Recipe for Debadging Your Car
07-27-2006, 12:59 PM
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Originally Posted by anthuny85
heat it with a hair dryer then dental floss it..itll come off easier and the glue will be easier to remove..after its mostly all off, take some goo gone or goof off or whatever that cleaner stuff is..and clean all the glue off the paint..then light coat of wax it..simple 20 min job
07-27-2006, 11:00 PM
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i used a hairdryer whcih may helped or not helped cuz it was a 90ish degree day and soaked the leftover glue with goo gone and used my fingers to rub it off. no scratches
08-16-2006, 04:16 PM
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Fishing string behind the letters/numbers and either clay bar or goo-gone the glue left behind.You might want to use a hair dryer to "warm" the letters up before you remove them. 
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Midnight Blue 2004.5 C230 Kompressor Sport Sedan. 2002 w210 E320, 2009 w211 E350 Sport
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my thread is back! hello last year! 
08-17-2006, 09:02 AM
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Hope you don't mind, but I added it to the D.I.Y. sticky.
you may have a DIY on installing LED tails and signal lights on a post 2004.5 sedan coming from me soon!
08-17-2006, 11:37 AM
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Midnight Blue 2004.5 C230 Kompressor Sport Sedan. 2002 w210 E320, 2009 w211 E350 Sport
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awesome! you may have a DIY on installing LED tails and signal lights on a post 2004.5 sedan coming from me soon!
you may have a DIY on installing LED tails and signal lights on a post 2004.5 sedan coming from me soon!
11-20-2006, 11:18 PM
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Amendments to DIY thread!
Thank you for the Info but I need to make some slight canges!
1. Supplies needed, you'll notice I used a plastic putty knife instead of a Credit card.
2. follow the rest of the thread (refer to DIY thread)
3. You've got to wax the area!
4. take another picture (it took me about 34 tries to get one that came out)
5. And another Picture...
6. So have another shot and then arrange the badge on the Bottle!
1. Supplies needed, you'll notice I used a plastic putty knife instead of a Credit card.
2. follow the rest of the thread (refer to DIY thread)
3. You've got to wax the area!
4. take another picture (it took me about 34 tries to get one that came out)
5. And another Picture...
6. So have another shot and then arrange the badge on the Bottle!
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You should really remove the label before you use the microfiber towel. That label will scratch the car and defeat the purpose of getting microfiber in the first place!
11-21-2006, 11:38 AM
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Midnight Blue 2004.5 C230 Kompressor Sport Sedan. 2002 w210 E320, 2009 w211 E350 Sport
Thank you for the Info but I need to make some slight canges!
1. Supplies needed, you'll notice I used a plastic putty knife instead of a Credit card.
2. follow the rest of the thread (refer to DIY thread)
3. You've got to wax the area!
4. take another picture (it took me about 34 tries to get one that came out)
5. And another Picture...
6. So have another shot and then arrange the badge on the Bottle!
1. Supplies needed, you'll notice I used a plastic putty knife instead of a Credit card.
2. follow the rest of the thread (refer to DIY thread)
3. You've got to wax the area!
4. take another picture (it took me about 34 tries to get one that came out)
5. And another Picture...
6. So have another shot and then arrange the badge on the Bottle!
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try a blow dryer and dental floss. do one letter at a time. then after, you can use goof off / goo gone / laquer thinner to remove the rest of the glue/crust. depending on what you use to take the remaining crusties off [esp laquer thinner], go over it with either a hi-speed buffer with heavy rubbing compond to bring back the shine. thats what i did with mine. a nice wax coat wouldnt hurt either.
02-26-2007, 06:28 PM
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remember folks.... it's always nice to have "before" and "after" pics to go along with your posts.
03-19-2007, 10:37 AM
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I finally shaved my badges. Need help !!!
I finally got around to shaving the badges on the back. Wasnt as bad as i thought. Some dental floss, and a strong fingernail did most of the work, the rest was easy. My question is, if your looking REALLY REALLY hard, you can see the tan marks from the numbers, will wax sorta even out the paint color. Its so faint im sure it would, but can anyone confirm or suggest something to aid that. Thanks again before hand.
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