Finally got round to de-badging the rear of my Marea.
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Got set up with a hot air gun and gently warmed the 'FIAT' badge. A quick go with a wooden spatula and it fell off. The rest of the glue just rubbed off with my thumb.
Then I made the mistake, "This is a doddle" I said as I moved on to the 'MareaHLX' badge. Same as before, warm up, spatula and the badge fell off. More glue left on this time but not concerned rubbed it with my thumb. It also came off easily but this time so did the PAINT!!
The glue and the paint was just a sticky mess behind where the badge had been. Mostly laquer but in some places right down to primer and even bare metal.[:0][xx(]
Don't know why unless the badge had been put onto wet paint[?]
So I spent the rest of the day with one of Jacks kiddie paint brushes and a pot of touch up. Painting mettalic is not the easiest task.
If it dries ok it's lacquer time tomorrow.....
....Sod's law [!] ...it's just started raining.
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Got set up with a hot air gun and gently warmed the 'FIAT' badge. A quick go with a wooden spatula and it fell off. The rest of the glue just rubbed off with my thumb.
Then I made the mistake, "This is a doddle" I said as I moved on to the 'MareaHLX' badge. Same as before, warm up, spatula and the badge fell off. More glue left on this time but not concerned rubbed it with my thumb. It also came off easily but this time so did the PAINT!!
The glue and the paint was just a sticky mess behind where the badge had been. Mostly laquer but in some places right down to primer and even bare metal.[:0][xx(]
Don't know why unless the badge had been put onto wet paint[?]
So I spent the rest of the day with one of Jacks kiddie paint brushes and a pot of touch up. Painting mettalic is not the easiest task.
If it dries ok it's lacquer time tomorrow.....
....Sod's law [!] ...it's just started raining.