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    cleaning inside badges and lettering?

    How are you guys getting all the haze and product out of your lettering? For example my "Tundra" lettering that is small or the "platinum" badges have hazy looking residue in them and I am trying it all with no luck. I went at it with an air compressor and a spray bottle of water and car wash but still there. I tried Q-tips with detail spray on them but still just smears.

    I wish there were some sort of micro fiber brush that would get in those tiny areas.

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    Re: cleaning inside badges and lettering?

    Get a boars hair brush and Optimum Power Clean.

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    Re: cleaning inside badges and lettering?

    Clean Vent Kit $10.99
    Two boars hair brushes for cleaning in tight places. Were calling it the Clean Vent Kit , but its really a clean everywhere kit. This kit contains two brushes that are invaluable when it comes to cleaning ...

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    Re: cleaning inside badges and lettering?

    1$ paint brush trim down the hairs for a stiffer brush, or order some stippling brushes(swissvax style) those can be found for around 5$ shipped or less. or qtip and a light polish is what i use to clean the paint inside the emblems, that is why i debaged my car minus the middle toyota emblem....

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    Re: cleaning inside badges and lettering?

    Old worn soft tooth brush.

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    Re: cleaning inside badges and lettering?

    thanks guys. I am thinking about a debadge as well but I have a Platinum tundra and all the lettering matches well with the chrome door handles etc.

    Not real sure if I want to take all the badges off. Dont you just let it sit outside a while and heat up then pull the letters off? I bought some plastic razor blades which would help start an edge to lift up and not scratch the paint.

    Any tips if I decide to go that route?

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    Re: cleaning inside badges and lettering?

    Quote Originally Posted by brian45acp View Post
    thanks guys. I am thinking about a debadge as well but I have a Platinum tundra and all the lettering matches well with the chrome door handles etc.

    Not real sure if I want to take all the badges off. Dont you just let it sit outside a while and heat up then pull the letters off? I bought some plastic razor blades which would help start an edge to lift up and not scratch the paint.

    Any tips if I decide to go that route?
    Use a hair dryer and some fishing line or dental floss.

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    Steam and small boar's hair brush.

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    Re: cleaning inside badges and lettering?

    +1 on the fishing line cuts right though the double back tape.

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    Just curious how do you like your tundra. I have a 2011 platinum in black myself


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