Removing badges

[leestudd30]

How do you do it? Do they just peel off and could you use an old credit card to scrape off the residue?

[waue1978]

Pretty much, but the boot badge on the estate leaves holes in the tailgate. Also be aware that you may end up with a ghosting of the badges where the other paint has faded.

[Welly]

I thought you got a bit of nylon line behind the badge like a cheese wire? warming them up with a hair drier might help first?

[leestudd30]

Cheers, I noticed on mine that GLX is only on one side next to the repeater and the rear badge has been replaced with a TX, thought it might look better without them. I remember in the past using a bit of white spirit to remove the remaining residue, is that safe?

[waue1978]

All it took to remove the badges & gunk on mine was a good grip & fingernails. Used a bit of tar remover afterwards, but all was good.

[plod]

Get a hairdryer out and heat up the badges until the glue goes soft, and it will make it a lot easier to remove them

[kent406]

ive just debadged my estate. the rear badge does have 2 holes left but i broke the 2 pins off rubed the ends down so they are as flat an thin as poss then stuck them back in the holes an ive found it dont show to much. a job well done in my eyes. next is to flush the boot lol

[Gary406]

old post but thought i would mention this for any1 else that reads it in future ..

go to a plastic window UPVC supplier and buy a bottle of UPVC white frame cleaner... i use this for everything.

it removes glue residue from de-badging with ease and doesnt do anything to the paint . this stuff is superb