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de-badging

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:57 pm
by stewarty-91
Can i use the same methods of debadging to take of the black trim along the sides of my car ?

Re: de-badging

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:01 pm
by PaulW
Yes :)

It's held on with the same goop as the badges on the rear.

Re: de-badging

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:48 pm
by NIXVAN
it comes off quite easy but theres lots of sticky stuff

Re: de-badging

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 3:59 pm
by csnedden
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BLACK-SLATTED-SPO ... 240%3A1318

Quick N Easy Way Ti DeBadge Your Grille :)

Re: de-badging

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 4:47 pm
by PaulW
csnedden wrote:http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BLACK-SLATTED-SPO ... 240%3A1318

Quick N Easy Way Ti DeBadge Your Grille :)
Not quite the same as removing the rubstrips as originally asked, and already a thread here on the grilles

http://forums.corsa-b.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=10839

And the eBay item is Much more expensive...

Re: de-badging

Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 12:08 am
by stewarty-91
cheers thats helped alot just wanted to know cause I was told by a mate they were rivited on! the tard

Re: de-badging

Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 3:02 am
by hoody99
use a hair dryer lol

Re: de-badging

Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 7:36 am
by stewarty-91
I was thinking that myself but wasnt sure it it would dry it up and flake the paint

Re: de-badging

Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:22 am
by csmooth21
yea you can mate. best way is boiling water and an old credit card :D lol well thats how i got my badges off

Re: de-badging

Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:26 pm
by hoody99
te the hair dryer heats the glue and makes it soft so its easyer to work with just dont use a paintgun that will ruin ur paint work but the hair dryer is the tool to use just watch what ur doing and ul b fine bud

Re: de-badging

Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 5:16 pm
by stewarty-91
thanks for all the help. went for the boiling water cause id have to run about 500 of extension to the nearest place to part my car. The full car is now debaged including rub strips, once I T-cut it it looked great. just waiting on the posty bringing me my kamei grill :D :D

Re: de-badging

Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 8:50 pm
by kie-1200sxi-shed
jst taken them off mine before. used 'sticky stuff remover' fromhalfords and then t-cut came up goood pritty chuffed(H)

Re: de-badging

Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 12:16 am
by stewarty-91
me too man. makes a big difference compleatly changes the look. havn't got any other mods yet only had my car for 3 months coz I only passed my test i n november. it just takes tht stock look away for a start. making all the very cheep mods first beause all my cash is going straight into me an the missus holiday fund but first wage on return and its gonna be a set of alloys :)