How To De-Badge?

[DannyBhoy]

Just about to take the plunge and de-badge my white 2013 A4 S-Line (getting rid of the A4 and TDI from the rear).

Am I right in thinking:

- Heat area with hairdryer to soften the adhesive.

- Run dental floss or fishing wire behind badges to remove.

- Use Goo Gone or Sticky Stuff Remover to get rid of the leftover residue.

Am I missing anything obvious? Anyone done it successfully and have any tips?

Cheers



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[V6_Man]

Just about to take the plunge and de-badge my white 2013 A4 S-Line (getting rid of the A4 and TDI from the rear).

Am I right in thinking:

- Heat area with hairdryer to soften the adhesive.

- Run dental floss or fishing wire behind badges to remove.

- Use Goo Gone or Sticky Stuff Remover to get rid of the leftover residue.

Am I missing anything obvious? Anyone done it successfully and have any tips?

Cheers

Pretty much however, I didn't use hairdryer but just the dental floss behind the badges and took my time to remove them. And then used Autoglym Tar remover to get rid of the residue.


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[DannyBhoy]

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Cheers Tashfeen - going to give it a bash after work tonight.

Should I be applying anything after the adhesive remover such as a wax etc?



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[V6_Man]

Cheers Tashfeen - going to give it a bash after work tonight.

Should I be applying anything after the adhesive remover such as a wax etc?

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Would be a good idea to do it however, I washed/polished the whole car after debadging and removing the adhesive just to make sure . The tar remover itself does a good job.



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[CarbonMike]

Slide a credit card behind the letters, ping them off. Then fudge wheel the glue foam off.

Dont really need any wire or heat to be honest.

Even brake cleaner on a cloth will remove the sticky icky.

 

[Gazwould]

Household items of WD40 first to soak and then a boiled kettle will do the majority .

 

[rum4mo]

Yes, I think that “wire” sounded a bit too nasty, though I’m guessing that you meant fishing line, ie nylon not steel wire!