Jesus Fish
Dana Carpender
finish? My nice spiffy new-used Camry has a Jesus Fish on the back, and
I'd prefer it didn't, but I don't want to mar the paint...
Dana
donut
Just start prying it off with a screwdriver and the lightning flowing
through you should melt the adhesive off nicely.
huey.c...@gmail.com
Hrm. That's a tough one. I'd have to charge at least a beer just to
stand there and give you an estimate. But I suppose I can give you a
list of instructions for the husband.
YOU WILL NEED:
- a shitload of tools. I'm guessing at least
a pair of channel-locks or vise grips,
a flat-headed X-acto knife,
maybe a dremel with a cutting wheel
- a can of bug & road tar remover
- at least a six-pack of beer
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Have a beer. Stand around the car, contemplatin'. Smoke if you got 'em.
2. If you can get some kinda purchase on the thing with channel-locks or
vise grips, try to gently pull it away from the car. Don't feel bad
if you screw the damn fish up, just try to get part of it at least a
razor-blade width away from the car, without screwing up the car.
3. With the x-acto knife as close to flat against the car as you can get
it, try to cut at the glue.
4. Damn, that's not workin'. Have another beer.
5. Crimp on another part of it with the channel-locks.
6. That's not workin' neither. Get the dremel and cut through the face
of the thing.
7. Break a cutting wheel.
8. Swear.
9. Put on another cutting wheel.
10. When you set the dremel down, accidently break the new cutting wheel.
11. Swear.
12. Go get another beer.
13. Put on another cutting wheel.
14. Cut up enough of the plastic that you can grab hold of it with the
channel locks.
15. Pull that sucker off there.
16. VICTORY! Celebrate with another beer.
17. Use the bug & road tar cleaner to get the glue off.
18. This takes some doing. You may need to stop and have another beer.
19. If the last bits of glue don't want to come off, now the x-acto
knife can help. Just don't scratch the paint.
20. When you're done wiping the last of the glue off, it's Miller time!
Have another beer.
See? Car looks good as new. Now, ordinarially, that'd be fifty dollars.
Special discount for you, today only: a case of beer. I still gotta do
an intake manifold, a tuneup, and an engine change later today.
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Lesmond
Glue feet on it.
Kevin O'Neill
I could swear there was once a conversion kit, to put "darwin" inside
these, but I can't find it now.
You could just peel it off and get one of these to cover any mark:
http://www.evolvefish.com/fish/emblems.html
There's a blank one you can paint your own message in, so as long as
your thoughts fit in a fish you're in good shape. Hey wait, you've
already got one of those. Huh. Nevermind.
Kevin
Les Albert
<dcar...@kivanospam.net> wrote:
Never underestimate the power of prayer.
But seriously folks .....
According to one of the car guys at:
http://www.solsticeforum.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-529.html
"Each emblem is a little different. There are stick on vinyl letters.
These you can usually get a finger nail under the corner and just yank
them off. Wipe down where they were to remove any sticky residue and
your good to go. Some plastic emblems are attached by double sided
tape. These you simply "cut" off. Take some dental floss and pull it
through between the emblem and the body. Then get some wax, or bug and
tar cleaner, something paint safe, and rub the remaining tape off the
body. I find Nu Finish (in the orange bottle) is really good for
removing this type of thing. Some emblems, like on some Chryslers, are
plastic letters that stick directly to the car. I am not sure if the
dental floss trick would work, but using the heating method, you
should be able to pull them off if you can get under them. I would try
just fingernails, or being extremely careful with any other object."
I have never tried to remove any stick-on from the metal of a car
finish, but the dental floss things sounds reasonable. Or you could
change your religion and leave the Jesus fish on the car.
Les
Bob Ward
<dcar...@kivanospam.net> wrote:
Try applying heat from a blowdryer to soften the adhesive. Apply
liberal amounts of WD40 to remove any that remains
Hank Gillette
Dana Carpender <dcar...@kivanospam.net> wrote:
If you can't remove it, you could always add legs...
