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Big_Blue
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10/30/2002
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Just bought my first Dodge Dakota 4x2 Quad Cab this weekend. Whats the best way to remove the Dodge Dakota graphic off my tailgate ? Thanks in advance, looking forward to reading the boards here and getting some good tips for some upcoming mods.
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MightyDakSXT
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10/30/2002
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I removed all the decals from my Dakota. The Dodge decal on the tailgate came off easier than the others. Use a hair dryer to warm the area up a bit and then use your fingernail to peel them off. If there is any adhesive left, use some Goo Gone or Goof Off to remove it. Simple as that. Congrats on the new purchase!
2002 RC SXT, 3.9 Liter V6, 5-spd, 3.55 rear, Extang Tonneau, Autolite 3923 Plugs, Borg Warner Cap & Rotor, Quick D Intake, Modified V8 TB, Gibson Exhaust, Robert Shaw 180° T-stat, Custom Grille, JBA 9mm Wires, Clear Corners, Window Tint, Weatherflectors
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Lab Rat
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10/30/2002
15:14:22
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I've been meaning to ask the same question for weeks. Thanks, ya'll!
LR
Gibson Dual Sport, AirForce One air intake, Jet II, Jet TBS, 180 stat, IAT, TPS, no viscous fan, Lakewood traction bars, "Wilson" antenna ball...when are we gonna see some real parts??!!
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yates-in-DE
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10/30/2002
15:29:38
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It looks good once it's done also.
Later,
MyVW Killer
Lynn
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Texas Todd
Dodge Dakota
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10/30/2002
15:41:11
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01 QC 4.7
The DODGE decal on the tailgate came off the first day I picked it up. I just gently pulled the stickers off, no prob. Didn't mind it, just like the plain look on the tailgate.
Good advice though about heating it if needed.
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Lab Rat
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10/30/2002
15:57:20
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Sweet. Yea, the plain look is a lot better than cheap letters. I wish they'd stop all this cost reduction crap!!
Hey Yates, when are you headed back to Tejas??
LR
Gibson Dual Sport, AirForce One air intake, Jet II, Jet TBS, 180 stat, IAT, TPS, no viscous fan, Lakewood traction bars, "Wilson" antenna ball...when are we gonna see some real parts??!!
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yates-in-DE
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10/30/2002
16:03:43
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The picture of the truck above is at the Shippers waiting for the Agriculture Inspection to ship it back last friday (can't have no dirt on it to ship it, might bring bugs). We leave here the end of Nov to spend thanks giving in San Antonio, and then head off for Colorado Springs. I hope Dec 1 my truck is ready to pick up in Dallas, I miss it already.
Later,
MyVW Killer
Lynn
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DaveR
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10/30/2002
16:20:45
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The easiest and fastest way i've found so far is to get an eraser wheel from a local auto body supplyer. It's a rubber wheel that goes into a drill or air tool and you just touch the spinning edge to the sticker. And best off all it's safe for clear coats. All you have to do is hit the area with some water afterwards to get rid of the rubber shavings. Great for really old stickers.
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Lab Rat
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10/30/2002
16:21:41
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Cool, have a good trip and don't forget to load up on the Tex-Mex while you're here in Dallas!!
LR
Gibson Dual Sport, AirForce One air intake, Jet II, Jet TBS, 180 stat, IAT, TPS, no viscous fan, Lakewood traction bars, "Wilson" antenna ball...when are we gonna see some real parts??!!
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North GA Dak
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10/30/2002
16:57:40
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I also removed all of my decals. Went to my local dealer and bought the plastic/chrome letters for the 2003 RAM. $33 and some change. I think it is a nice touch. You pay good money for a nice truck and they put STICKERS on? Hmmmmmmm!
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D
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10/30/2002
18:00:09
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screw those stickers, and the handles too!
why dont they paint them from the factory?
pissed me off so bad, I figured I would just get
rid of them ; )
2001 4.7 CC auto
shaved door handles & tailgate
welded Sir Michaels roll pan
DJM drop 3/6
airaid intake
180 stat, ported-polished TB
Dynomax 3" dumped carsound cat
HO cams/manifold, Sure Grip & 3.92's collecting dust!
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for7v8
Dodge Dakota
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10/30/2002
19:17:34
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Hey guys,
Anyone removed the stickers after a few miles? Just curious if I'm going to have noticeable 'clean' spots. I'd like to remove them, but I have a black dakota with 37K on her. Paint's still in good shape but I'd like to know if anyone else had done it later in their dakota's life. ; )
Thanks a million.
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The Dude
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10/30/2002
20:22:56
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for7v8: I used to have a '99 Forest Green Dakota (before I got the '02 Silver) and I took the decals off pretty late. I'd say after about 30K. You could see a ghost of the decals in the sunlight, but that's about it. No one noticed it at all until after I pointed it out, and in some cases they didn't notice even after I did point it out. I don't know with Black though, that's a pretty tough color to judge.
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DaveR
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10/30/2002
20:46:43
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I removed the dealers stickers at 90k and got no ghosting from the stickers. It was a Gen II forest grean though
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blkquad01
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10/30/2002
23:31:40
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for7v8, just to let you know I took the decals of my black quad at about 42000... I used Turtle Wax lack wax on it right after I took them off.. it was still warm here then... worked great.. blended it all together... no noticable "shadow"
Chad
'01 Quad 4x2, 4.7, 3.55 LSD, Volant Intake, Dual's through street scene holie rolie pan, Carbon Fibre Euro's, Clear Corners, Red Underbody Kit, All Emblems Removed..
