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whats the best way to do this without hurting the paint? is it just glued on? oops i shoulda put this in asthetics i guess. oh well 
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It's double sides tape. Same thing as the door dings. Fishing line to start it, then pull slowly, then use a credit card to get most of the tape off, then some paint thinner or even WD40 to get the sticky stuff off, then wsh and wax that spot, especially if you used paint thinner.
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A smooth flat head screwdriver. That's how I did it.
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thank you! i was hoping it would be that easy 
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Use dental floss in a "sawing" motion (without pulling too hard) . Once the emblem is off , use bug & tar remover to get the residue off . Quick & easy  .
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Originally posted by Y2KMondeoSVT:
Use dental floss in a "sawing" motion (without pulling too hard) . Once the emblem is off , use bug & tar remover to get the residue off . Quick & easy .
More comfortable if you wear leather work glove doing it this way. That darn floss is pretty strong and can slice your skin open.
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don't remove the contour emblem,, remove the GL or whatever you have and replace with a cooler emblem (zetec for me) no need for gloves you will only be doing it for a few seconds i used 50lb test monofilament, though it's really not needed to be that strong,, just felt like using it...the worse part is removing adhesive tape from ding guards,, my tape came up on the emblem,, so just cleaned and put new emblem on..
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well i got some mondeo badges from norway shipped to me the other day and id like to replace the contour one with mondeo. my boyfriend says its a stupid idea and everyone else ive asked seems to think its great. i personally think its neat. any opinions on this would also be appreciated 
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Well , I think you just opened a can of worms there , Mandy  . Lemme tell you ... many , many people will tell you THEIR opinion on why they think it's stupid . I say , it's YOUR car . Do what YOU like ! CLICK HERE to see what I think on the matter . Have fun with your Contour !
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thank you. i like it
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