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.

[:0]

Unlucky

Maybe it has been restuck sometime with different glue[?]

Stilo TURBO!!!!(diesel)

You should have read the Bravo Guide mate - kettle of boiling water and the badges drop off with the glue, no rubbing ;-)


Alfa Romeo 156 2.4 JTD (210BHP)
Fiat Punto JTD (130BHP)
Fiat Barchetta

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bad luck mate, sod's law needs to be re-written to give Good misfurtune

Repairs in progress.



Nige,
:I I never thought to look[)]. Paint was rotten though so result would have been the same.

Hoping to be able to build up the layers with paint, can't be bothered with filler.|)

thats just plain s**tty, don't you just hate it when cars don't behave

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That's freaky Dave, glad that never happened to mine, bad luck, hope you get it sorted!

FIAT Stilo Sport. Pretty Much Bog Standard Really. Rear Roof Spoiler,
Sill Protectors, Aluminium Foot Pedals, Eibach 30mm Drop Springs.

if that had happend to me, I'd have just put the badge back on!

Sie
Black 96P Cinq Sporting
OMP Strut Brace, GSR F1i Induction, Pioneer ICE

humph , well i had big holes in mine where i took them of, took me all day 2 get the paint back 2 the right shade using T-cut, ah well looks good now though

Dave, nightmare.

Can you mask and spray the tiny panel from the seam?

Pete.
1242cc cinq,turbo cinq,Cinqs&Seis Yahoo group,Clubcento

Pete!, you've been peeking.[:0]



This was going to be a shot of the gleaming finished product, but....

....I just had to give it one final caress when my pinky nail dug out a divot[!]

So I've got to give it another flash of clear lacquer.

I de-badged my car couple of weeks agao, I used a hair dryer, but it took ages - no probs with the badge but the glue was a nightmare. In the end i just got off all the badges and dealt with the glue later. I even boiled a kettle to poured it over the remaining glue but it weren't for budging. My friend removed the badge glue on his van with a paint thinner and immediately washed the area down - preventing the paint to come off, so I cautiously took his advice and finished it on friday. It did work and so far no damage to the paintwork!

looks pretty good dave, how good is the colour match?

you'd never know to look for a difference on such a small panel anyway!

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Good repair job there, esp considering its metallic, nice1

Stilo TURBO!!!!(diesel)

The best thing to remove badge glue in my experience is your Mrs nail varnish remover, does the trick every time!

FIAT Stilo Sport. Pretty Much Bog Standard Really. Rear Roof Spoiler,
Sill Protectors, Aluminium Foot Pedals, Eibach 30mm Drop Springs.

Gotta be v.carefull not to remove laquer then too!

TC, how exactly did you take you badges off?

Stilo TURBO!!!!(diesel)

I got a piece of fishing line and ran it down the back of them, they came off nicely, there was a little foam and glue left on the paintwork and this happily came off with overspary remover. (it looks like White Spirit but smells a little strange)

TC.

FIAT Stilo Sport. Pretty Much Bog Standard Really. Rear Roof Spoiler,
Sill Protectors, Aluminium Foot Pedals, Eibach 30mm Drop Springs.

Did you pour hot water over first?

The only one I'd be a little worried about is my dynamic badge which was put on by a bodyshop, they may have used different glue, why I didn't ask them to leave it off I'll never know:I

Stilo TURBO!!!!(diesel)

No, I did it cold, it was no problem whatsoever!

FIAT Stilo Sport. Pretty Much Bog Standard Really. Rear Roof Spoiler,
Sill Protectors, Aluminium Foot Pedals, Eibach 30mm Drop Springs.

I guess I'm just a worrier, and polecats episode don't really reasure me[8)]

Stilo TURBO!!!!(diesel)