ilsonchick
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Can you give me the full and easily instructions to de badging ur car thanks. I dont want no paint scratching how can i do it
ta xx
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Daniel_Corsa
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get a jug of boiling water and poor on to your badges, then with a flat blade wraped in cloth (to prevent scratches) peal the badges off, thats the easy bit!
If any sticky material is left peal as much off as possible and keep using water to soften it!
Then if there are any fade marks...... get some 2000grit sand paper and warm soapy water and rub down wher the badges were restoring to former glory!
Hope this helps
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ilsonchick
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are corsa badges glued on? they'll be no dints under neathe them will they?
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Marc D
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theyre glued on
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Daniel_Corsa
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They are stuck on with double sided foam!
No dents or holes dont worry!
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Graham
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^^ idiot, they are industrial glued on muppet. chick easy way to do it is
1.get out ure hairdryer and heat up the badges for about 5-10mins
2. carefully peel them off with a old credit card jobby
3.where the glue is get some petrol onto a cloth and rub into the glue.
4. get scrubbing, will take a few mins to get it off. if not get out some bug and tar remover and start rubbing with that.
5. wash the area and polish up
easier way and simpler
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Matt H
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^ as above
also make sure you t-cut the boot & polish it afterwards so you cant tell where the badges have been 
or...
if its 1 of these badgers tell it to nob off
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Mav 3000
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Grahams is the best idea. Id be reluctant to sandpaper the paint though - and don't do this ona metallic car!
I heated mine up, scraped them off using a covered pallet wallpaper scrper thing, then picked the remaining glue off by hand.
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Graham
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at matt
cheers mav
[Edited on 04-07-2004 by Graham]
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Daniel_Corsa
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Its just how i done mine and its worked a treat!
Wasn't metalic so maybe Mav 3000 could be right but was fine on my flame red!
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Daniel_Corsa
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Its just how i done mine and its worked a treat!
Wasn't metalic so maybe Mav 3000 could be right but was fine on my flame red!
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Mav 3000
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I see the point - it would be like T cutting it with 2000 grit - wouldn't do it much harm.
Just FYI and obviously really - you should only have to rebuff the paint on older cars and cars whcih fade (ie red ones :lol
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Daniel_Corsa
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Can not tel where they were anyways and this was on a 96 corsa with badges removed last yr! quite bad fade marks!
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Matt H
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sarah you got the pics of your car on the net yet? 
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ilsonchick
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no they will be on by tomoz though i promise xxxx
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big eck
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The best and safest way is to pour very hot not boiling water onto the bagdes and then use Dental floss (yes really) and work along the back of them, job done.
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Dav
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quote:
Originally posted by Graham
^^ idiot, they are industrial glued on muppet. chick easy way to do it is
1.get out ure hairdryer and heat up the badges for about 5-10mins
2. carefully peel them off with a old credit card jobby
3.where the glue is get some petrol onto a cloth and rub into the glue.
4. get scrubbing, will take a few mins to get it off. if not get out some bug and tar remover and start rubbing with that.
5. wash the area and polish up
easier way and simpler
This what I did. Really easy way to do it.
I melted my MVC store card with the heat first time tho
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Matt H
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quote:
Originally posted by ilsonchick
no they will be on by tomoz though i promise xxxx
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L330wnz
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I left my rear badges on so that stoopit chavs in 1.2/1.4 novas/fezzys dont try n race me (as its a 1.6 might scare 'em off)coz its a waste of time/petrol... it hasn't worked tho 
[Edited on 06-07-2004 by L330wnz]
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Matt H
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everyone thinks mines a gsi 
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