Just took the plunge & debadged the N16 P2.
I have removed the rear badges & wing badges - Massive SXE badges just bugged me everyday!
Things you need -
I have removed the rear badges & wing badges - Massive SXE badges just bugged me everyday!
Things you need -
- Car
- Autoglym Tar & Glue remover
- Cloth & kitchen roll or thick workshop paper
- Heat - hot water or prolonged sunlight
- Wax ( I use MER) & Cutting polishing compound (scratch remover, not too harsh I used good old T-cut)
- Clean the area thoroughly
- Check that the badge has no studs into the panel - remove boot lid inner etc - dont want holes to have to fill!
- Park car with badges facing the sun (or warm with hot air gun / hair dryer / boiling water then DRY)
- Take out the Tar & Glue (referred to as T&G from now on) soak small area of the cloth / tissue, hold it over the badge & squirt a little more T&G on the badge for a minute of two.
- Remove cloth & twist badge left to right, it'll start to twist more & more then lift a corner, take care not to let it dig the paint (scratch risk)
- Pull off badge (repeat for all badges). I actually managed to get my cloth folded several times under the corner to start the lift.
- HAVE PATIENCE - peal off all remnants of the glue / tape, do so by soaking liberally in T&G & rubbing with your finger, DO NOT USE TOOLS - they scratch!
- Eventually you will have just a staining around where the badges were.
- Use the cutting compound T-CUT to GENTLY & in small circles cut out the traces of residue.
- Observe from all angles & ensure its all gone .
- Apply quality wax (I use MER) & build up several layers of wax & keep polishing on & off until viewed from any angles its blended in - You may need to build up wax all over body panel if your paint is shit!
TADAH - Revel in driving around in an obscure UNBADGED car embarrassing GOLF GTI & VAUX SRI owners as they thinks its another old git mobile - bang another car destroyed by the Dci 136!!!!