How to fix a monogram ??

rahulsingh007 · 8th October 2008, 08:35

Hi Bhpians,
Some kid broke 'L' of the Chevrolet Badge of my Aveo I managed to get it back ,
On closer inspection I found out that I was sticked to the car body with some greyish stuff, can anyone thell what is it ?

Also, I used gold seal (rubber based adhesive) but it did not worl fie , so what shall be used now?

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ankitahuja · 8th October 2008, 12:13

Cut out an exact layer of 3M double side tape to put the 'L' back. This will fix it.

You might want to clean the residue on the car with some Diesel first.

Tejas@perioimpl · 8th October 2008, 12:19

3M tape is a good idea. do not try any other double sided tape, it'll give way in a day.
Otherwise try araldite. Always works.
make sure the "L" is at the same level (depth-wise) as the other alphabets.
-Tejas

humm · 8th October 2008, 13:43

3M tape is the best high quality tape. They are the one used in door-visor's too, so its strong enough the hold the L behind your car.

Use the blade and cut the tape in the right manner and stick it the the L.

Before you stick the tape to L and L to the car metal, clean both of them very well with car wash and remove every stain or dirt and the job is done perfectly. cheers:

dadu · 8th October 2008, 14:26

snaronikar is our inhouse 3M guy, ask him, as 3M is also the OEM for some of these monograms and uses special bonding material.

Double sided tape will not last very long and araldite can spoil your paint if someone tries to pick again.

8th October 2008, 08:35	#1
rahulsingh007 BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: Amritsar Posts: 164 Thanked: 44 Times	How to fix a monogram ?? Hi Bhpians, Some kid broke 'L' of the Chevrolet Badge of my Aveo I managed to get it back , On closer inspection I found out that I was sticked to the car body with some greyish stuff, can anyone thell what is it ? Also, I used gold seal (rubber based adhesive) but it did not worl fie , so what shall be used now? Note from Mod : Please take the time to type out your posts in full words as per Team-BHP rules and please take the time to re-read your post for typos before submitting. Thanks Last edited by Rehaan : 8th October 2008 at 10:48. Reason: Please see note in post.
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8th October 2008, 12:13	#2
ankitahuja BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 921 Thanked: 94 Times View My Garage	Cut out an exact layer of 3M double side tape to put the 'L' back. This will fix it. You might want to clean the residue on the car with some Diesel first.
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8th October 2008, 12:19	#3
Tejas@perioimpl Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bombay Posts: 4,423 Thanked: 9,581 Times View My Garage	3M tape is a good idea. do not try any other double sided tape, it'll give way in a day. Otherwise try araldite. Always works. make sure the "L" is at the same level (depth-wise) as the other alphabets. -Tejas
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8th October 2008, 13:43	#4
humm BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 78 Thanked: 4 Times	3M tape is the best high quality tape. They are the one used in door-visor's too, so its strong enough the hold the L behind your car. Use the blade and cut the tape in the right manner and stick it the the L. Before you stick the tape to L and L to the car metal, clean both of them very well with car wash and remove every stain or dirt and the job is done perfectly. cheers:
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8th October 2008, 14:26	#5
dadu Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 3,803 Thanked: 462 Times View My Garage	snaronikar is our inhouse 3M guy, ask him, as 3M is also the OEM for some of these monograms and uses special bonding material. Double sided tape will not last very long and araldite can spoil your paint if someone tries to pick again.
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