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General => Cosmetic and bodywork matters => Topic started by: Stian on 29 November 2010, 22:07

Title: Rear Boot Badge
Post by: Stian on 29 November 2010, 22:07
Hey guys,

The GOLF badge on the boot of my Mk 4 GT TDi has lost it's silver finish. Have seen a replacement on ebay... can someone please give me an idiots guide to removing the old badge and attaching the new one... is it a tricky job?

Many thanks

Stian
Title: Re: Rear Boot Badge
Post by: Ant1981 on 29 November 2010, 22:30
cold chisel and a 4lb club hammer should do the trick, just at the edge of the lettering. When you get the new one, stick it on, with some glue.
Title: Re: Rear Boot Badge
Post by: godsANGER on 29 November 2010, 22:43
cold chisel and a 4lb club hammer should do the trick, just at the edge of the lettering. When you get the new one, stick it on, with some glue.
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Title: Re: Rear Boot Badge
Post by: godsANGER on 29 November 2010, 23:26
Hey guys,

The GOLF badge on the boot of my Mk 4 GT TDi has lost it's silver finish. Have seen a replacement on ebay... can someone please give me an idiots guide to removing the old badge and attaching the new one... is it a tricky job?

Many thanks

Stian

IMP looks better without it, anyway when i removed myn i got a heat gun, Dental Floss and some soapy water, i heated up the badge with the Heat gun and pulled  the dental floss between the badge and boot to cut thought the glue/sticky pads and used soapy water after to get rid of the rest of the Glue resin.
You may need some sort of sticky stuff remover [i didn't but other members have] as some times its a pain to get the glue totally off.
But may not be the best solution but worked for me and shore one of the other members may be able to albarate more on it mate
Title: Re: Rear Boot Badge
Post by: darcy on 13 December 2010, 22:26
i have used fishing wire to remove the badge then wd40 and a credit card to remove the sticky stuff. Never marked and of my car by doing this. But you can buy tar remover that will take anything sticky off.