After watching my hood scoops deteriorate after 4 years I finally decided to take them off. And I have a new found respect for that double sided 3M tape as it lasted 4 years and was still a b!tch to get the scoops off. But now my hood looks like this. I tried goo gone on some of the smaller and thinner areas but how should I remove the bigger portions without damaging the paint?

-Clear coat damage:



-My Situation:








Thought I'd pimp my sisters ride!

 

get it down to as little as you can with a razor blade but dont cut the paint then wet sanding it might help or get some good adhesive remover and put it on and let it sit on for a while then try and take them off.


you didnt like my make them functional idea with cutting the hood out and making them work?

 

Have you tried adhesive remover....like Goo Gone or Goof Off......I use goo gone to lubricate while i go at it with a razer blade...carefully. Let the goo gone soak in, and you might be able to get away with not using a razer blade.

(look back and i do see you did use goo gone.)

 

They make an eraser type thing that goes in a drill. It will take that stuff right off. They use them in the majority of body shops.

I don't know the exact name for them. Let me do some googling and if I find something I'll post it.

 

Try some Goo Gone, that normally removes adhesive for me.

 

http://store.autotoolexpress.com/sgt17900.html

Here its called an eraser wheel. A local body shop should be able to sell you one. My roommate works in a collision center and they sell 'em.

 

X2. Ive heard they work well.

 

wow thanks for all the quick responses

ya I have been using goo gone, it's working 'alright' just takin awhile cuz its a larger area

I do like that idea but I figured they'd have to come off to get repainted anyway, but for the amount of money I'd spend on blending them into the hood and gettin it repainted I'd probably be better off buyin a new hood...

I have heard of those, if I can't get the rest off I'll go out and snag one!

So I assume they won't tear up your clear coat?

 

Nope. I used one when i put my '06 emblems on. i couldn't get the old emblem tape off and my roommate brought me one of these. It didn't hurt the paint at all and it took the tape off in less than 5 minutes. They work great.

 

I just got all the tape off I could and stuck the new ones on lol

 

if you wet sand it you wont have to repaint the hood you will just need to get it clear coated that shouldnt cost your much.

 

wd40 works at getting it off too it like brakes down the tape..

then bust out the polishing wheel and some compound and go to town

 

Did yeah gte that crap off yet eric!

 

No I got a good bit off, I missed the hours for the parts store to get an eraser wheel, if napa doesn't have one, my neighbor can grab me one at the body shop he works at, so either way it'll be done sometime tomorrow!

 

Why did you take them off?

 

look at the first picture.


try some wd40, it works to remove sticker goo.

 

That eraser wheel will burn your paint if you keep it in one spot to long so just don't work one spot to long. Other wise they are amazing. So easy to use. I'm going to get one for myself (used a friends) and take off the pin strip on my truck.

 

Ya I took em off cuz they were gonna need re-clear coated at least anyway, now I think I'm just gonna sell em, I thought it looked cool while I had em but everyone else hated those things!

I'd rather have a cowl hood or somethin anyway

 

yeah, eraser wheels can be your friend

I still have my 2 pack from 3 years ago. They last a good while

 

I bought my eraser wheel off the matco tool guy a couple weeks ago, put it on my air drill, and debadged my whole truck in 30 min, took longer taking the emblems off than getting the 3m off...

Well worth the 15$ i paid for it.. luckly i have a silver truck, so i dont have to worry about scratches from the pad...

It takes anything off that you can rub off with your finger...

Rocky

 

Cool...let me know if you decide to sell them.

 

sent ya a PM johnny

and ya guys I snagged an eraser wheel off my buddy who works at a body shop, and I'll say about 20 minutes of sweat is equal to 30 seconds with an eraser wheel! Got all the sticky stuff off but I think the hood is due for a good buff job, as the paint looks very slightly discolored from where the scoops were

 

go get yourself a good meguires claybar. spend a little bit of time with that on the truck and you will be amazed at how good the paint will end up.

how much you selling the scoops for?

 

the eraser wheels work great, i took off the "4x4" decals on the bed, and the "SE" and "MAZDA" decals off the tailgate with my buddys eraser wheel. well worth it to buy it.

 

Sorry I already sold the scoops to Johnny who inquired about them earlier in the thread

I'll def look into the claybar, I always see threads of people's positive response from using those, But I never got around to it yet. Is there a specific routine to follow when using those?