What's the best way to remove side badges?

[Pondrew]

Actually this thread has reminded me I need to remove the 'essay' from the wings of our Z4 (especially as it's a povvy 18i).

[ronk]

I think heating the the decals with a hair drier then slicing thro with dental floss sound good to me!

If I was going to remove mine that's what I would try first.

[MikeyH]

Surely everyone has a hairdryer hard-wired into their glovebox? I’m thinking there will be a thread for this if I look hard enough

I wouldn’t be surprised at all

[Deepseaskateboard]

White spirit, dental floss and then more white spirit to clean.

[Pondrew]

White spirit, dental floss and then more white spirit to clean.

White spirit doesn't 'melt' the adhesive very well at all. It is also a paint thinner!

[matsmith749]

Just done it this weekend - went much easier than I thought.

The badges are held on by that sticky foam stuff - a bit of fishing line cuts right through it in a few seconds - very very easy.

Then you are left with the remains of the self adhesive foam - not so much glue per se. I warmed it up for 20 seconds with a hairdryer, sprayed wd40 on it & waited a minute. 99% of it peeled right off in one piece.

The minor remains, essentially a dirty looking shadow of the logo, I rubbed clean with a bit of farecla m3 & that's it - all sorted.

Anyone contemplating doing this, it is super easy.

[mcbutler]

Surely everyone has a hairdryer hard-wired into their glovebox? I’m thinking there will be a thread for this if I look hard enough

Obviously