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Jason Quick
<dcar...@kivanospam.net> wrote:
>Anyone know how to remove a Jesus Fish from a car without dinging the
>finish? My nice spiffy new-used Camry has a Jesus Fish on the back, and
>I'd prefer it didn't, but I don't want to mar the paint...
I've found that the blowdryer trick works nicely, followed by some alcohol
to remove any remaining adhesive.
Jason
Blinky the Shark
> Glue feet on it.
I thought of that, too. He could Xacto them off one of the evo-fish
parodies.
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Woah... déją vu!
Removing a Jesus Fish, posted 10-03-2004, 03:25 AM:
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=278887
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Dana Carpender
Lesmond wrote:
Won't help. It's the deluxe model that says "Jesus" in the middle.
Dana
Dana Carpender
Les Albert wrote:
Truth to tell, I'm totally cool with Jesus. I just find the fish kinda
tacky.
Dana
Harvey Van Sickle
Glue on feet with little tiny holes in them, then.
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James Gifford
> I've found that the blowdryer trick works nicely, followed by some
> alcohol to remove any remaining adhesive.
Agreed. Use a PLASTIC putty knife to lever up on the emblem, with a
suitably soft/firm item as a fulcrum if necessary. If you get the whole
area good and hot, the adhesive will let go. It will probably split between
the car and fish, leaving you with some to remove, but car finishes are
resistant to most solvents and you should have no trouble getting the rest
off. Try rubbing alcohol and Goo-Gone - although you might want to try the
latter somewhere inconspicuous on the paint first.
Your remaining problem depends on what color the car is and how long it was
piscinated - if it's a fade-prone color like red or a dark blue or green,
you might have an unfaded fish-shape in the paint. No good fix for that.
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> Be careful...you will take 50 percent damage to your hitpoints and
> will have to endure a curse that will have to be removed by a mage.
Not if you're a Grav/Force Controller. So HA!
Charles Bishop
<K_S_O...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>On Thu, 07 Oct 2004 03:42:15 GMT, Dana Carpender
><dcar...@kivanospam.net> wrote:
>
>>Anyone know how to remove a Jesus Fish from a car without dinging the
>>finish? My nice spiffy new-used Camry has a Jesus Fish on the back, and
>>I'd prefer it didn't, but I don't want to mar the paint...
>
>I could swear there was once a conversion kit, to put "darwin" inside
>these, but I can't find it now.
>
>You could just peel it off and get one of these to cover any mark:
>
>http://www.evolvefish.com/fish/emblems.html
I didn't go to the site, being lazy, but I saw one yesterday that had "N
Chips" inside it. I followed it for a while, but they weren't selling
them.
charles, they didn't even have malt vinegar
Opus the Penguin
Huey already recommended alcohol (specifically, beer), which makes
sense. I don't get how the blowdryer figures into it.
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I wouldn't worry too much about marring the paint. A Jesus Fish can be
refinished pretty easily.
James Gifford
> Huey already recommended alcohol (specifically, beer), which makes
> sense. I don't get how the blowdryer figures into it.
Uh, beer doesn't have enough alcohol to do any good as a solvent.
Lots of automotive-type adhesives get soft and loosen when heated. They're
designed to stay somewhat pliant to combat vibration and age loosening, and
take to heat the way a cat does.
Crashj
<dcar...@kivanospam.net> wrote:
You know Who to complain to if you never sell another book, eh?
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Opus the Penguin
> Opus the Penguin <opusthe...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Huey already recommended alcohol (specifically, beer), which
>> makes sense. I don't get how the blowdryer figures into it.
>
> Uh, beer doesn't have enough alcohol to do any good as a solvent.
You're using it wrong.
> Lots of automotive-type adhesives get soft and loosen when heated.
> They're designed to stay somewhat pliant to combat vibration and
> age loosening, and take to heat the way a cat does.
