XKR rear Boot badge

[Spyderromeo]

I  posted about this before when enamel paint would not stick, and nail varnish was suggested. Well, before I tried the nail varnish, I found a new one at £1,59 on Temu, compared with what may have been an OEM part on eBay at £58.00, i.e. 36 times cheaper. So I bought a few and they are as near as I can tell, absolutely the same; they are good castings, good chrome, good colours and exactly the same size. So they look like a good replacement. Now my only problem is how to get the old ones, which are totally without original colour, off ! Anybody got any wonderful ideas? My initial reaction was to delicately nick away at the bond (which seems like a hard plastic, rather than a double-sided tape that is normal) it off using a scalpel. I know I would have to be very careful and mask off all around to prevent collateral damage. It seems it will need such care that I thought I would throw it open to all you wonderful experts to see if there are any other ideas?

Spyderromero

[Jimbov8]

Use a piece of dental floss or thin fishing line, slide it behind and then using a to and fro motion slowly proceed from one end to the other. You will cut through the backing without damaging the paintwork. Then use a mild solvent to remove the excess on the panel.

Make sure you mark where the badge sits first.

[N6 JMX]

You can also add some heat to the area with a hairdryer or heat gun, gently, so as to soften the backing tape. It is similar to the sticky back on the latest wheel balance weights. Tar remover and heat is a good solvent to remove the residue.

N6 JMX

[Spyderromeo]

Thanks, guys, between you, you have given me more confidence to tackle the Job. I have used the fishing line trick before when we had to create large graphics for our exhibition stands, but we were dealing with freshly applied double-sided tape, not hard 14-year-old tape. As a keen Carp angler, there is no shortage of fishing line in my house. The heat solution had never occurred to me; it just shows that many heads are better than one. I tend to use Nail varnish remover (acetone) as my solvent (any comments). In fact, I use it to remove tar and stubborn labels. I know it's car paint safe, as I have used it on Zero (the car) before

Spyderromeo  

Zero is the car's name, as is its reg, as is my little company.