Re: How to prperly remove badges

[Brett Dikeman <brett@pdikeman.ne.mediaone.net>]

>In a message dated 7/16/98 9:21:26 AM Eastern Daylight Time, tyoung@wamnet.com
>writes:
>
>> Now for my question: how to get all of the adhesive off the paint? I'm
>>  > always left with the black "Audi ..." left by the adhesive. I use
>cleaners
>>  > and ultrafine sandpaper with no success. My next Audi might be Pearl and
>>  > I'm definately putting the S6 badge I have on my car on it. TIA!
>
>3m automotive adhesive remover works well.  Used it at the Dealership all the
>time and is safe for the paint.
This is what the Bently recommends, I believe.  They also recommend use a
heat gun or hair drier to heat up the badges and then use a blade/knife to
remove them; I believe the idea is to remove the badge(which gets hot real
quick) from the adhesive, _THEN_ remove the adhesive from the car.

Brett

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