I have a BRGII MCS that's coming up on 3 years old. I want to remove the "Cooper" badge from the hatch. Am I gonna run into any fading/discoloration issues once removed?

Just want to be sure before I attempt this.

Thanks

 

Use a hair dryer and floss string. Then use clay bar and wax that area when you're done. It took me 10 mins that whole process.

 

I'm clear on how to execute the process, but my question is, will there be any discoloration/fading since the car is nearly 3 years old?

 

No it shouldn't at all. I did mine two years after and it left nothing since I clay barred and waxed that area after.

 

Can anyone else chime in that has a darker color paint?

Thanks

 

I just replaced mine on a 2004 Chili Red and there was a tiny bit of dis coloring. Not enough that I would have not left it off if that is what I was doing. I live in Arizona so the sun is really hard on paint. If it does not work out for you, you can always put it back on, but I'm sure you thought about that already.

 

You shouldn't have any issue unless the paint around the badge is really rough. I took the cooper badge off my 05 pepper white and it initially had a bit of ghosting but nothing that some polish couldn't take care of.

 

Astro Black three years old, hair drier on high heat...floss, small bit of methanol or denatured alcohol to remove rest of residue after carefully taking off the stick strip remnants and a bit of Meguiars Scratch X polish and walla, no fading and no marks..

 

I have an 06 in Dark Silver and I removed the Stripes from the Bonnet, and if you look you can see the slight paint color variation.

But as far as removing the Cooper Badge, who cares if you can see a little ghost of an image it might be cool.

 

If there is any it won't last long maybe a month or two and it will match the rest of the paint.

 

Thanks for all the feedback everyone. It has convinced me to move forth with removing the Cooper badge. I'm gonna leave the red "S"....should look pretty cool. I'll throw a picture up when it's done.

Thanks again for the feedback.

 

My 05 hyper blue had no fading (always parked outside) when I debadged mine. Car was 8 years old at the time

 

I've debadged 2 cars in the past, and wanted to add that the best solvent I've found for removing any glue residue has been lighter fluid (naphtha). It is not a harsh solvent (it's a common dry-cleaning solvent, doesn't leave an oily residue, and doesn't cause paint damage. It takes less than 1 minute to soften the adhesive for removal with a terry cloth rag. I've used it for removing dealer stickers, stripes, and other items over the years with success. Good luck with your project.

 

So, all went well today with the debadging. The hair dryer/dental floss method is quick and easy, followed up by some Bug and Tar remover to get the remaining pieces of adhesive off. There wasn't any color fading issues but I did use a clay bar to remove the faint traces of the lettering that was left behind. I'll more than likely use the clay bar one more time after the next wash and all should be good to go!

 

You know what it's better? Goo gone. That stuff works magic and smells good too.

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Here's a much better picture. I like the results.....

 

Nice job! It came out very nice.

IMO, I'd probably remove the "S" as well...to me, it looks a bit lost on the boot. ( And the dual exhaust already identifies it as an "S" to other MINIacs.)

Best wishes!

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Did you forget to finish the job? Get that S off and enjoy the clean side of things....

 

Nah.....I like it with just the "S". Gonna leave it for now I think. Can always take it off later now that I know how easy it is to do.