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 how to de-badge your grill
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jimr19
Level 7 User

Joined: 11 Aug 2006
Posts: 206
Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 7:23 am
dont thimk this has been done before so heres my guide to de badging your phase2 front grill, done this today and took lots of pics:)

things youl need:

isopon p40 fibre glass
isopon p38 filler
sanding block or electric sander
coping saw
wire mesh
drill
dust mask

STEP 1: clean and remove badge and rubbers.


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jimr19
Level 7 User

Joined: 11 Aug 2006
Posts: 206
Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 7:29 am
STEP 2: mark out the area you have to cut out with tape, 3.5 inches from the centre of the badge on each side and up to the bottom point of the badge hole, then using the coping saw carefully cut the piece out.

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jimr19
Level 7 User

Joined: 11 Aug 2006
Posts: 206
Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 7:33 am
STEP 3: if u have a knob chop it off, then use a file to get rid of the rough edges

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jimr19
Level 7 User

Joined: 11 Aug 2006
Posts: 206
Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 7:42 am
STEP 4: sand down the painted area around the hole cut out the drill holes evenly round the cut out for something the fibre glass can hold onto

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jimr19
Level 7 User

Joined: 11 Aug 2006
Posts: 206
Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 7:48 am
STEP 5: cut out the wire mesh 10.5 inches by 4.5 and bend to shape

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jimr19
Level 7 User

Joined: 11 Aug 2006
Posts: 206
Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 7:54 am
STEP 6: mix your p40 and cover the mesh and a couple of inches over the edge of the cut out on both sides making sure you press it in firmly to fill in all the holes, dont put too much on or youl be sanding forever, leave it to dry for 30mins then get sanding.

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jimr19
Level 7 User

Joined: 11 Aug 2006
Posts: 206
Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 7:56 am
keep sanding untill u have it flat with no bumps, dents are ok, it should look like this now:

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jimr19
Level 7 User

Joined: 11 Aug 2006
Posts: 206
Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 8:01 am
STEP 7: mix the p38 really well and using a very thin layer press firmly to fill in all the dents, leave dry for 30mins and sand down the best u can with very fine sand paper block untill it is dead smooth and u cant feel anything when u rub your hand down it.

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jimr19
Level 7 User

Joined: 11 Aug 2006
Posts: 206
Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 8:05 am
when thats finished and its dead smooth and almost shiny, its ready for priming and painting , i dont reccomend aerosols because the paint chips very easily , so im taking it to the spray shop tomorrow to get done properly , finished pics next week Smile



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jimr19
Level 7 User

Joined: 11 Aug 2006
Posts: 206
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 10:50 am
ta da! finished grill Smile mmm smooth and shiny looks mint , pics soon on the car

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bbracer16valver
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Joined: 23 Dec 2005
Posts: 3315
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 10:54 am
nice but its got a high spot me thinks

good though Thumbs Up!

i like the de-badgeness
Wicked Neo
FCS Event Manager

Joined: 04 Jan 2005
Posts: 3680
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 11:44 am
I debadeged one of mine and i got a slight high spot on it too lol never got around to putting it on the car, it's still in my cupboard!

Nice work there Jim, how much did it cost to get it sprayed ?
jimr19
Level 7 User

Joined: 11 Aug 2006
Posts: 206
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 12:01 pm
no high spot looks like it on the pic though Confused puttin it on the car now pics in an hour Smile
Chris H
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Joined: 02 Mar 2004
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Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 12:02 pm
looks perfectly acceptable to me. Top job.
jimr19
Level 7 User

Joined: 11 Aug 2006
Posts: 206
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 12:03 pm
o cost nowt had it done same time as my loverly new bonnet no rust Smile would have been about £40 otherwise
tominbristol
Level 9 User

Joined: 03 Jul 2006
Posts: 412
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 12:12 pm
Looks like an excellent job, well done. I like the touch of drilling in location points around the cavity to give the fibreglass something to get hold on.

Of course, the ultimate question - what did you do for the mesh/slats behind this panel Very Happy



EDIT: Thorough job with a happy ending - maybe this article should be in the knowledge base


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bbracer16valver
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Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 12:22 pm
leave the slats there of course Rolling Eyes mesh is neddy
jimr19
Level 7 User

Joined: 11 Aug 2006
Posts: 206
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 1:10 pm
o it went dark lol, ill be leaving the original plastic slats in Smile will put them in tomorro with better pics, cheers Wink



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jimr19
Level 7 User

Joined: 11 Aug 2006
Posts: 206
Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 8:49 am
finished with original slats in they didnt even need modifying Very Happy mmm nice

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Neal
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Joined: 18 Feb 2004
Posts: 7432
Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 10:09 am
Tidy job, this.

Good guide too, nice work Thumbs Up!
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