duffman
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thinkin about takin the rear badges of my car, just wonderin will it leave any marks? cheers
[Edited on 18-05-2006 by duffman]
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abdus
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if done correctly, no
before:
during:
after:
[Edited on 14-05-2006 by abdus]
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fresh_creps
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it may leave some slightly sticky glue gunk,but it's easily removed with a bit of elbow grease,although it shouldn't be that bad seeing as you've got a corsa C
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abdus
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get an expired credit card, heat with a hair dryer (i didnt use this), i used a cloth with very hot water and left it on the badge for 1-2 minutes,
then use the credit card to remove the badge
and get a bug/tar remover to remove the glue (i used Gunk engine degreaser) or white spirit. If needed, re-use hot water for some more time on the glue
clean and nice
max 10mins
[Edited on 14-05-2006 by abdus]
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duffman
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thanks for that lads, will give it a try later. i will put a post on here aswel wen its dun. dont know wether to take all the badges off the back or just the actual vauxhall logo.
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fresh_creps
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lol no worries,i say go all the way lol,you'll love the finished result!let us know how it goes
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duffman
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am gonna do it after me tea so will get sum pics on later for u.
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Adam-D
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i used hot "nearly boiling water" it sofens the glue and it all peels off
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abdus
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cheers...take your time....and dont scratch it
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duffman
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the only thing am worried about is scratchin it, i will be takin lots of time an bein really careful, cant wait to see the finished product.
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duffman
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abdus urs looks mint btw
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abdus
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quote: Originally posted by duffman
abdus urs looks mint btw
yeah thanks and tbh i took only 10mins to get it done
just use plenty of very hot water...it did the trick for me from the 'during' pic and 'after' pic above, you can see the difference hot water,Gunk and the card did
I almost left the '16v' badge too, but then opnions told me not to do it
Now, i'm thinking of removing the rubstrips...not too sure what to expect underneath them
[Edited on 14-05-2006 by abdus]
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duffman
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still not had me tea yet lol, am dyin to get out there an get it dun, but dont wanna start an then have to stop coz me teas ready lol.
ur car wud probably look ace if u removed the rubstrips
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abdus
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I need to run a poll very soon on cs and see the results
and i will vote yes
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duffman
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i will vote yes on that aswel
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L30 SCT
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quote: Originally posted by abdus
I need to run a poll very soon on cs and see the results
and i will vote yes
did yours leave faided spots?
i was wanting to do mine but its 12 years old and was thinking it will be two different colours
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abdus
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quote: Originally posted by L30 SCT
i was wanting to do mine but its 12 years old and was thinking it will be two different colours
rubstrips? Havent taken them off yet
debadging the boot, smooth and spotless, not a clue to suggest there was a badge, wish car was like that all round
[Edited on 14-05-2006 by abdus]
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duffman
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are you gonna take ur sport badges off when u do ur rubstrips abdus? or u leavin them ones on?
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L30 SCT
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no i ment badges. may just pull a bit off and see what it looks like
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abdus
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i think i'll take out everything...still undecided
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duffman
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think my de badgin mite be put off until 2moro now coz its started bloody rainin am gutted now. will still do it 2nite tho if it stops.
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AndyCorsaSport
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If you do it, just warm letters up as said, remove them with credit card. I used a wallpaper scraper, cause im daring and know i wouldnt scratch it
Just remove the "Vauxhall" and "Corsa"
DO NOT remove the actual Vauxhall badge from the center, as it has a small hole underneath it, and then it looks wank.
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duffman
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i wanted to remove the logo aswel, but dont want to leave a hole tho. i have an irmscher badge on the back aswel underneath corsa 1.4 do you reckon i shud take that off aswel or leave it on.
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AndyCorsaSport
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quote: Originally posted by duffman
i wanted to remove the logo aswel, but dont want to leave a hole tho. i have an irmscher badge on the back aswel underneath corsa 1.4 do you reckon i shud take that off aswel or leave it on.
Rip it off, and get a new one to put it somewhere else.
I had 'Vauxhall' 'Corsa' and '1.4' on mine, removed it all, and replace with an Irmscher lower down as shown:
Pic's taken today! Ignore my mate.
Some cunt de-badged the front of it aswell, by stealing my vauxhall badge
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duffman
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urs looks smart there m8, is there deifnately a hole under the vauxhall badge coz thats the one i want to remove the most
heres a pic
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