Debadging Poll

[Chopper]

Haven't taken floss & heat gun in hand yet, but it is inevitable. The question is, do they go back on?? The paint is awful. I work in a paint and custom shop, so I gotta at least take out the peel. Kinda hard to admit ISUZU made anything this cool. Not sure I want the world to know---ya know?

[ctp]

All you guys who got replacement badges that say "Lunar Rover, etc" where did you find them? Were they custom made?

I took my front and rear badges off yesterday. When I was coming out of Best Buy I watched a guy walk around my VX 3 times

[Apostle]

changed the rear to vcross, going to change it back to isuzu, not sure why, but seems out of place i guess

[Thickness]

For the izusu badge on the grille,I sanded it and painted it flat black.What is the best way to remove the Izusu from the back?

[Chopper]

Dental floss, an' a heat gun! Warm it up a bit, then shave it off with the waxed floss. A good wet sanding&buffing will get rid of any shadows. A decent detail shop should be able to provide the service. This ain't an area you want to teach yourself. Start wet sanding paint, the potential for disaster is huge.

[Thickness]

Thanks,Chopper.I`ll find someone this weekend.

[SuperDave]

Just debadged the rear billboard. Got started with a plastic knife and the rest peeled off easily by hand. Rubbed away the adhesive residue without a problem.

My first modification. The appearance is much improved IMHO.

[mrtew]

I finally debadged today and I love it. I was worried that the rear would look like it has a blank spot without the billboard, but on a Proton VX it looks totally fine. The bright color fills in the space beautifully and the same with the C-pillars. The whole truck looks so smooth now. I didn't do it so much to hide its identity, but because I don't think that yellow and chrome really go together. The big benefit that I see from having it debadged is that the five people a month that pull up and ask what kind of SUV I'm driving won't seem so stupid without those huge ISUZU VehiCROSS logos staring them in the face.

[David Wiltshire]

In reply to the question raised by ctp if you have a look at the picture Lunar Rover badges in my gallery you can see a black plastic backed badge with a brushed type aluminium front I had made by one of those local badge companies that are everywhere here in the UK it cost about $10 each and so far are still perfect. Once you remove the front ISUZU badge (you have to be brutal) give the dimensions to the badge company and hopefully you get a good badge in fact the guy from the badge company came out and measured mine on the spot for me.

[drdirt]

left the 3.5, 4wd and VehiCross on the pillars. new wheels took car of that and previous owner did the Ironman on the hood. Got the great folks at domed letters to make one that says ISITU in the same font. love to keep em wondering

[VXR]

Just finished debadging and it looks great! No problems and would recommend to everyone...

[transio]

I voted "took everything off". I still have "Isuzu" on the 4 wheels and front grill, but the wheels are changing soon, and the grill not long after that. I also kept the 4WD, ToD and 3.5L for now. They'll follow the rest soon.

[UNEVEN THOUGHTS]

I removed everything with the exception of TOD and 3.5L (everything else was in rough shape anyway). Any advice on removing the logos on the wheels would be great.

[Raque Thomas]

Originally posted by UNEVEN THOUGHTS
I removed everything with the exception of TOD and 3.5L (everything else was in rough shape anyway). Any advice on removing the logos on the wheels would be great.

I cut black vinyl tape and put it over the logos on my wheels - you have to look very closely to tell it is there. I have read that with many hours of work, you can get the black medallions off the wheels, but Izusu is stamped into the center car below - so it is fruitless.

[UNEVEN THOUGHTS]

Good call on the vinyl, It worked perfect. I just slapped it over the whole circle and then ran a sharp knife in the crease were the black and chrome meet. Done in 15 minutes.