coldic Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Right this is probably a stupid question..... i want to remove boot badges as I just dont like them. Whats the best way without damaging the paintwork. Ta very much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artscot79 Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Well you can use dental floss to saw the badge away then use sticky stuff remover to take the stcky backing away t cut then polish and you're done or use fishing Line or slightly heat the badge up first I use the first method 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoney871 Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 You may also need to buff out any shadowing left in the paint when the badges come off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theduke Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 watching this one! want to remove my 1.6 badge last car i did this on was always left with a slight shadow no matter how much i polished it lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldic Posted February 7, 2015 Author Share Posted February 7, 2015 watching this one! want to remove my 1.6 badge last car i did this on was always left with a slight shadow no matter how much i polished it lol I`ll have a go with the floss and let you know how it goes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjt Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 watching this one! want to remove my 1.6 badge last car i did this on was always left with a slight shadow no matter how much i polished it lol That's because the paint around the badge will have faded. Not much you can do other than getting the panel resprayed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theduke Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 That's because the paint around the badge will have faded. Not much you can do other than getting the panel resprayed. Was only 3 years old must have been the cheap vauxhall paint lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjt Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 it doesn't take long. The UV can be very strong in summer, especially with the thinning of the ozone layer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btmaldon Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 I used boiling water on my Focus to soften up the glue and peeled the badges off. I then used lighter fuel to clean off the residue and then polished the area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philf1 Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Hairdryer softens the adhesive. The a credit card slid carefully under the badge. Any sticky stuff remover then a t-cut and polish Sent from my iPhone using Ford OC mobile app 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laumk7 Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 I managed to just gently twist the lettering off my old mk7 fiesta when I had it, the odd large letter wouldn't move so I used an old credit card as Phil just mentioned, after that I also used t cut and bobs your uncle Sent from my iPad using Ford OC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldic Posted February 27, 2015 Author Share Posted February 27, 2015 Ok...I used a fine plastic scraper that cost 75p in home bargains to remove the badge. The black sticky stuff that was left was removed by scoring it with my thumb nail and rubbing a flash kitchen wipe over it. Its all gone but you can see where the badges have been so tomorrow its getting a good wash and polish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakkk Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Gonna watch this as i wanna remove the badges off the back of mine as they are seriously un cool! I was gonna use hairdryer then bank card to scrape away but ill watch the fishing line one (im a fisherman) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theduke Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 im still waiting for the sun to come out :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theduke Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 just done the 1.6 badge used a credit card to pry it off a toffee wheel (see google) and some polish, looks like it was never there :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toffeeman7 Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Did mine with the hairdryer & dental floss..cuts off the badge no problem. To get the glue off I just kept heating it up and peeling it off, with a bit of perseverance it came away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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