Just debadged my car ... have a question about the stickynessss
11-12-2008, 02:27 AM
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so wd40 worked great on the sticker itself. I had to leave it 30 mins for it to soak in and the sticker came off easily with my finger nails. The only thing is now that there is small bits of residue lefts on the body which can be seen at different angles and I just cannot get this off. Tried soapy water. Dont want to try too hard incase I start taking off more than I want to!
11-12-2008, 07:43 AM
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Originally Posted by nudda' post='718939' date='Nov 12 2008, 05:27 AM
so wd40 worked great on the sticker itself. I had to leave it 30 mins for it to soak in and the sticker came off easily with my finger nails. The only thing is now that there is small bits of residue lefts on the body which can be seen at different angles and I just cannot get this off. Tried soapy water. Dont want to try too hard incase I start taking off more than I want to!
11-13-2008, 12:10 AM
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Originally Posted by nudda' post='717972' date='Nov 11 2008, 09:13 AM
Hi all,
I used a hair dryer and some dental floss to get rid of the badge from the badge. I am now left with a lot of sticky residual ... and wanted to know the best way to get this off without damaging the paint. I am in the UK so dont have Goo be gone or anything like that. Anyone have any ideas what is best to use ?
Heres a pic for completness.
Thanks
I used a hair dryer and some dental floss to get rid of the badge from the badge. I am now left with a lot of sticky residual ... and wanted to know the best way to get this off without damaging the paint. I am in the UK so dont have Goo be gone or anything like that. Anyone have any ideas what is best to use ?
Heres a pic for completness.
Thanks
11-13-2008, 07:52 AM
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Thanks Calvin ... Will post a pic tomorrow, after taking one in the light.
literally 95% of it is gone ...
literally 95% of it is gone ...
11-13-2008, 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by nudda' post='720146' date='Nov 13 2008, 10:52 AM
Thanks Calvin ... Will post a pic tomorrow, after taking one in the light.
literally 95% of it is gone ...
literally 95% of it is gone ...
11-14-2008, 05:39 AM
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So here is a pic straight on ... as you can see, it looks kinda ok from here
But heres a pic from the side and now you should be able to see the sticky residue left.
As you can imagine, its much more visible with the naked eye but cannot be see about 2m or more away from the car (thats meters and not miles
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But heres a pic from the side and now you should be able to see the sticky residue left.
As you can imagine, its much more visible with the naked eye but cannot be see about 2m or more away from the car (thats meters and not miles
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11-14-2008, 06:44 AM
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Originally Posted by 525iEnjoy' post='721028' date='Nov 14 2008, 09:35 AM
wash the area with dawn soap(dish soap), dry, use clay/lube if you can to make sure its clean, then polish.
11-14-2008, 08:32 AM
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Just get your mouth real close and try gnawing it off. 
Sorry, couldn't resist.
Sorry, couldn't resist.
