Removing letters

[Bozz]

Hi all, I'm thinking of taking the 2.0 TDI letters off the tailgate but I just wondered if it'll leave marks ? Thanks

[slix]

No marks just residue.

Use fishing wire or credit card to remove then use wd40 or similar to get the rest of the sticky stuff off. Then follow up with a bit of Polish if needed.

[Andy]

I used a credit card and tar and glue to get the residue.My old gttdi

[Bozz]

Thanks both :)

[dronners]

if you heat the letters up with a hairdryer or what i did was pour hot water over them it softens the glue so more comes off with the badge and you'll have less work cleaning up whats left

[AJP]

Dental floss. Cuts through the adhesive nicely.

Then the usual tar/residue remover.

On some cars a light cut then polish was needed as a final stage as the paint under the badge hadn't been subject to the same weathering and/or washing and polishing as the rest of the car, so you'd end up with a kind of 'stencil' of the badge.

Done.

[shoaybmakda]

Thanks for this - been meaning to replace my rear badges with the new MK7 red badges I've got. These tips will come in handy!

[spesh]

WD40 works fine for removing the residue, bit cheaper than the tar remover too ;)

[LNeoPT]

I removed mine and i got them "marked" at the paint. Already tried to polish it but i can't remove the burn.