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DavidA
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Volvo Repair Database How to remove badges

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I'm going to be painting the exterior trim on my car soon and I was wondering if it were possible to remove the VOLVO and 940 badges on the back of a 940. They are worn and showing a bit of the metal beneath.
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Dental floss or fishing line.
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RobTarD wrote:Dental floss or fishing line.
With a little help from a heat gun, even a hair dryer helps.
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What about the leftover adhesive?

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Goo Gone gets most of that off but a bit of acetone and a lot of care should get rid of the rest. A medium grit compound, some polish and wax to remove the fogginess left on the clearcoat.
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Post by abscate »

We don't need no stinking badges......

(Needed to be said....)
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abscate wrote:We don't need no stinking badges......

(Needed to be said....)
Wow, You had beat me to the punch on that one S.

I had used the (yellow) plastic molding tools from Harbor... to pry the tags off

From there, a careful dose of acetone on a paper towel to remove the residual adhesive foam.
3m tape to reinstall.
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The fourth application I had likely done. There will be more.
The fourth application I had likely done. There will be more.
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