Debadging went wrong HELP!
Debadging went wrong HELP!
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Mogul

3,064 posts

251 months

Monday 4th May 2020
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A bit of heat from the Sun (!) or a hair drier may help soften it. Then rub with your thumb.

Evoluzione

10,345 posts

271 months

Monday 4th May 2020
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You're having a mental breakdown over that? rolleyes
Stick it back on you moron.

mikeswagon

796 posts

169 months

Monday 4th May 2020
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What have you tried? Got any tar remover for example? Soaking with WD-40 is usually enough to get the remnants of glue off when debadging.

scottydoesntknow

860 posts

85 months

Monday 4th May 2020
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Get a hair dryer on it.

ziggy328

1,383 posts

242 months

Monday 4th May 2020
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Have you tried white spirit?

Butter Face

34,529 posts

188 months

Monday 4th May 2020
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The green is just stuck to the glue, once that’s off it’ll all be fine.

Get some tar and glue remover, use liberally. Sorted!

Kyz0045

Original Poster:

14 posts

75 months

Monday 4th May 2020
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scottydoesntknow said:
Get a hair dryer on it.
Tried a hair dryer and kettle and it won’t come off! It’s rock hard and it I’m going to force it I’ll remove some of the paint.


Wilmslowboy

4,744 posts

234 months

Monday 4th May 2020
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The green will be on the thin film of glue you have spread, not on the car's paint.

As above

Heat or Tar remove or WD40

please note the 'or' not 'and' (otherwise the next post will be about the car being on fire)

another option is clay bar if you have one, or dental floss (used as a scrapper)


Kyz0045

Original Poster:

14 posts

75 months

Monday 4th May 2020
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mikeswagon said:
What have you tried? Got any tar remover for example? Soaking with WD-40 is usually enough to get the remnants of glue off when debadging.
I’ve tried
Nail Varnish
Hair Dryer
Kettle

Nothing seems to soften the glue.

Butter Face

34,529 posts

188 months

Monday 4th May 2020
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Kyz0045 said:
Nail Varnish

Nothing seems to soften the glue.
Nail varnish remover?

Wilmslowboy

4,744 posts

234 months

Monday 4th May 2020
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Kyz0045 said:
I’ve tried
Nail Varnish
Hair Dryer
Kettle

Nothing seems to soften the glue.
Tar remover and leave for hours.....

Kyz0045

Original Poster:

14 posts

75 months

Monday 4th May 2020
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Wilmslowboy said:
The green will be on the thin film of glue you have spread, not on the car's paint.

As above

Heat or Tar remove or WD40

please note the 'or' not 'and' (otherwise the next post will be about the car being on fire)

another option is clay bar if you have one, or dental floss (used as a scrapper)
Are you sure it’s only a thin film of glue and not that I somehow put the green into the paint?

I’ve tried cleaning it off but it won’t come off

Kyz0045

Original Poster:

14 posts

75 months

Monday 4th May 2020
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Butter Face said:
Kyz0045 said:
Nail Varnish

Nothing seems to soften the glue.
Nail varnish remover?
Yes. It was actually suggested on one of the old threads here and someone confirmed it was working so I gave it a try.

Butter Face

34,529 posts

188 months

Monday 4th May 2020
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Kyz0045 said:
Butter Face said:
Kyz0045 said:
Nail Varnish

Nothing seems to soften the glue.
Nail varnish remover?
Yes. It was actually suggested on one of the old threads here and someone confirmed it was working so I gave it a try.
Just checking, nail varnish and nail varnish remover are two very different things!!

markiii

4,259 posts

222 months

Monday 4th May 2020
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belt sander?

Kyz0045

Original Poster:

14 posts

75 months

Monday 4th May 2020
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Wilmslowboy said:
Kyz0045 said:
I’ve tried
Nail Varnish
Hair Dryer
Kettle

Nothing seems to soften the glue.
Tar remover and leave for hours.....
Ordered some, hopefully this will fix my mistakes! Thank you.

InitialDave

14,967 posts

147 months

Monday 4th May 2020
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Soak a paper towel in WD40, and hold it on the glue remnants as a poultice for a good length of time, that usually works for me to soften stuff like that.

Wonder Wipes seem to be pretty good/aggressive for cleaning stuff off.

ambuletz

11,713 posts

209 months

Monday 4th May 2020
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Nail varnish remove will remove the glue.. it will also remove whatever layer of polish/wax/coat is on the top too. Not a good idea

as many have said use a hair dryer to heat it up, rub it off with your finger as it softens frrom the heat. WD40 is a better choice over nail varnish remove.

Kyz0045

Original Poster:

14 posts

75 months

Monday 4th May 2020
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I’ve already tried heat. Firstly hair dryer and then kettle but it was still hard as a rock

andym1603

1,883 posts

200 months

Monday 4th May 2020
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If the green has just stuck to sum glue residue rub it with a cloth and WD40. It is known to remove the glue.

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=wd40+to+remov...