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Title: Car Badges
Post by: Omega paul on 31 May 2011, 18:59:51
I would like to de badge my car ? Which is the best way of removing them and the glue that sticks tham on thanks.
Title: Re: Car Badges
Post by: waspy on 31 May 2011, 19:03:42
I have just used my fingers & nails in the past.

A short piece of fishing line's good(as thin as possible, but as strong as possible), wrap each end around some small pieces of wood (the old style pegs are good) & use a saw action :y
Title: Re: Car Badges
Post by: PhilRich on 31 May 2011, 19:04:45
Warm the badges with a hairdryer/hot air paint stripper (be careful with these!) as he glue softens, carefully tease the badge away from the paint using a thin blunt tool. The glue residue can then be removed with nail polish solvent or isopropyl alcohol. :y
Title: Re: Car Badges
Post by: RobG on 31 May 2011, 19:07:13
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I would like to de badge my car ? Which is the best way of removing them and the glue that sticks tham on thanks.
If you intend to remove the Griffin on bootlid, bear in mind that it`s located via a hole in the lid
Title: Re: Car Badges
Post by: waspy on 31 May 2011, 19:13:00
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Warm the badges with a hairdryer/hot air paint stripper (be careful with these!) as he glue softens, carefully tease the badge away from the paint using a thin blunt tool. The glue residue can then be removed with nail polish solvent or isopropyl alcohol. :y


That's a good idea :y
Title: Re: Car Badges
Post by: PhilRich on 31 May 2011, 19:17:56
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Warm the badges with a hairdryer/hot air paint stripper (be careful with these!) as he glue softens, carefully tease the badge away from the paint using a thin blunt tool. The glue residue can then be removed with nail polish solvent or isopropyl alcohol. :y


That's a good idea :y
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Owning a black Monaro is a much better idea Pete! ;D :y
Title: Re: Car Badges
Post by: gstylebaby on 31 May 2011, 19:56:15
Mate do not use and i mean do not use nail polish remover as its acetone based and will remove paint. i.p.a is o.k or just use bug and tar remover.  I used a small flat blade screwdriver with electrical tape round the end as not to scratch the bodywork.
Title: Re: Car Badges
Post by: russ0205 on 31 May 2011, 21:49:07
Took mine off a previous car and not gona do it again, I used fishing wire as been said that was great but the sticky was a b******d to get of lots of t cut the car was about 10 years old and you could allways see where they were,

  :-[ :-[
Title: Re: Car Badges
Post by: waspy on 31 May 2011, 22:07:03
I've just remembered- WD40 very good at desolving the sticky tape & doesn't harm the paint work :y :y
Title: Re: Car Badges
Post by: aaronjb on 31 May 2011, 22:22:56
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I've just remembered- WD40 very good at desolving the sticky tape & doesn't harm the paint work :y :y

Yup, WD40 has many uses!

And you can find it right here... http://failblog.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/epic-fail-photos-lubrication-fail.jpg (linked in case anyone thinks it's NSFW or something)
Title: Re: Car Badges
Post by: Stallion on 01 June 2011, 03:55:38
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I've just remembered- WD40 very good at desolving the sticky tape & doesn't harm the paint work :y :y

Yup, WD40 has many uses!

And you can find it right here... http://failblog.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/epic-fail-photos-lubrication-fail.jpg (linked in case anyone thinks it's NSFW or something)

 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Car Badges
Post by: MV6Matt on 01 June 2011, 07:34:39
......hair dryer and lolly sticks (as they tend not to scratch like screwdrivers) and you can cut them to give ny desired shape to your edge...........
Title: Re: Car Badges
Post by: blackviper90210 on 01 June 2011, 10:07:03
I recently asked the same question as I've now de-badged mine. I found that pouring very hot water and gently pulling on the badge as your doing it. When the badge is off your left with the foam backing adhesive. For this I used my toddlers toy "knife" and rubbed the excess off.
To finish, I used T-cut and polish!

There's no scratches/marks where the badges are, well chuffed!

HTH  :y