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215 75 tyres on 7x15 rims

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14 Sep 2013 18:56 #83170 by helijohn

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jonesyba420 wrote: Im 99% positive there just stuck on john. French cars are often riveted/poppered on but I dont think thats the case with the jimny. Keep us posred as i may do this to, think theyd look good black tho.

I'm a little bit anal on this cos I have de-badged every car I have owned more or less. If it is stuck on it'll be off as soon as the rain stops.

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15 Sep 2013 15:50 - 12 Nov 2013 18:06 #83266 by helijohn

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All done.

I used kite line to remove the badges.
It's an old dodge I learned when they started sticking badges on instead of using clips and such. You need something like fishing line, kite string (better cos it is rough) or string used for ceiling light switches would do(like in toilets). By using a length of say 2 feet you can do a sawing motion to cut along behind the badge. keep your hands in close to the car bodywork, you don't want the string pulling on the badge and buckling it. It removes most of the sticky and the badge comes right off in seconds.

Then I used various solvents to shift the gunk (petrol, meth} with the aid of a wooden peg (the tapered end of one half) as a scraper then some Tcut for deep scratches to finish. Some slight imperceptible ghosting is still there. Take a look.