how do you debadge the car?
02-10-2006, 06:39 PM
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CLK55 AMG 2006 Cabrio, BMW M3 2008 DTC Cab new (M3 e46 SMG 2003 Cabrio Sold), BMW X5 tt Diesel 2008
Carefully?
The longer the badges have been on the car the harder they are to get off, I have seen the adhesive remove the paint. If your car is dark in colour and you live in a hot climate leave the car in the sun, otherwise you need a heat gun to loosen the adhesive.
Take it to a panel shop and they take it off for $20, they also can remove any adhesive residuel on the paint work.
The longer the badges have been on the car the harder they are to get off, I have seen the adhesive remove the paint. If your car is dark in colour and you live in a hot climate leave the car in the sun, otherwise you need a heat gun to loosen the adhesive.
Take it to a panel shop and they take it off for $20, they also can remove any adhesive residuel on the paint work.
02-13-2006, 10:18 PM
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i debadged my car last week. believe it or not, i used dental floss. just cut a long piece of dental floss and slide it between the badge and the 3M glue. move then left and right until the badge comes off. then using a blow dryer, heat up the glue and remove it using a dry cloth. at the end of your job, clean with alcohol and polish! hope this helps.!
i debadged my car last week. believe it or not, i used dental floss. just cut a long piece of dental floss and slide it between the badge and the 3M glue. move then left and right until the badge comes off. then using a blow dryer, heat up the glue and remove it using a dry cloth. at the end of your job, clean with alcohol and polish! hope this helps.!
02-13-2006, 11:04 PM
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I never understood why people would debadge their car (unless they are trying to make a high powered car a sleeper or a car with a crap engine a higher model). Do you just like the look of it better? Now that I think about it...I guess it does give the back a nice clean look.
