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De- badging

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#1 ·
Just wondering if anyone has de-badged the rear,,,that is the A R O N A on the tailgate plus in my case the FR badge,,,and if these are stuck on or not.
 
#2 ·
They are stuck on with double sided tape . Look good with no badges and as I am a paint sprayer i'm considering removing the seat badge and smoothing the recess where the badge sits and re paint the top bit of the tailgate. Remove the arona and fr badges using a filler applicator or old bank debit type of card, use the card flat to break the adhesion between the panel and badge lettering. Any tape left on the tailgate can be rubbed off with your thumb. Coat of polish and job done
 
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Barty71 said:
They are stuck on with double sided tape . Look good with no badges and as I am a paint sprayer i'm considering removing the seat badge and smoothing the recess where the badge sits and re paint the top bit of the tailgate. Remove the arona and fr badges using a filler applicator or old bank debit type of card, use the card flat to break the adhesion between the panel and badge lettering. Any tape left on the tailgate can be rubbed off with your thumb. Coat of polish and job done
Barty,is it advisable to maybe warm up the lettering/badges with a hairdryer before removing them,also dependant on age of car (paintwork) could there be a difference in colour where they have been removed,if so Tcut and wax
 
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tommo said:
Barty71 said:
They are stuck on with double sided tape . Look good with no badges and as I am a paint sprayer i'm considering removing the seat badge and smoothing the recess where the badge sits and re paint the top bit of the tailgate. Remove the arona and fr badges using a filler applicator or old bank debit type of card, use the card flat to break the adhesion between the panel and badge lettering. Any tape left on the tailgate can be rubbed off with your thumb. Coat of polish and job done
Barty,is it advisable to maybe warm up the lettering/badges with a hairdryer before removing them,also dependant on age of car (paintwork) could there be a difference in colour where they have been removed,if so Tcut and wax
It wont make any difference. If the lettering was a sticker or vinyl type badge then yes I would warm it up. But the badges are plastic and for those who have no experience with car paint, these new vehicles have quite a thin film thickness that is measured in microns so blistering the paint would be an issue. . The way I suggest is the safest for non experienced peeps
 
#5 ·
I have heard the trick is warming to soften the glue,
then use dental floss to slide behind
Not tried it, so might not work

I grew up in era when missing badges suggested an accident repair had been done, but not quite finished, so not my preference.
 
#6 ·
I think that era has passed especially where companies are producing badgeless grilles. I quite like the badgeless look . Some of the model badges on vehicles these days are huge. I know its an Arona so dont need a big badge to tell me that especially one with bits of yellow sponge that have ripped off and trapped behind after washing. Its a horses for courses kind of thing I suppose
 
#10 ·
I've debadged previous cars... Hair dryer is a waste of time, there's too much metal sinking the heat away, wait for a sunny day.
I soak the letters with isopropanol alcohol, then cheese wire them away with dental floss or fishing line.
Clean up residue with alcohol and tcut if it's an old car (the paint under letters will be a different shade ! )
 
#11 ·
Hair dryer worked for me, used a thin edged spatula, I didn't find the badges on the Arona that difficult to remove in comparison to other cars I have de-badged.
There was a lot of the adhesive still on the car, sprayed it with WD40 to loosen it.
 
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