Emblem Replacement Question

[Toms356]

Vandals broke off part the Carrera emblem on the deck lid of my 993. I want replace the emblem. What is the best way to remove the broken piece without damaging the paint?
Thanks, Tom

[ttweed]

I believe they are attached with double-sided tape. I would try a heat gun (hairdryer) to soften the glue and then a piece of strong dental floss worked under the emblem from side to side, or a stiff plastic squeegee to pry up one edge and peel it off. 3M adhesive remover (naptha) should also be able to soften and remove any adhesive without damaging the paint.

[harnishclan]

Or apply the model delete option retroactively and remove the rest of the emblem and residue, then polish it all up. You know it is a Carrera, why give someone a crack at stealing or breaking the next emblem?

[Larry Clark]

Use dental floss to cut through the double-stick tape thats holding on what's left of the old emblem. Then use any gum remover (e.g., Goo-Gone, lighter fluid) to clean off the residue. It's a common operation on Boxsters, which tend to lose the lower-left tail of the Boxster's "B".

If you want to leave the emblem off, note that the paint may have changed color behind the emblem. I tried that with my Arena Red Boxster, and I could see a ghost of the emblem for several months. Eventually, it all blended in.