Removing the bootlid badges

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   Me again!
The area in and around my bootlid badge, which reads "318iS" is filthy - full of the previous owner's polish and dirt deposits. Consequently, tomorrow the old badge is coming off to allow me to properly clean this portion of the car and a gleaming new one will be replacing it. 
However, does anyone have any tips for removing these stuck-on badges without damaging the underlying paint?

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Owain Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 26-February-2003 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 9	Topic: Removing the bootlid badges Posted: 28-February-2003 at 12:36
	Me again! The area in and around my bootlid badge, which reads "318iS" is filthy - full of the previous owner's polish and dirt deposits. Consequently, tomorrow the old badge is coming off to allow me to properly clean this portion of the car and a gleaming new one will be replacing it. However, does anyone have any tips for removing these stuck-on badges without damaging the underlying paint?

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kdevitt Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Really Senior Member II Joined: 27-February-2003 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 904	Posted: 28-February-2003 at 12:45
	Use a hairdryer and heat up the badge and the area around it, then use something like a credit card to ease it off - it'll move fairly easily once heated. Then use a tar remover to get rid of the excess glue...

Owain Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 26-February-2003 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 9	Posted: 28-February-2003 at 13:25
	Excellent, thanks for the tip!

Webdunk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Moderator Group M3 GT Register Joined: 16-October-2002 Location: Central Scotland Status: Offline Points: 5245	Posted: 28-February-2003 at 13:42
	As kdevitt says, a hairdryer is a big help. I used fishing line to good efect once I had heated it up. Then T-Cut/White Spirit to get rid of the gunk. Now you can't even tell there has been a badge there :-)


paul325i Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Really Senior Member II Joined: 23-January-2003 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 666	Posted: 28-February-2003 at 13:55
	Or even hot water will work lovely, and the t cut white spirit combo works a treat on the black glue.
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JW325 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 07-March-2003 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 2	Posted: 07-March-2003 at 21:41
	Try dental floss. Dealer used it to debadge mine. Followed by t-cut and polish.

windowman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 24-December-2002 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 12	Posted: 16-March-2003 at 09:19
	Thanks to looking at this thread i have removed my bootlid badge on my Touring with hot water(Not boiling) Dental floss and t cut and you cant even tell their was a badge their now.

RichB Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 11-January-2003 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 73	Posted: 16-March-2003 at 12:01
	I've just removed mine too. A Hairdryer to soften the gunk, a credit card sized piece of plastic to scrape off the badge, some white spirit and a cloth. Patience with the white spirit, and T-cut wasn't necessary. But I can understand that it could be necessary, say on an older car, to blend any fading to the paintwork. Looks like there never was one there!