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How to debadge your car?




Why do it?

Some people want to partially or completely debadge their car, for aesthetic reasons or to make vehicle cleaning easier. However, the correct method must be used to avoid creating defects in the clear coat during debadging. Several steps are required, including a finishing polish to remove any light marks that may have been created.


Step 1: In which situation(s)?

Debadging is always easier to do on a recent vehicle because the adhesive will not have had time to polymerize into the clear coat. On older vehicles, a correction polish will be necessary (or even a light wetsanding) in order to properly remove the marks in the clear coat.


Step 2: Choice of products to use

To debadge effectively, the first step is to soften the adhesive with a "Glu remover" such as the one from the VALET PRO brand. The area should then be heated with a heat gun or a hair dryer. If polishing is needed, use a correction/finishing polish depending on the defects to be addressed. For this purpose, the UHS polish is perfect, offering good cut and an excellent finish.

- VALET PRO Citrus Tar&Glu Remover

- All-purpose microfiber cloths.

- RUPES UHS polish

- RUPES UHS pad


Step 3: Process

In the tutorial above, you will see how to quickly and effectively remove the badges on your car. 

- Application of the product to soften the badge adhesive.

- Heating the adhesive with a heat gun

- Debadging with fishing line or dental floss as an alternative

- Polishing any resulting defects.

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