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jacko198
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Im going to take of the badges on my corsa, so just wondering, if i use a heat gun, im not in danger of cracking the paint or anything am i?
Dan.H
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better off using a hair dryer bud
Minty_Fresh
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as above x2
Ricky352
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Best off using glue and tar remover in my opinion, id be scared to use a heatgun
jacko198
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Would a hair dryer be as effective?
Pete_vxl
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get the badges off then use white spirits to get the gooey black bits off
shaunmods
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quote:
Originally posted by jacko198
Would a hair dryer be as effective?


yes mate, i used a hair dryer to take a rubbing strip off and it worked a treat
Daniel_Corsa
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boil the kettle and pour the water over the badges, then slide something fine behind them and remove the rest with glue / tar remover then give a good polish, and wax to get rid of any shit left on your paint

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jacko198
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Cooooooolio, ill give it a try, when it stops fooking raining or im going to get electrocuted
Minty_Fresh
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electraconicuted!!
Darkside-Dee
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to get my badges off i used boiling hot water and and old credit card, works wonders, then used WD40 to get all the glue off, now its nice and clean =]

[Edited on 03-09-2008 by Darkside-Dee]
jacko198
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Would white spirit do anything to the paint??
Ste L
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toffee wheel FTW
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Hot water so soften the glue, pull them off and use a pencil rubber to get rid of the excess.
jacko198
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Would a clay bar get rid of anything?
Neo
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quote:
Originally posted by jacko198
Would a clay bar get rid of anything?


No,

I used a heat gun, worked perfectly. Didn't damage the paint or anything. Also used boiling water and a small piece of garden twine.
Robbo
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fingernails ftw
paul.mitchell1984
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boil your kettle pour over slowly and peel with fingwers, then poor anothe rover and use card to get and shite bits off
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3rd Sep 08 at 19:09   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by shaunmods
quote:
Originally posted by jacko198
Would a hair dryer be as effective?


yes mate, i used a hair dryer to take a rubbing strip off and it worked a treat
I used a hair dryer when I needed to move the "i" badge down a bit, worked fine. If there's glue and stuff left then white spirit is fine, doesnt' damage the paint at all.

You would be alright with a heat gun as long as you don't have it too close, and don't touch the badges directly - they get hot, as I learned the hard way

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some fishing wire:O use a sawing movement badge should come off no damage to paint ... just get a bita petrol or tar remover and some elbow grease and that should do it
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Originally posted by cdonnelly
some fishing wire:O use a sawing movement badge should come off no damage to paint ... just get a bita petrol or tar remover and some elbow grease and that should do it



This is how I do it every time before a respray and then toffee wheel the tape crap off and then clean up any residue with prep-sol or white spirit
Nick A
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quote:
Originally posted by Daniel_Corsa
boil the kettle and pour the water over the badges, then slide something fine behind them and remove the rest with glue / tar remover then give a good polish, and wax to get rid of any shit left on your paint


I did this a scooled (sp) my paint looked like it had boils and spots on my old corsa lol


[Edited on 04-09-2008 by Nick A]
Rob R
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quote:
Originally posted by jacko198
Would a clay bar get rid of anything?


yes, it will get rid of the sticky remains
Robbo
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fingernails ftw

 
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