Stick on car badge: repair or removal suggestions?

[Careful_Bodger]

The badge lettering obviously caught something (carwash?) and is now a potential flesh-stripping hazard.

The pics show the stress lines in the top of the final letter making rework a bit problematic.

Any suggestions as to the best way forward? Hot air gun and removal? Another bit of double-sided tape and hope? Break the thing off, so she's driving a STONIL?

Its her car, and she doesn't want to pay what she's been quoted. I guess I don't want to use superglue. It'll go everywhere and be too permanent.

 

[Wayners]

Any second hand badges on eBay?

 

[Burnerman]

Go for a new badge, CB - they are self adhesive with tape.
I reckon that one won't go back to it's original form, and keep any adhesives well away!
John

 

[Mottie]

Hot air gun and some dental floss to remove it.

 

[accelerator]

Get it off as per above, then bend it back into shape and reattach it.

 

[Burnerman]

Once the badge is off, your biggest problem is sticking it on again......neatly!
Maybe you could sculpt some number plate sticky pads if you are good with a scalpel.
John

 

[Koolpc]

Nail gun will fix that..

 

[johnny2007]

Remove as @Mottie said (I would use a hairdryer rather than a heat gun) and then polish.
Leave the car de-badged.
Audi charges extra if you want a new car without badges (???)

 

[Mottie]

 

[ReganAndCarter]

Any car paint factors will sell the correct double sided tape on a roll for decals and badges. Some other double sided tape intended for number plates can be a bit too thick.

 

[Belle427]

Remove it with heat as suggested, clean the adhesive off and forget about it.

 

[Careful_Bodger]

Thanks for all the suggestions. The hairdryer low/med setting was more than adequate. It was a muggy day so a bit of a head start.

The dental floss would have worked but was a bit slow and needed a third hand. Ended up using an old AA plastic membership card (see pic) in a prying rather than slicing action. A bit of WD40 to remove the glue residue and a bit of spray polish....

Not sure the old badge is likely to be reusable after reshaping. The very thin letter joins make that a bit touchy, so I favour the leave it as is suggestions.

 

[johnny2007]

De-badged it looks better.

 

[Scally-Ho]

De-badged it looks better.

Several car types look better non badged. When my Crossfire was kissed at the back by a Tescp lorry, I decided not to have the lettering replaced and now some people wonder what I'm driving.