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Pdwight · 09-03-2016, 08:29 PM

I recently sawed off my old Boxster badge leaving behind 16 year old adhesive that only laughed at Turtle adhesive remover and WD-40. Tonight I went into Oriley's and picked up a quart (40 times more than I needed) of this

https://www.amazon.com/3M-General-Purpose-Adhesive-Cleaner/dp/B00ZIM9XPI

It was actually cheaper at Oriley's. I thought I just do not need this much of this stuff....but the board says it is the best.....so;

My old adhesive was hard and would not budge, I squeezed terry cloth in the gap under the trunk to catch any that ran down and put some on the Boxster outline....then waited 5 minutes....it soaked it all up. Put some more on and waited 5 minutes. I used my fingernail and it came off so easily I was amazed. I used a brand new white terry cloth so I could see if any black paint came off....none did. After removing this old adhesive I used soapy water and good rinsing so none of this hid in the nooks and cranny's.. Now I just have the fine outline left that I will compound off and then wax well and new badge time.

09-03-2016, 08:29 PM	#1
Pdwight Registered User Join Date: May 2013 Location: North Alabama Posts: 2,079	This stuff works wonders I recently sawed off my old Boxster badge leaving behind 16 year old adhesive that only laughed at Turtle adhesive remover and WD-40. Tonight I went into Oriley's and picked up a quart (40 times more than I needed) of this https://www.amazon.com/3M-General-Purpose-Adhesive-Cleaner/dp/B00ZIM9XPI It was actually cheaper at Oriley's. I thought I just do not need this much of this stuff....but the board says it is the best.....so; My old adhesive was hard and would not budge, I squeezed terry cloth in the gap under the trunk to catch any that ran down and put some on the Boxster outline....then waited 5 minutes....it soaked it all up. Put some more on and waited 5 minutes. I used my fingernail and it came off so easily I was amazed. I used a brand new white terry cloth so I could see if any black paint came off....none did. After removing this old adhesive I used soapy water and good rinsing so none of this hid in the nooks and cranny's.. Now I just have the fine outline left that I will compound off and then wax well and new badge time. Last edited by Pdwight; 09-03-2016 at 08:42 PM.