This isn't a thread about de-badging. He wants to put it back on and needs information on how to do it.

 

FYI Look up ^

Anyway if he wanted to clear it up my method of de-badging would work regardless if he wanted to put it back on, if he wanted the emblem back on all he'd have to do is get some silicone or emblem glue from wall mart while he was getting supplies to get the old glue and rust etc.. off.

 

Not trying to pick a fight or anything - my interpretation is that he was thinking about just putting it back on, then asked if he needed to clear it up the spot before putting it back on. The only ones that mentioned 'Debadging' were sfazngiants and you.

And honestly - to remove adhesive (or bug-juice, or other odd blemishes), you don't need to go any farther than good ol' WD-40, a rag, and some vigorous scrubbing - something everybody probably already has. Then follow up with a wash (using degreaser first on the WD-40 spot) then wash & wax as normal - you will need to at least wax the area where the WD-40 and degreaser were used... might as well do the whole car though.

The 'rust' is probably just adhesive with dirt 'stained' into it from years of weathering and breaking down, hence the reason it fell off in the first place. In that case, clean the area (using whatever method you choose - I'm sure they all work just fine) and stick the badge back on with some emblem adhesive. Make sure you get in back in the right place the first time though - otherwise, you'll have to clean the excess adhesive from where you 'missed.'

Don't sand anything until you figure out whether or not the stain comes off with a cleaner first.

 

lol... what i meant was the same method can be use to remove the residue/ clearing it up as de-badging. i also wrote about how he can attach the signs back on.

 

I know - we're good here. Sounds like some of us had slightly different impressions of what Iron_Man_2010 wanted. And good advice was offered for many different options.

No worries.