is flaking in some spots.

Hey Shawn, You should try to find some Hilux Surf emblems to replace the 4Runner and SR5 V6 emblems, just throwing that idea out there.

Tubbyfatty

This wheel is just like a big eraser, literally. But if the clear coat is flaking around the stripes, i wouldnt try it. You could go to a body shop and ask them if they think the clear would come off.

or just remove em and then have someone respray the clear. I used to work at a body shop and there was a few people who would ask us to remove the striping for them


HAHA that would be awesoem to have hilux surf on the back. Thanks for the idea.

24Runna

How did it go? Some idiot PO clear coated the driver side OVER the stripes So I can't take the dang things off. (Or at least not to my knowledge..)


On that note anyone know on any good scratch remover? /OT

Tubbyfatty

I put a few scratches with a razer blade on my rear gate. buffing compound worked.

they were light scratches tho.