Corsakid84
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Registered: 23rd May 03
Location: West midlands (wolves)
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whats the easiest way to debadge my CORSA C without sratching the paint work etc???
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Shauny9
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Registered: 2nd Jun 03
Location: Clayhall , Essex
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wel..dont use a screw driver...ive heard if you use a hair dryer for ages and peel it off with ur fingers. i was also told if u use wd40 to get rid of the sticky backing. but sup to u.
shauny9
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neiliosxi
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Registered: 17th Dec 02
Location: Teesside (NE)Drives: Megane R26
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use fishin line like dental floss and cut thru the glue, then pic off the rest of the glue and polish! Dont take off the griffin badge coz theres holes behind!
I left mine in the sun all mornin then the badges came off in my hands!
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Gambit
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Registered: 5th Jun 00
Location: Common Sense HQ
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i agree on the fishing line/dental floss approach
auto-glym tar remover is great for removing the left over glue/foam residue
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neiliosxi
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Registered: 17th Dec 02
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i used that for the glue on my rubstrips, works a treat! Didnt have any when i took my badges off.
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Fraser Young
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Registered: 26th Dec 02
Location: Dundee City Drives: 58 Impreza WRX
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heat em up for 5 mins with a hairdyer, pull em off, then use petrol on a cloth to rub away any marks...
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Jacko_
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Registered: 31st May 03
Location: Manchester
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neilosxi - rubstrips on your corsa c right?
I'd like to get shut of those, just wondering if there's any holes behind them?
cheers
[Edited on 05-06-2003 by Jacko_]
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DIGGIDY
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Registered: 15th Apr 03
Location: Bristol
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quote:
Originally posted by Fwaza esquire
heat em up for 5 mins with a hairdyer, pull em off, then use petrol on a cloth to rub away any marks...
bad idea!!  don't just pull them off, you never know if the paint's gonna come with them... you may end up paying to have your boot resprayed...
Fishing line or fuse wire is the way to go... 
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Fraser Young
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Registered: 26th Dec 02
Location: Dundee City Drives: 58 Impreza WRX
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Never used wire for any cars i done, never taken paint off... Maybe i'm lucky... woo...
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DIGGIDY
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Registered: 15th Apr 03
Location: Bristol
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it only takes a small finger print on the car bodywork to stop the paint adhearing to the body. Any greese, oil or anything along those line will create a weak spot on the paint... if that spot just happens to be where the badge is and the right amount of force is is used, off comes the paint !!
Best to be safe than sorry.
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bluecorsaSXi
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
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yea, be carefull when removing the badges, i peeled them away slowly after heating up with a hairdryer and still removed tiny spots of piant!!! look like stone chips, so not too bad, could of been worse if i yanked them off!!!
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Corsakid84
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Registered: 23rd May 03
Location: West midlands (wolves)
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ok cheers everyone, thats what i was worried about, the paint work, i think i ll go with heating them up and then the fish line....
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Corsakid84
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Registered: 23rd May 03
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well i got then off, using the hairdryer and the fishing line, and it came out perfect, thanks everyone!! i left the vauxhall badge on there tho!! cus as you said theres a hole behind it!
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