Hello everybody.

I'm getting a laquer sealant applied next thursday, and am considering removing the decals before that. My dealer told me to use a simple hair dryer, and they would come right off.

Is this true? And is it safe? No risk of damaging the paint?

I'm certain I want to remove the 4x4 decal, but more uncertain about Skoda and Octavia. What's your opinion? Any pictures of a car with the decals removed will appreciated.

Thanks, Arild

Very easy to do. I did mine 2 weeks ago. Will send you photos and instruction when I get home.

Take a heatgun varm up and lift the decal up with a fingernail the heat will soften the doubleside tape a it will come off in no time.

takes 2-10min 

doing mine............When it turns up with a heat gun and some dental floss

But I used white spirit to clean up the residue instead.

I used tooth floss (99p for 50m from Asda IIRC)......just pull off about 12 inches of the stuff, slip it behind your decal and work your way along the length.

 

Cheap and effective.

A couple of photos as promised.

Edited 12 October, 201312 yr by ssfan

A couple of photos as promised.

By the way, I used a normal hair dryer and did one letter at a time (about 10 seconds each). No damage to paint. I would be a lot more careful with a proper heat gun!As you saw away at the backing, try to keep the dental floss away from the paint to stop the softened glue smudging on the paintwork. Not that it really matters that much because it is easily wiped off by white spirit anyway. 

Oh, it looks so much nice de-badged

Oh, it looks so much nice de-badged

 

Indeed it does, so off they go.

Thanks everybody for Your input and Pictures!

I've got a 63 plate 1.6 SE 4x4 which didn't come with the 4x4 badge.

 

Since I have no taste, is anyone willing to sell be their 4x4 badge?

 

Thanks,

 

Marc

I've got a 63 plate 1.6 SE 4x4 which didn't come with the 4x4 badge.

Since I have no taste, is anyone willing to sell be their 4x4 badge?

Thanks,

Marc

They're cheap enough new and will be far better than someone's old cast off that'll be missing the sticky back and maybe slightly bent from peeling off.

eBay and Superskoda are two sources that spring to mind.

Thanks SCO3OTT.

 

I wasn't aware of Superskoda, will have a browse. Only got the car a month ago.

For info - 17 Euro for a MkIII 4x4 badge from Superskoda - http://www.superskoda.com/Skoda/OCTAVIA-III/Octavia-III-Original-Skoda-Autoas-emblem-4x4-red-version

A bit of hot air will help shift most stickers. As my good lady found out when she learnt this tip yesterday to take price tickets off some new books (not often I can teach her something new).

Note that a hot paint stripper gun can easily blister paint - memories of removing a Golf number plate a couple of years ago, but new plate hid the damage. Oh, and too easy to burn your fingers at same time.

Better to stick with your lady friend's hair dryer (not being sexist, just don't know any blokes who own a hair dryer)