3m Adhesive Remover - Where to get(De-badging Car)

Berty

As the title says.

Where does one get 3m Adhesive remover?

Is it a spray? What is it?

B&Q? Halfords? They will be the two nearest places tomorrow along with a run of the mill motor factors.

Anybody any advice on de-badging the rear chrome engine designation on an Audi?

Neilw

Berty wrote: »

As the title says.

Where does one get 3m Adhesive remover?

Is it a spray? What is it?

B&Q? Halfords? They will be the two nearest places tomorrow along with a run of the mill motor factors.

Anybody any advice on de-badging the rear chrome engine designation on an Audi?

Heat around the badge with a hairdryer, then use some piano wire to cut through the adhesive on the badge. Remove the residue with tar and glue remover or a clay bar will do the same.

Berty

Off to piano shop for some piano wire.

Tipsy Mac

Neilw wrote: »

Heat around the badge with a hairdryer, then use some piano wire to cut through the adhesive on the badge. Remove the residue with tar and glue remover or a clay bar will do the same.

Yeah heard hairdryer was best.

homer90

Hair dryer, dental floss, tar remover -> job done

Berty

homer90 wrote: »

Hair dryer, dental floss, tar remover -> job done

I have all of the above. Google results mention adhesive remover as well.

I have turtle wax bug and tar remover so I will give that a go tomorrow.

dustbabe

Why dont you google 3 m in ireland and aske them?
smith and nephew do one too, called Remove. amazing stuff, used it in hospital to remove old residues of tape for hygiene audit, saves on hours of elbow grease

Berty

Done. What a pain in the hole.

I ended up having to use my nail most of the time.

I only removed the engine classification. I left the Audi rings and the A4 on it.

peasant

too late ...was gonna tell you to use the good old doubleyoudeefourty or alternatively just petrol instead of those fancy chemicals.

joeperry

WD40 is your only man for getting sticky stuff off. Everyone has a can of this lying around.

Gumbo

homer90 wrote: »

Hair dryer, dental floss, tar remover -> job done

sounds like that ad on TV for the van insurance....pictures in my head of you standing there rubbing/claping your hands together LOL

Esel

Berty wrote: »

Off to piano shop for some piano wire.

Thought everyone in Limerick had some of this handy! Think Fredo in the Godfather...

aido 1976

Check out Radionics.ie, they have a spray called sticky stuff remover, I have used it and it is powerful s*#t

MooseJam

Whats the reason for doing this ?

Berty

Its in the title.

I was de-badging the car but ended up only removing the engine classification.

Berty

esel wrote: »

Thought everyone in Limerick had some of this handy! Think Fredo in the Godfather...

Aha possibly true but I live in Tipperary

MooseJam

yeah but why would you want to debadge the car, is it because it's an entry level and you want people to think it's an expensive model, or is it an expensive model and you think it's less likely to be nicked.

I hate debadged cars - I want to know what model it is

Berty

The A4 and the rings(as previously mentioned) are still on the boot. The 1.9 TDI has been removed.

You should have the last laugh if I ever decide to replace it with 2.0 TDI or 2.7 TDI.

homer90

Berty wrote: »

You should have the last laugh if I ever decide to replace it with 2.0 TDI or 2.7 TDI.

Bang an 'RS4' badge on

MooseJam

Berty wrote: »

The A4 and the rings(as previously mentioned) are still on the boot. The 1.9 TDI has been removed.

Yes but why remove the 1.9 is it because you hope people will think it's a better model ?

Padraig Mor

Berty wrote: »

The A4 and the rings(as previously mentioned) are still on the boot. The 1.9 TDI has been removed.

You should have the last laugh if I ever decide to replace it with 2.0 TDI or 2.7 TDI.

Nearly had a hernia yesterday. A BMW 540i M Sport (E60) pulls in beside me. "Wow" says me, "now that's ****ing rare!". Never saw one before, even on Carzone. Whats this though? "Hmmmm......that reg would be Mar/Apr 2005 or so........but that model didn't come out till late 05". Pop the reg into Cartell.......520i they say. 'Epic fail' I believe they call it?!

L-M

MooseJam wrote: »

Yes but why remove the 1.9 is it because you hope people will think it's a better model ?

Lol, I didn't want to say anything Berty, sounds like your hoping for a 2.0 TDI :P

Mine is debagded as well, but I've the whole lot taken off. I'm not looking for it to look like a higher spec or anything, I just like the clean look.

Berty

MooseJam wrote: »

Yes but why remove the 1.9 is it because you hope people will think it's a better model ?

Dont you mean better engine as opposed to better model?

My car is the "better model". Its the S-line which is the sports pack above the base entry level pack anyway so I have nothing to prove as my car comes with s-line badges anyway.

My car is also re-mapped so not exactly a 1.9 engine anymore but its 2bhp below a 2.0tdi so as I do not fit into Audi's categories anymore I may as well exclude myself from the running of the pack.

MooseJam

yes indeed better engine is what I meant, well if you are no longer a standard 1.9 I guess thats fair enough

Sleipnir

Padraig Mor wrote: »

Nearly had a hernia yesterday. A BMW 540i M Sport (E60) pulls in beside me. "Wow" says me, "now that's ****ing rare!". Never saw one before, even on Carzone. Whats this though? "Hmmmm......that reg would be Mar/Apr 2005 or so........but that model didn't come out till late 05". Pop the reg into Cartell.......520i they say. 'Epic fail' I believe they call it?!

That's quite, quite sad. I'm glad I don't know anyone like that.

Eoin

MooseJam wrote: »

yeah but why would you want to debadge the car, is it because it's an entry level and you want people to think it's an expensive model, or is it an expensive model and you think it's less likely to be nicked.

I think it looks much cleaner, and I'll be doing the same shortly. I don't care if people think it's a smaller or larger engine.

MooseJam wrote: »

I hate debadged cars - I want to know what model it is

Save the reg and put it into cartell if you need to know that badly!

DUBLINHITMAN

Neilw wrote: »

Heat around the badge with a hairdryer, then use some piano wire to cut through the adhesive on the badge. Remove the residue with tar and glue remover or a clay bar will do the same.

This is the best advice buddy

Eoin

DUBLINHITMAN wrote: »

This is the best advice buddy

I'd have said dental floss to minimise the risk of scratching the paint - would piano wire not be quite abrasive?

omega man

Padraig Mor wrote: »

Nearly had a hernia yesterday. A BMW 540i M Sport (E60) pulls in beside me. "Wow" says me, "now that's ****ing rare!". Never saw one before, even on Carzone. Whats this though? "Hmmmm......that reg would be Mar/Apr 2005 or so........but that model didn't come out till late 05". Pop the reg into Cartell.......520i they say. 'Epic fail' I believe they call it?!

Saw an E60 5 series at a petrol station the other day badged 542D :eek: Im no BMW expert by any means but isnt the 535D the largest diesel engine? Anyhow it had a single exhaust so i suspect it was a 520D. Unique alright.

Berty

I used a minty fresh dental floss and turtle wax bug & tar remover. I had a funny smell off my hands by the end.

I gave up on the bug n tar after a while and simply concentrated on using my nail and bug n tar removing sponge to remove the rest.

Im going to put a TRD, Zetec, Nurinberg, Sport, XR3i and Mugen chrome badges on my car after all this talk and possibly even a Audi Touch or(like an Opel Corsa in Limerick) "Dacent" on the back window.