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De-Badging
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 6:03 pm
by Biddle
I've read the bump strips are just stuck on the 6n but does the same apply to the badges on the back. I got a 1.9 diesel, if tha makes any difference, and I also want to take off the polo badge. I just want to make sure they are only stuck on before i take them off tmoz and find big holes. Thanks
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 6:08 pm
by warrmr
the ones on teh back i have taken off the one that says 1.4L on ti and that has left no holes the glue just needs buffing out with some scratch remover. i dunno about the polo badge. i quite like that one it stops people calling it a golf
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 6:44 pm
by Tris
Both the model badge and "Polo" badge are easily removed, and leave no holes etc
Don't take the VW badge off though becasue it leaves a circular indent in the bootlid that will need filling/spraying etc. Hassle
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 6:48 pm
by vdubyabush
when i took mine off the back the litre thing and the polo all i did was heat it up and then fishing wire along the back, came straight off , oh and then i just got something to get rid of the excess and polished it clean
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 9:28 pm
by mysteryboy
Oh... which reminds me... need to get my polo sign off at some point....
Took my rear number plate off & the car looks so much better without it....
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 1:30 pm
by 13twelve
soaked my badges with wd 40 and then sorta levered them off with my car keys
they polished the area off afterwards
took about 5 mins per badge i guess
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 3:13 pm
by paul007
i took mine off, just use a hairdryer to heat them a bit then they just sort of peel off, use sum crappy "B&Q's own brand" turps/white spirit to get rid of excess glue or marks, then slap a bit of polish on. looks so much better de-badged!
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 3:19 pm
by Randall
13twelve wrote:soaked my badges with wd 40 and then sorta levered them off with my car keys
they polished the area off afterwards
took about 5 mins per badge i guess
YOUR NUTS...i wouldnt go ne where near my car with keys apart from the obivous uses which they were produced for e.g. unlockin n locking
asking for a few scratches
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 6:19 pm
by Giorgio
13twelve wrote:soaked my badges with wd 40 and then sorta levered them off with my car keys
they polished the area off afterwards
took about 5 mins per badge i guess
LOONY *falls off his chair*
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 6:22 pm
by mysteryboy
It worked for him tho... & he got the same affect as others did using differend methods...
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 7:47 pm
by Reeyad
Havent taken off the polo badge on my mk5 GTi yet, but took the badge off me old mk4, used wd-40 to soak it, then use a eating knife wraped in tape and prised it off.
Removed mess an t-cuted it to blend the paint back.
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 5:00 pm
by tommy long
What ever you do take your time and dont rush. I made that mistake and ended up pulling a bit of the paint up aswell!, I was proper pissed off with myself and now have to get it re-sprayed!. Taught me a lesson (dont be such a spastic and dont rush).
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 5:06 pm
by mysteryboy
tommy long wrote:(dont be such a spastic and dont rush).
joker
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 6:56 pm
by 13twelve
Randall wrote:YOUR NUTS...
your not wrong
(turns out i didnt scratch my paint at all)
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 2:08 am
by nutter guy
f*****g took mine off with boiling water still managed to strip paint what a b*****d ai