DIY Debadging

[AJordan]

Hi All

Just a quick question about debadging the rear of a car at home.

I seem to remember a few people saying it can be done with just a heat gun/hairdryer and dental floss to lift it off?

Is this so, and if it is, what's the best way to remove any sticky residue left over?

Thanks

Andrew

[Six Fiend]

Hairdryer to soften, peel badges then a wipe with white spirit followed by a wash and polish

Have de-badged many cars like this and a couple of sign written vans too.

[inman999]

White spirit and a soft cloth then a quick polish and wax to protect the paint always worked for me.

[Jonnas]

Autosmart Tardis will get off the residue no problem.

[Mastodon2]

What are you debadging and why?

[illmonkey]

Fishing line is good to peel them off with, so you don't bend and possibly scratch the paintwort.

[Dracoro]

Depends on the car, some are bolted/fixed on, some are glued.

Typically most are glued I would have thought but I'd check first.

[loose cannon]

used to remove merc badges with dental floss whilst keeping the badge flat, peeling them off at an angle results in the sharp edge digging into the soft paint, another shout for tardis to remove residue then polish up after

[AJordan]

Many thanks for the advice guys!

Its a Vauxhall Corsa and I'm only considering removing the 'trim level' badge from the boot, because 'EcoFlex' never impressed anyone

[Dracoro]

AJordan said:

Its a Vauxhall Corsa and I'm only considering removing the 'trim level' badge from the boot, because 'EcoFlex' never impressed anyone

Nor did "Vauxhall" or "Corsa"

[ezi]

Heat up the badge with a hairdryer and then use dental floss to saw through the softened glue on the back. You can then use WD40 or tar removing to get rid of the residue, should take about 10 minutes in total

Might want to apply a bit of polish to the area where the badge was in order to get rid of any outline where paint may have faded.

[Willeh85]

I used the hair dryer and dental floss method, followed by some WD40 and some blue roll. You cant even tell there were badges on it

[Lotusevoraboy]

Slid a credit card under mine back in the day and it sliced right through the glue. Also used the credit card to scrape off the residue...not really a fan of using turps, paint stripper or White spirit on my paint work!

[T-bagger]

I've seen some people use some decent pliers to grip the badge and pull it off, not a fan of that technique though. Fishing line is good as is the plastic strapping you get around large boxes.

[JimbobVFR]

I did the badges on the rear of my A2 by twisting the badge, keeping it level so the edge didn't scratch the paint, just twisted right off. Then the same as above to remove the residue and polish.

[Drive Blind]

Also to be recommended is the kettle method if you can't get a hair dryer near the car.

The badge and glue come off easily after a kettle or two of boiling water has been poured over it. I've debadged 4 cars this way.

[kashn]

Drive Blind said:

Also to be recommended is the kettle method if you can't get a hair dryer near the car.

The badge and glue come off easily after a kettle or two of boiling water has been poured over it. I've debadged 4 cars this way.

+1

[knotweed]

I used hot water and a credit card to remove mine. The trickiest part was getting the remaining adhesive off the paintwork - I used WD40.