Hi guys got my race blue and black badge today, with it came a vile of 3m tape adhesive and a L151 wipe,

firstly I believe they do the same thing so not sure if I need both.

This is the first time I swapped a badge on a car so a bit apprehensive.

To those who have done it, have you any tips for removing the old badge and adhesive, and also before fitting the new badge, do I need to use both products provided to prime the area or just one of those, I'm veering towards the 3m adhesive.

Cheers all

Edited 3 April, 20251 yr by yesman

The wipe will be to clean the surface and make sure there are no oils on the paint. You could also use “panel wipe” products from valet-product companies or Iso-Propyl Alcohol (usually 50/50 dilution with water).

That’s the prep before using the adhesive to stick the badge on.

Getting rid of old adhesive: you can buy ‘tar and glue remover’ products (Carpro TarX). Spray on, let dwell/sit, agitate gently with a clean microfibre cloth.

Careful as they’ll be solvent-based; some can contain toluene or xylene which aren’t designed to be lung-friendly.

Other options would be a bit of t-cut as that has Naphthalene in which is a pretty decent solvent too.

3 minutes ago, travs said:

The wipe will be to clean the surface and make sure there are no oils on the paint. You could also use “panel wipe” products from valet-product companies or Iso-Propyl Alcohol (usually 50/50 dilution with water).

That’s the prep before using the adhesive to stick the badge on.

Getting rid of old adhesive: you can buy ‘tar and glue remover’ products (Carpro TarX). Spray on, let dwell/sit, agitate gently with a clean microfibre cloth.

Careful as they’ll be solvent-based; some can contain toluene or xylene which aren’t designed to be lung-friendly.

Other options would be a bit of t-cut as that has Naphthalene in which is a pretty decent solvent too.

Cheers, I went back on Kopacek and found the fitting instructions, which I managed to miss the first time around, Like you said I need both products,

I also have autoglym tar remover already, which is decent stuff so was hoping to use that to get rid of the sticky backing.

Did you use the "hairdryer and dental floss" method to remove the old badge?

I haven’t taken a roundel off but yeah I’d use that method…although by the look of Martini’s post on your original thread, there are also prongs on the back of the badge so just be aware you won’t be able to go all the way across the back

7 minutes ago, travs said:

I haven’t taken a roundel off but yeah I’d use that method…although by the look of Martini’s post on your original thread, there are also prongs on the back of the badge so just be aware you won’t be able to go all the way across the back

Yeah, I can see those prongs on the new badge, hoping to work my way around the badge to remove most of the adhesive.

Cheers for the advice. 👍