Debadge debate
 

Covid has me looking for projects.
I’m thinking of de badging the rear of my silver W210 wagon (e320) and her black BMW E87 (116i).

I like the looks of a clean backside ;)

I’ve got a heat gun and dental floss and various paint cleaning/ polishing products.

Any reason not to?

none that I can think of... cleaner the better for me.

The badge came off easily. Adhesive removed with parts cleaner. Used an electric buffer with some fine cut cleaner. There is still a very faint ghosting of the badge, but hardly noticeable.

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http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1587700294.jpg

Next up is the wife’s black 1 series.

Lol, mini Richard Nixon.

^^^^ LOL....might as well Sharpie an Adolf 'stache on the cute little fellow too :D...

We're headin' to Hades Matt ;)...

oh yeah...clean is good!

Germans have always been big on giving a whole description of the options on the rear. "Turbo, V6, 2.8, Fuel Injected, Quattro, etc, etc. Too cluttered for my taste. WD 40 works good on the stickum.

I debadged my 2012 MB Bluetec "Blue Efficiency" front fender emblems. Left the others. I thought they looked tacky and I am not into the whole virtue signaling thing.

Those two fender badges were the equivalent to me of having a sign in my front yard that says "10.5 kWp solar array installed here".

I debadged my El Camino long long ago. Not for any styling reason, only to make is 1000 times easier to wax. I hated the globs of wax stuck in the badging.

For my 911 I removed the chunky plastic Carrera and took it to a vinyl shop and had them print me two copies of the Carrera script and that is on it now. Super easy to wax that part now.

My CE had the badge delete option....I do appreciate the weight loss :D

It’s the only free option from Porsche.:)