Hood Letters Removal

[50 Dodge Lug Nut]

Hello All -

 

My son and I are readying Mrs. Green for her new paint job.

 

FWIW, From what we've seen & learned, she still has the original factory paint, although there was some minor body work done on the fenders and trunk lid and the front passenger door was replaced at some time in her past life!

 

We are stumped on how to remove the  D O D G E  letters from the front of the hood without breaking the clips, or worse, breaking the studs off the letters themselves.

 

Attached are two pics of the clips, taken from inside the hood.

 

Anyone sharing their past experiences (good ones only, please) on this, or actual knowledge would be appreciated.

 

Thanks.

 

Frank

[Plymouthy Adams]

dental picks have been the best tool for removal that I have found..even then, you need be careful..just removed the entire set of these clips from a 50 Plymouth...if you careful you can reuse the clips...I do recommend that as they are quite hard to find intact..

[49roadster]

I have done it with a small screwdriver but I think the pick would be better.

[50 Dodge Lug Nut]

dental picks have been the best tool for removal that I have found..even then, you need be careful..just removed the entire set of these clips from a 50 Plymouth...if you careful you can reuse the clips...I do recommend that as they are quite hard to find intact..

Thank you Plymouthy for your suggestion and to 49roadster for a confirmation!

 

Dental picks it shall be.......................and I guess I'm going to have to find some more patience and time. Both of which seem to be in short supply at my age.

 

Again, many thanks for the help.

 

Frank

[DonaldSmith]

Harbor Freight has dental picks.

[Don Coatney]

I have had these for years but I don't recall where I got them.

 

 

[Plymouthy Adams]

DonaldSmith, on 10 Dec 2014 - 07:32 AM, said:

Harbor Freight has dental picks.

while Harbor Freight does carry dental picks...they are not the quality you need for this operation...they may get the job done but will definitely show wear and tear for your effort..as a get you by... you can get these but used dental picks are often found on the internet and at about all swap meets that I attend.  These are the better tools...they still breakable..and yes they break and not bend under pressure as the HF will

[Don Coatney]

I also have this set made by MAC that are a bit more durable.

 

[Dodgeb4ya]

Dental picks/scalers are good to have. My dentist gives them to me.....

[MarkAubuchon]

Try a die grinder!  just kidding, What ever you use, screw driver or prick just take your time and work them off very slowly.  Good Luck