I hope you're staying out of trouble macnut
Sometimes all a guitar needs is a different badge...
HAHAHA...
We debadge "emblems" to make the car's look cleaner... havent tried a VIN plate yet!
If it is 2s foam tape, try fishing line... Wrap it around two sticks then clothesline the fishing line between the badge and the headstock and slowly pull and "cut" through the tape. Cleanup remains with goo gone. It works with debadging cars.