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BlackDakRacer
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10/30/2002
23:43:04
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hey lynn i live in san antonio, will you have your truck?
~~Eric
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yates-in-DE
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10/30/2002
23:57:13
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Not for the week of thanks giving, but hopefully I will get it the week after and come back from Dallas to SA to p/u our pooches on the 2nd of Dec. And then leave on the 3rd to get to Colorado. Check me up about then and we'll catch some Joe or a brew.
Lawrence,
I may get a chance to stop by and shout at ya while I'm there in Big D. We'll see.
Later,
MyVW Killer
Lynn
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North GA Dak
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10/31/2002
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'01 Flame Red QC 4.7
I removed mine at 20,000 and no problems. There was little fading. Nothing a good orbital buffer couldn't handle.
Mine came off quite by accident......the sprayer at the carwash took care of some of the right side so I fininshed the sticker removal when I got home.
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BlackDakRacer
Dodge Dakota
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10/31/2002
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i'm only three and a hlaf years old, nah i'm only 19 lynn. would like to check out your truck.
~~Eric
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yates-in-DE
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10/31/2002
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Eric,
That's cool, I allways over do it on Coca Cola when I go out for a brew with someone, I don't drink, and haven't for 19 years, HA! The Joe is OK at Jim's, that would be better anyway.
Later,
MyVW Killer
Lynn
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97_blk_dak
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10/31/2002
01:00:55
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I recently changed my red decals to silver on my 97. When I removed the old decals, you couldn't tell at all where the old ones were. No ghosting at all. I was actually kinda pissed because I didn't mark were they were. I just figured that the paint on my BLACK truck would have faded at least enough so I could see where to put the new decals. I think I got them pretty close, but I did get a couple of the letters crooked. I guess I will have to try again.
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kota318
Dodge Dakota
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10/31/2002
03:00:48
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do you guys think there would be any ghosting on a white '97 with 60,000 miles? i like the no-badging look but dont want to see any marks. also my badges arent the stickers, its a plastice that has a crystal carban-fiber look(if that made any since) and i have the V-8 emblem on the front fenders are those just glued on or not?
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tekmon
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10/31/2002
08:47:55
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On a White '98 SLT-CC, want to remove the Dodge SLT form the sides and the DODGE Raised letters from the gate.. The # miles don't matter its the sunlight UV rays that get ya !!
Any tips from dak'rs who have removed these raised letters ?
There are lost of postings but most seem to be the Sport lettering.. decals.
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routesixtysixer
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10/31/2002
10:06:21
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tekmon... I have heard that the best way to go is fishing line. Use a "sawing" motion back and forth, starting at the edge of the emblem. The fishing line will cut through the rubber/adhesive backing on the emblem. You'll have some clean-up to perform that is about equivalent to removing a decal to get the remaining adhesive off. If you don't damage the emblem, I might want to take it off your hands. Let me know.
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tekmon
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10/31/2002
11:16:06
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routesixtysixer -> Fishing line I can deal with.
What type line is best:
standard mono, fluorocarbon, copolymir, braided nylon, spiderwire ...?
What brand :Berkley, Stren, Maxima...?
What Lp test ?
Which emblem are you interested in, they are each individual letters ?
Or as my son says "cathcing", because we always catch um, fishing is for rookies that don't catch.
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Big_Blue
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10/31/2002
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Thanks guys for all the tips..The logos are gone, simply used the peel em and Goo Gone method. :)
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xplikt
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10/31/2002
14:21:27
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Need Blow Dryer
Need Fingernail
Maybe Goo Gone
Maybe Wax
Done :)
-Mike
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2002 2WD RC SLT 4.7L 5spd 3.92 LSD
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Bilstein custom tuned shocks
Roadmaster Active Suspension
Shaved emblems and antennae
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MightyDakSXT
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10/31/2002
17:35:48
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Hey Yates -- What kind of roll pan do you have on your Dak?
2002 RC SXT, 3.9 Liter V6, 5-spd, 3.55 rear, Extang Tonneau, Autolite 3923 Plugs, Borg Warner Cap & Rotor, Quick D Intake, Modified V8 TB, Gibson Exhaust, Robert Shaw 180° T-stat, Custom Grille, JBA 9mm Wires, Clear Corners, Window Tint, Weatherflectors
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kota318
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11/01/2002
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so, is anyone gonna answere my question? would therE be and ghoshing on a white dakota about 5 years old?? paint is in great shape??? NEED TO KNOW BEFORE I TAKE IT OFF!!??
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yates-in-DE
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11/01/2002
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Matt,
It's a Sir Michaels. I had to get a metal one due to the first Fiber Glass Roll Pan disintegrated on the Autobahn at 135 mph. It still needs a little alignment, it sets a little low on the right side.
Kota 318,
I really don't think you will have a problem on a white truck. Once you take them off, do a good fine polish to about 6" out from where the old stickers was, and come back and use a good quality wax, it should be OK. Generally the ghosting happens on reds, blacks and blues.
Later,
MyVW Killer
Lynn
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tekmon
Dodge Dakota
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11/01/2002
07:40:43
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kota318
There is no way to predict if there will be ghosting, depends on how much UV, sunlight, the paint was exposed to, and how well the paint around the emblem was kept.
Mine is white also, a '98, in Florida's sunshine. I'll be pulling the tailgate letters off in the next couple weeks and see.
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