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Scratched steering wheel badge... solved.

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YOUR RESEARCHScratched steering wheel badge... solved.

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Use testors paint thinner and cotton swabs

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Cuda, I used Testors paint thinner and cotton swabs to get the paint to soften up, and toothpicks to scrape off the paint and get into the detail areas.

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Check back side of the skin

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When I initially purchased the wheel I checked the back side of the skin to see what would be involved in replacing the badge - and that's when I decided painting/stripping was the way to go.

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Leading evidence: 'Use testors paint thinner and cotton swabs' (no explicit attributable resolution; this is a reported action or suggestion). Across 1 matching discussions, The most frequently discussed action is 'Check back side of the skin' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.

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Check back side of the skin

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Suggestion · Original poster

When I initially purchased the wheel I checked the back side of the skin to see what would be involved in replacing the badge - and that's when I decided painting/stripping was the way to go.

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Replace badge

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Suggestion · Original poster

When I initially purchased the wheel I checked the back side of the skin to see what would be involved in replacing the badge - and that's when I decided painting/stripping was the way to go.

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Check back side of the skin

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Suggestion · Original poster

When I initially purchased the wheel I checked the back side of the skin to see what would be involved in replacing the badge - and that's when I decided painting/stripping was the way to go.

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Scratched steering wheel badge... solved.

Replace badge

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Suggestion · Original poster

When I initially purchased the wheel I checked the back side of the skin to see what would be involved in replacing the badge - and that's when I decided painting/stripping was the way to go.

Original post Read captured discussion
Scratched steering wheel badge... solved.

Use testors paint thinner and cotton swabs

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster

Cuda, I used Testors paint thinner and cotton swabs to get the paint to soften up, and toothpicks to scrape off the paint and get into the detail areas.

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Scratched steering wheel badge... solved.
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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

I love the three-spoke wheel in the 996 - I think it updates the interior (OK, who am I kidding, the 3-spoke rules over the 4-spoke wheel). What I wasn't happy with was the scratched paint on the emblem. The black was scratched up in several places, and my attempts to fix it with Testors model paint was not going well, so I decided to take all of the paint off and leave it that way. I think it is beautiful...

POST 3Original post

What you use to remove the paint ? Did you remove the badge from the airbag. It looks good up close how about a whole wheel pic.

POST 4Original post

Looks great, Schnelly! How did you clean it so well?

POST 7Original post

Why not just buy a new badge (if you like the painted one)? Are they not easy to find?

POST 8 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Replacements emblems for the airbag cover haven't proved easy to source, and I also dislike messing with detaching and reattaching a metal item that has the potential to become a projectile if the airbag fires. When I initially purchased the wheel I checked the back side of the skin to see what would be involved in replacing the badge - and that's when I decided painting/stripping was the way to go.

POST 9 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Cuda, I used Testors paint thinner and cotton swabs to get the paint to soften up, and toothpicks to scrape off the paint and get into the detail areas. Took about 20 minutes start-to-finish...

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