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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10383  
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Taking the Defender badge off will increase the value, in my opinion, it's one less job I'd do anyway.
I always thought the badges were a bit 'halfords'. It's obviously a Defender....no need for the label. |
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27th Jan 2018 12:17pm |
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| camelman Member Since: 27 Feb 2013 Location: Peak District Posts: 3376
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On a 10 year old car I doubt replacing a £10 badge is going to make much difference either way....
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27th Jan 2018 12:19pm |
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| mk1collector Member Since: 17 Sep 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 6769  
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Car shouldn't de value at all as you can just replace the original badges if necessary. As for fading paint, I doubt it on a 58 plate and a bit of polish would sort it out anyway. The paint lifting is possible but very unlikely if it's on its original paint. It sounds like your mate doesn't want the job to me. Ray
My build thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic17615.html |
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27th Jan 2018 12:20pm |
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| grafty99 Member Since: 15 Aug 2012 Location: North Devon Posts: 4788 
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+1 I really wouldn't worry about debadging. Easy to replace
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27th Jan 2018 12:29pm |
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| camelman Member Since: 27 Feb 2013 Location: Peak District Posts: 3376
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just warm the old badge up with a hair dryer and it should lift off
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27th Jan 2018 12:31pm |
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| V8GPC Member Since: 18 Jul 2016 Location: Manchester Posts: 289
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The beauty with owning a defender is you can do what ever you want to reflect your own personnel preference.
The early defenders hand the word "defender" on the grill; later "Land Rover" on the bonnet and eventually "Defender" and many different colours. Easy to remove; wont de-value - if a future new owner didn't like the exact style - they'd easy see through the badges as its an easy fix. To remove lettering a hair dryier helps; and to reomve any old glue or foam; WD40 to soak a little and with your thumb and a soft cloth eventually you get all traces removed without any paint damage. You shouldn't see any fading of the paint - if you do then just use some polish. You'd beadle to do all this yourself without any special tools. Use masking tape to help you work out the correct position before you apply. Just make sure the new badges use the 3M backing foam adhesive stuff as this is the best. Take your time - you'll be really satisfied once done |
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27th Jan 2018 1:19pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20477
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There will be paint fade there, I'd guarantee it but you'd hardly see really.
Removal use dental floss carefully to cut thought the adhesive and a toffe wheel to remove the rememants of the adhesive. Possibly with some Isopropyl alcohol to soften the adhesive also. I wouldn't recommend pulling them off at all. No Guts, No Glory. 🇬🇧🏴🏴🏴🇮🇪🇺🇸⛽️🛢️⚙️🧰💪 |
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27th Jan 2018 1:42pm |
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