Debadging a VT

[gysenn]

Hey guys.

I was wondering if anybody could tell me what I need to know about Debadging my VT?

I imagine it would leave some kind of glue and/or rust marks underneath... But that's just a guess, I honestly have no idea.

also...

I'll most likely leave it clean, but if I WAS to decide to put Chev badges on it, probably won't, but just in case, how would I go about doing that?

Thanks guys.

[keeny]

all badging should come off pretty easy and if you be carefull u shouldnt scratch the paint. then u can pick off the left over adhesive/double sided tape with your fingernail and use wax and greese remover or prepsol to remove any residue. the bonnet emblem and boot emblem do have locating pins and will leave 2 holes in each if you remove the badges so u could either leave them, replace them with chev badges, or weld/ putty up the holes, prep and respray (much more work). good luck.

[gysenn]

Wow, i'm glad I asked before I tried it, didn't even think about locating pins. Looks like Chev badges are the go then. Would they come with the same locating pins, or would I have to GLue them?

[CV60VE]

even though they have locating pins they are still glued on
I took off my executive badge today off my VT wagon and plan to take the commodore one off another day and move it up higher
take alook at this thread is heaps good
Debadge your car in 10 minutes, WARNING dial up users

to get rid of the remaining glue i just used a tiny bit of metho let it sock in then started rubbing away at it it come off in like a minute then just gave the area a nice polish and come out good

[ajvx01]

please no chevs!also with the other side badges a hair drier or weak heat gun will soften the glue and reduce risk of damaging paint.

[slowandlow]

i debadged mine before i got it painted. its a good look. i reckon it makes new paint look better if its done well

[CV60VE]

also thought i would ask instead of making a new thread does anyone know of a good adhesive to re glue them back on

[keeny]

you mighy be able to get some good 3M double sided tape. i dont like the badges and on my vt i only had the boot emblem and the front emblem on my monaro front bar , made it look really clean.

[johnnyy]

hey mate
i looked at another persons post and removed my badges the way they said, but for some reason it removed the gloss that was under the 'commodore' badge and the 'equipt' badge. so basically there is 2 rectangles left where the 2 badges used to be.. what do i do? i tried a cut n polish but it didnt do anything

[Kunu]

I degadged my vt with a hair dryer and then used abit of metho quick wipe/then clean afew times till all off and viola...just make sure that you wash it straight after aswell to make sure no metho is left on the area....the 2 holes you can get welded and just a respray your prob looking at about $300 each boot/bonnet

[snuff33]

i just replaced the holden badges with HSV chrome ones for my VT. they look better than chev badges and saved me from welding up the holes and respraying my panels again

[LowerSpasm]

I debadged mine a few months ago, got a spotless result with some Tooth Floss, Bug and Tar remover and a hair dryer.

Cant stress how important heating it up is. A mate heated some of his badges and didnt heat some others and you can tell the difference.

[Capacious]

I debadged mine by just getting a fingernail under the corner of the badge and pushing side to side... most of them are just glue. You can also use a length of fishing line behind the badge to cut through the glue. Only takes a few minutes to do the whole car!
PS It just so happens I sell Chev badges... both with pins and without. PM if you'd like to see photos

[Harlzz]

Hey can anyone fill me in post's like this helped me get info so I'll take my boot and hood badge's off than paint them black than put them back on anyone know if I need to add more glue and what type

[Irukanji]

Why anybody would put a Chev badge on a Commodore, I'll never know.

EDIT: Just debadged the VT, took the "commodore", "executive" and the 2 "ecotec v6" badges off. Makes the back look much better, not much of a change to the sides though, might need the clear indicators to be noticeable.