Tiberious SG
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Thanks to all the forum members who gave details previously of this mod, mine is the same but with some added pics so that DIY newbies (like Myself feel) more confident at having a go
I've been meaning to do this for a while as a I prefer the cleaner look which is now standard on most cars or a dealer upgrade option.
You will need:
A hairdryer
Dental Floss
Tar remover AG / Goo gone or some other cleaner
some polishing clothes
a bit of time and patience
and some polish for finishing
You cannot really see it but the plasti-chrome on the C is flaking slightly at the edge, plus its also a pain when detailing so decided to have a go.
Start by warming the first letter using the hairdryer, you don't need the highest setting or to hold the hairdryer flush as its just enough heat to melt the adhesive, not to damage your paint.
Once you have warmed the letter for about a minute or just over use a good slice of dental floss to pull gently in a sliding motion across the back of the letter (not towards you but towards the next letter (we don't want to pull at the oh so strong paint).
This should cut through the adhesive and you can gently pull the letter off.
Remember to take your time one letter at a time and if its proving difficult apply some more heat.
Once you have removed each of the letters apply the tar remover / cleanser and gently work the adhesive off in a gentle rubbing motion until there is no evidence it was ever there.
To finish you a good polish (i prefer super resin from AG) to work the area lightly as this paint has been protected behing the badge so a bit of polishing levels the area.
I then decided that I wanted to remove the Accord Badge as well as the Honda H is enough for my personal taste, plus I prefer a cleaner look.
This took a little more heat as the Accord Badge has more adhesive inside it as you can see below:
Now the removal of the glue from the paintwork took a lot longer than the i-CDTI job as the glue was thicker and the dirt that had collected in the groves seemed to make it tougher I used a silicone cake spatula to gently remove some of the thicker glue after softening with the tar remover.
However after half an hour of cleaing I still had not shifted the remanents using the poliching cloth or microfibre.
So I very gently (hold breath, used a 5p sponge scouring pad from Tesco) at this point I was aware of the risk of scratching the paint so was very careful to just loosen the remaining debris.
as soon as this was done I cleaned the surface and gave it a good polish and buff, here are the results and the whole job took about an hour (plus brew break)
I've been meaning to do this for a while as a I prefer the cleaner look which is now standard on most cars or a dealer upgrade option.
You will need:
A hairdryer
Dental Floss
Tar remover AG / Goo gone or some other cleaner
some polishing clothes
a bit of time and patience
and some polish for finishing
You cannot really see it but the plasti-chrome on the C is flaking slightly at the edge, plus its also a pain when detailing so decided to have a go.
Start by warming the first letter using the hairdryer, you don't need the highest setting or to hold the hairdryer flush as its just enough heat to melt the adhesive, not to damage your paint.
Once you have warmed the letter for about a minute or just over use a good slice of dental floss to pull gently in a sliding motion across the back of the letter (not towards you but towards the next letter (we don't want to pull at the oh so strong paint).
This should cut through the adhesive and you can gently pull the letter off.
Remember to take your time one letter at a time and if its proving difficult apply some more heat.
Once you have removed each of the letters apply the tar remover / cleanser and gently work the adhesive off in a gentle rubbing motion until there is no evidence it was ever there.
To finish you a good polish (i prefer super resin from AG) to work the area lightly as this paint has been protected behing the badge so a bit of polishing levels the area.
I then decided that I wanted to remove the Accord Badge as well as the Honda H is enough for my personal taste, plus I prefer a cleaner look.
This took a little more heat as the Accord Badge has more adhesive inside it as you can see below:
Now the removal of the glue from the paintwork took a lot longer than the i-CDTI job as the glue was thicker and the dirt that had collected in the groves seemed to make it tougher I used a silicone cake spatula to gently remove some of the thicker glue after softening with the tar remover.
However after half an hour of cleaing I still had not shifted the remanents using the poliching cloth or microfibre.
So I very gently (hold breath, used a 5p sponge scouring pad from Tesco) at this point I was aware of the risk of scratching the paint so was very careful to just loosen the remaining debris.
as soon as this was done I cleaned the surface and gave it a good polish and buff, here are the results and the whole job took about an hour (plus brew break)
