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What's the best way to remove side badges?
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What's the best way to remove side badges?
The silver ones that say "S drive" etc.
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What's the best way to remove side badges?
A length of strong fishing line (at least 10lb breaking strain), or any thin strong nylon is good, as it breaks the glue seal but doesn't damage the paint. I put some masking tape around the area on the panels just in case, though.
T-cut is great for removing the residual glue from the panels. Only needs a tiny amount.
Another good tip is to measure where the badges are before removing; draw this on a bit of paper and keep it with the badges, just in case they ever need to go back on.
T-cut is great for removing the residual glue from the panels. Only needs a tiny amount.
Another good tip is to measure where the badges are before removing; draw this on a bit of paper and keep it with the badges, just in case they ever need to go back on.

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What's the best way to remove side badges?
As above, I used rubbing alcohol or wd40 remove the residue..patience is required though as its pretty tough glue it leaves behind and its by no means a quick job 

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What's the best way to remove side badges?
My wife swears by this stuff, seems to remove everything.
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What's the best way to remove side badges?
Use a hairdryer or heat gun and warm the badges up prior to removing them, it will make the job so much easier but be careful not to apply too much heat to the paint.
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What's the best way to remove side badges?
When I removed the badges from my coupe, I used waxed dental floss to remove the badges and then removed the glue with WD40 before polishing the area.
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What's the best way to remove side badges?
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What's the best way to remove side badges?
Hair dryer and dental floss, but the dental floss did break a lot so fishing line as suggested above is probably a better bet.
Adhesive remover to get rid of the residual sticky stuff.
Adhesive remover to get rid of the residual sticky stuff.
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