But what about MY needs?
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Joseph Michael Bay
>James Gifford <n...@nitrosyncretic.kom> wrote:
>> Opus the Penguin <opusthe...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Huey already recommended alcohol (specifically, beer), which
>>> makes sense. I don't get how the blowdryer figures into it.
>>
>> Uh, beer doesn't have enough alcohol to do any good as a solvent.
>You're using it wrong.
Water's a decent solvent for a lot of things, so maybe Coors would
be good. Another good way to do it is to have a high-pressure jet
of superheated beer.
Blinky the Shark
> Opus the Penguin <opusthe...@gmail.com> writes:
>>James Gifford <n...@nitrosyncretic.kom> wrote:
>>> Opus the Penguin <opusthe...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Huey already recommended alcohol (specifically, beer), which
>>>> makes sense. I don't get how the blowdryer figures into it.
>>> Uh, beer doesn't have enough alcohol to do any good as a solvent.
>>You're using it wrong.
> Water's a decent solvent for a lot of things, so maybe Coors would
> be good. Another good way to do it is to have a high-pressure jet
> of superheated beer.
Easily tested: rapidly drink a 12-pack that's been sitting next to you
on the sand, at the beach.
Charles Bishop
Michael Bay) wrote:
>Opus the Penguin <opusthe...@gmail.com> writes:
>
>>James Gifford <n...@nitrosyncretic.kom> wrote:
>
>>> Opus the Penguin <opusthe...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Huey already recommended alcohol (specifically, beer), which
>>>> makes sense. I don't get how the blowdryer figures into it.
>>>
>>> Uh, beer doesn't have enough alcohol to do any good as a solvent.
>
>>You're using it wrong.
>
>Water's a decent solvent for a lot of things, so maybe Coors would
>be good. Another good way to do it is to have a high-pressure jet
>of superheated beer.
Don't forget to thaw the chicken first.
chalres
Lots42 The Library Avenger
>Your remaining problem depends on what color the car is and how long it was
>piscinated - if it's a fade-prone color like red or a dark blue or green,
>you might have an unfaded fish-shape in the paint. No good fix for that.
>
>--
>|=- James Gifford
Get one of those 'Darwin fish eating a Jesus fish' symbols
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James Gifford
> Get one of those 'Darwin fish eating a Jesus fish' symbols
Or a "Jerry Falwell has never evolved" bumper sticker...
Erich
Blinky the Shark <no....@box.invalid> wrote:
> Lesmond wrote:
> > On Thu, 07 Oct 2004 03:42:15 GMT, Dana Carpender wrote:
>
> >>Anyone know how to remove a Jesus Fish from a car without dinging the
> >>finish? My nice spiffy new-used Camry has a Jesus Fish on the back, and
> >>I'd prefer it didn't, but I don't want to mar the paint...
>
> > Glue feet on it.
>
> I thought of that, too. He could Xacto them off one of the evo-fish
> parodies.
Give the existing Jesus fish a mate.
Then add three child fish, one of which has feet.
... Erich
Lesmond
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>
>James Gifford <n...@nitrosyncretic.kom> wrote:
>
>> Lots of automotive-type adhesives get soft and loosen when heated.
>> They're designed to stay somewhat pliant to combat vibration and
>> age loosening, and take to heat the way a cat does.
>
>But what about MY needs?
>
We already know how to get a penguin off... ice, herring, and dandelions.
Sean
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Crashj
wrote:
>From: Opus the Penguin opusthe...@gmail.com
>
>>
>>But what about MY needs?
>We already know how to get a penguin off... ice, herring, and dandelions.
Mostly on other penguins.
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Rich Clancey
>Anyone know how to remove a Jesus Fish from a car without dinging the
>finish? My nice spiffy new-used Camry has a Jesus Fish on the back, and
>I'd prefer it didn't, but I don't want to mar the paint...
Use new Christ-Off, the wonder savior remover!
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