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All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: golf nutter on January 14, 2012, 11:02:06 am

Title: How to remove this paint?
Post by: golf nutter on January 14, 2012, 11:02:06 am: After living with it for a while, i am thinking that i may have been better off leaving the vw emblem either chrome or wrap/spray it black. i used rattle cans from vw and the result is briliant, so how is the best way of removing the reflex silver paint from the emblem only, not the rest of the handle, preferably whilst it is still on the car? thanks.

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Title: Re: How to remove this paint?
Post by: apples12 on January 14, 2012, 05:46:10 pm: not advisable to start stripping paint whilst its still on the car...

remove the badge then you can go to town on it using a decent thinner/paint stripper

:happy2:
Title: Re: How to remove this paint?
Post by: Wikki on January 14, 2012, 05:59:15 pm: I agree with apples12, I had the same issue I bought a tin of thinner and used a ear bud lol. But with that you will need to be really careful and it is time consuming :(. Initially if you pull up the hatch release you can remove the emblem easily using a credit card or something similar and the just soack the full emblem in thinner and it would do the job.
Title: Re: How to remove this paint?
Post by: Greeners on January 14, 2012, 07:27:26 pm: I'd separate the badge from the mechanism and give a coat of gloss Black.
Title: Re: How to remove this paint?
Post by: sub39h on January 14, 2012, 09:58:45 pm: Off the car

Brake fluid
Title: Re: How to remove this paint?
Post by: golf nutter on January 15, 2012, 09:16:43 am: Quote from: Greeners on January 14, 2012, 07:27:26 pm
I'd separate the badge from the mechanism and give a coat of gloss Black.

thanks guys. does the emblem separate from the rest of the handle? how many lugs are holding it on...wouldnt want to snap it!
Title: Re: How to remove this paint?
Post by: Greeners on January 15, 2012, 11:27:09 am: Yes it's a two piece assembly. You need to get a very small felt blade screwdriver or credit card behind it and it will click off all the way around. Doesn't really matter if a few of the lugs snap off as there are plenty! :happy2:
Title: Re: How to remove this paint?
Post by: golf nutter on January 15, 2012, 04:39:17 pm: thanks...i shall give that a go. so...think i am going for black...probably gloss black...will post a pic when done.