Debadge

[macaroni]

How does one go about de-badging? Tools? solvents? etc?

[Renn 208]

real simple...get some dental floss to get behind the badges...then use goo-gone and an old cotton t-shirt with very light pressure to get the residue. Then wash and wax to protect.

[djdoughboy]

macaroni... come over to my house and we will do it together... i have a special rubbing compound that we can put on after we de-badge it just to make sure that there in so discoloration after the badge has been removed... you know like how you can some times see the out line of the badge after it has been removed? hit me up on aim...

[714guy]

Floss it like it hott. then goo gone , then clay and was it.

[Superpnoy]

to make it a little easier, get a hair blow dryer and pass it over the badge so the rubber adhesive is soft enough for you to pass the dental floss through, than use goo gone to remove the left over adhesive

[albanianbenz]

Originally posted by djdoughboy
macaroni... come over to my house and we will do it together... i have a special rubbing compound that we can put on after we de-badge it just to make sure that there in so discoloration after the badge has been removed... you know like how you can some times see the out line of the badge after it has been removed? hit me up on aim...

What is this special rubbing compaound and where can I get it

[djdoughboy]

you can buy it at an auto parts store... its called rubbing compound or polishing compound... its made for use with a buffer... the one i have is made by meguiars

[Renn 208]

just be careful with rubbing compound, it'll take down your clear coat, so use it lightly...if you even have to in the first place. Clay, as 714 mentioned would be gentler.

When I did it to the 210, I used a hair dryer (not a heat gun), goo gone, and didn't need any clay or rubbing compound.

[djdoughboy]

koo koo... mine is actually polishing compound... not as harsh as rubbing compound... but youre right... rubbing compound will take the clear coat off...

[JDoggery]

where do you buy goo gone?

[ja2k]

Originally posted by JDoggery
where do you buy goo gone?

Groccery Stores ususally have it.

[Superpnoy]

Originally posted by JDoggery
where do you buy goo gone?

Home Depot

[BLKc230]

I just de-badged my c230, with floss and goo gone. The goo-gone sucks. I had to put it on over five times, it took me an hour to get all the residue off, i thought it would have worked better then that. Dont waste your money on the goo-gone, im sure there are better compounds out there.

[Superpnoy]

Originally posted by BLKc230
I just de-badged my c230, with floss and goo gone. The goo-gone sucks. I had to put it on over five times, it took me an hour to get all the residue off, i thought it would have worked better then that. Dont waste your money on the goo-gone, im sure there are better compounds out there.

if you notice goo gone is not that expensive so practically the saying goes...you get what you pay for

[Renn 208]

Originally posted by BLKc230
I just de-badged my c230, with floss and goo gone. The goo-gone sucks. I had to put it on over five times, it took me an hour to get all the residue off, i thought it would have worked better then that. Dont waste your money on the goo-gone, im sure there are better compounds out there.

Strange, my experience was the complete opposite...


Did you happen to use a hair dryer to loosen up the adhesive first?

Another option, would be to try lighter fluid...(careful with the hair dryer though!)

[JDoggery]

I ended up using 3M Adhesive Cleaner. Says it's ok for automotive paint. Got it at Napa.

[htfan1]

I went the...

1) heat
2) floss
3) goo gone & T shirt
4) polish

route!


Worked like a charm! Looks clean! This is a great post!

Thanks!!

[djdoughboy]

when i did macaroni's we used goo gone and a blow drier... took about an hour... but the goo gone does work... i also used another solution i have called "oops" that is supposed to remove weird stuff like that... and i was more impressed with the "oops" stuff then the goo gone...



Sean

[audiophile]

i also used another solution i have called "oops" that is supposed to remove weird stuff like that... and i was more impressed with the "oops" stuff then the goo gone...
i have some of that stuff, but mine is called "ahh shit".:)